Zcash Halvening & NU6: Embracing the New Dev Fund
Today, we have entered a new era for Zcash, as we ushered in its second halvening and with it, the activation of Network Upgrade 6 (NU6), which implemented a new
November 23, 2024
Unified addresses in Zcash explained
UAs make Zcash easier to use by removing the complexity of multiple address types. This simplifies the user experience — no more juggling addresses — and increases interoperability between shielded-only applications and transparent-only applications.
April 14, 2021
Halo Arc for Zcash proposed for release later this year
NU5 will move Zcash to the Halo proving system, representing the continual evolution of our zk-SNARK technology stack. Unified addresses introduce a future-proof address format that prioritizes shielded adoption.
April 12, 2021
NU5 Proposed Features
Zcash Improvement Proposals (ZIPs) for Network Upgrade 5 (NU5), projected to be August 2021. ECC’s proposals for inclusion of the ZIPs outlined here are subject to the outcome of security audits, the results of which will be published as soon as they’ve been completed and reviewed.
March 4, 2021
Network Upgrade Pipeline 2.0
Our goal in creating the NUP was to introduce synchronization points for Zcash protocol developers outside of ECC, ensure that future network upgrades continued to meet our historic standards for safety and quality, and allow plenty of time for ecosystem partner testing and integration.
February 10, 2021
New Release: 4.0.0
Network Upgrade 4: Canopy The 4.0.0 release supports the Canopy activation on mainnet, which will occur at a block height of 1046400 (mid-November), following the targeted EOS halt of our
September 2, 2020
Celebrating Canopy and Community
Zcash might have the most diverse community of any crypto ecosystem. It includes world-class cryptographers and engineers, leaders from other major crypto projects, deep-thinking investors. And it is full of
August 25, 2020
New Release 3.1.0
Network Upgrade 4: Canopy The code preparations for the Canopy network upgrade are finished and included in this release. The following ZIPs are being deployed: ZIP 207: Funding Streams ZIP
July 30, 2020
NU4 feature selection
As part of the Zcash Improvement Proposal and Network Upgrade Pipeline, Electric Coin Co. (ECC) is publishing our commitment of company resources to proposals for the Network Upgrade 4 (NU4),
May 7, 2020
Mine to Shielded Coinbase
As part of the Heartwood network upgrade, Zcash miners and mining pools will have the option to mine directly to a shielded coinbase. ZIP 213 defines modifications to the Zcash
April 21, 2020
Explaining FlyClient
One of the key improvements in the Heartwood upgrade is FlyClient support, ZIP 221. In this post, we’ll explain the importance of FlyClient, how this research came about and what
March 27, 2020
Introducing Heartwood
Heartwood, the next major Zcash network upgrade, improves interoperability through Flyclient support and gives miners the option to immediately shield mining rewards in coinbase transactions. The community chose the name
March 25, 2020
