New Release: 2.0.6
This release of zcashd v2.0.6 is a maintenance release, focusing on code clean-ups and minor bug fixes. It precedes v2.0.7 which is planned to include the implementation of the Blossom
July 15, 2019
Sprout-to-Sapling Migration Tool
The Electric Coin Company is pleased to announce the official Sprout-to-Sapling migration tool in the 2.0.5-2 release of zcashd. This tool comes in the form of new RPCs with the
May 21, 2019
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
The Zcash Reference Wallet Is Here!
The light client reference wallet has been built! Sapling shielded transactions now work on mobile devices and we are ready for third-party devs to start providing feedback on the code.
April 5, 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
Turnstile Enforcement Against Counterfeiting
The Electric Coin Company has developed consensus code that preserves the Zcash monetary base in the event of a counterfeiting compromise within Zcash’s shielded supply. We intend to deploy this
March 22, 2019
New Release: 2.0.3
This release is intended to address security issues in libraries used by Zcash and other outstanding tickets that were in our Spring cleaning sprints. Notable Changes in this Release [CVE-2019-6250]
February 14, 2019
Reducing Shielded Proving Time in Sapling
Since the successful Sapling network upgrade, we have already seen an increased adoption of shielded addresses in the Zcash ecosystem. Services like mining pools are beginning to offer shielded address
December 17, 2018
New Release: 2.0.2
This release adds further support for Sapling in the zcashd wallet RPC and mitigates an issue identified by an external auditor. Information on the Sapling network upgrade (which activated on
December 4, 2018
Reinforcing the Security of the Sapling MPC
The engineering and cryptography team at Zcash makes very large efforts to minimize risk. This is always a positive thing, but perhaps even more crucial when using very new cryptography.
November 16, 2018
Sapling Activation Complete
We’re happy to announce that the Zcash Sapling network upgrade activated today at block height 419200. Sapling introduces new shielded addresses with significantly improved performance: a time reduction of 90%
October 28, 2018
Sapling in HD
Broader ecosystem adoption of shielded addresses through the implementation of faster zk-SNARKs has been a highlight of the Sapling network upgrade. However, there are supplemental enhancements introduced for Sapling shielded addresses which further optimize
October 26, 2018
