What’s New in Sapling
The next major upgrade of Zcash, codenamed Sapling, is scheduled to activate in October 2018. The specific block height has not yet been determined. Sapling represents over two years of
July 13, 2018
New Release: 1.1.2
Zcash 1.1.2 has been released on the heels of Zcon0. This Overwinter-compatible release focused on implementing internal changes necessary for Sapling in tandem with the librustzcash and sapling-crypto libraries. Developer tips for
July 2, 2018
Overwinter Activated Successfully
Overwinter has successfully activated at block 347500! More information on the Zcash Overwinter protocol upgrade and support is available on the Zcash Overwinter Information page. Anyone suspecting issues should monitor
June 26, 2018
Zcash Sapling Activation Delayed
The next major Zcash protocol upgrade, called Sapling, has been delayed by six weeks (one release cycle). Sapling introduces significant efficiency improvements for shielded transactions that will pave the way
June 15, 2018
New Release: 1.1.1
Zcash 1.1.1 has arrived! This release is an Overwinter-compatible version of the Zcash node software, with initial support for Sapling consensus rules and a Sapling testnet activation height set to block
May 30, 2018
New Release: 1.1.0
Edit 2018-05-31: Auto-senescence terminology changed to “end-of-support halt”. After several months of work, we are happy to announce the release of Zcash 1.1.0, the first Overwinter-compatible version of the Zcash
April 14, 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
New Release: 1.0.15
Today we’re announcing the release of Zcash 1.0.15, which contains the Overwinter consensus rules with a testnet activation height. It also includes various bug fixes, and adds an experimental RPC
March 2, 2018
New Release: 1.0.14
Today we’re announcing the release of Zcash 1.0.14, which contains new features, bug fixes, and documentation improvements. Notable changes Incoming viewing keys Support for incoming viewing keys, as described in
January 4, 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
New Release: 1.0.13
Edit 2018-05-31: Auto-senescence terminology changed to “end-of-support halt”. Today we’re announcing the release of Zcash 1.0.13, introducing new features, performance improvements and bug fixes. Our new low-memory prover reduces memory
November 20, 2017
New Release: 1.0.12
Today we’re announcing the release of Zcash 1.0.12, which includes bug fixes and usability improvements. It also adds a new RPC method z_shieldcoinbase as an experimental feature, for easily shielding
September 28, 2017
