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New Release: 2.0.5-2

Note: This release of Zcashd v2.0.5-2 is a hotfix release that all users are encouraged to upgrade to, especially users who built v2.0.5 or v2.0.5-1 from source. We became aware

May 21, 2019

New Release: 2.0.4

This release of Zcashd v2.0.4 fixes a Sprout wallet security bug, fixes miner address selection behaviour and introduces a new consensus rule on testnet to reject blocks that violate turnstiles.

March 27, 2019

Sapling

By now, you have probably heard about Sapling, the second “software-updates-required” network upgrade for Zcash. Sapling introduces significant efficiency improvements that will pave the way for broad mobile, exchange and

August 28, 2018

Overwinter

Announcing Zcash Overwinter, the first “software-updates-required” network upgrade for Zcash. The purpose of Overwinter is to strengthen the protocol for future network upgrades, paving the way for the Zcash Sapling

March 2, 2018

Zcash for Everyone

Since Zcash launched a little more than a year ago, our world-class engineering team has executed beautifully: on-boarding countless new users and businesses from around the world, supporting the global

December 8, 2017

Release Cycle Update

Edit 2018-05-31: Auto-senescence terminology changed to “end-of-support halt”. Ahead of the 1.0.9 release a few months ago, the Zcash development team announced a new monthly release cycle and deprecation policy.

September 22, 2017

Release Cycle and Lifetimes

Edit 2018-05-31: Auto-senescence terminology changed to “end-of-support halt”. Starting in May the Zcash development effort will institute a new release policy. There are a few immediate take-aways for users: We’ll

May 1, 2017

Consensual Currency

The Zcash cryptocurrency launch is approaching and we’re making progress on our mission to create the first open financial system with zero-knowledge privacy. When we say open, we mean anyone

October 7, 2016

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