The Trailing Finality Layer: A stepping stone to proof of stake in Zcash

At Electric Coin Co. (ECC) we’re exploring a transition in Zcash from the current proof-of-work (PoW) consensus to a proof-of-stake […]

The Trailing Finality Layer: A stepping stone to proof of stake in Zcash

Long-term sustainability with the Zcash Posterity Fund

As we conduct our research into Proof-of-Stake to develop a proposal for Zcash, an outstanding key area of research is how the issuance schedule for new ZEC interacts with PoS security. In this post, we take a step back from PoS itself, and analyze how issuance and fees support long term network sustainability.

Long-term sustainability with the Zcash Posterity Fund

Proof of Stake: Approach, focus, and next steps

As we described in our initial blog on Proof-of-Stake Research, we are releasing updates to the Zcash community as we go.

Proof of Stake: Approach, focus, and next steps

Zcash Proof-of-Stake Research

In August, ECC shared its rationale for moving Zcash from a proof-of-work consensus mechanism to proof-of-stake.

Zcash Proof-of-Stake Research

What would a Zcash Proof-of-Stake transition look like?

A successful transition to Proof of Stake would necessarily require support from Zcash users, a legitimate governance process, and a well designed technical migration process. This post outlines what the technical migration process might look like at the top level.

What would a Zcash Proof-of-Stake transition look like?

The Zcash Network Upgrade Pipeline

With the successful activation of Sapling, the Zcash Company engineering team is focused on two strategic priorities in 2019: facilitating […]

The Zcash Network Upgrade Pipeline

2018 Zcash Security Audit Overview

Our mission is to empower everyone with economic freedom and opportunity. In the service of that mission, we have published […]

2018 Zcash Security Audit Overview

2018 Zcash Security Audit Details

We at Zcash are committed to the security and safety of our user community as we seek to empower everyone […]

2018 Zcash Security Audit Details

Overwinter

Announcing Zcash Overwinter, the first “software-updates-required” network upgrade for Zcash. The purpose of Overwinter is to strengthen the protocol for […]

Overwinter

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 […]

Zcash for Everyone

Ceremony Audit Results

As a science-focused team, ensuring the security of the Zcash protocol and the users of the network is a natural […]

Ceremony Audit Results

Zcash Global Growth

Internet money enables people to send money anywhere in the world, cheaply [1], and in minutes. Zcash can be used […]

Zcash Global Growth