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Zcash co-founder proposes ending grants funding, citing $125 million treasury
Zcash co-founder Sean Bowe proposes ending the grants committee's 8% share of new ZEC, redirecting it to a reserve for future miners while the committee keeps funds already received.
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Grayscale Bets $1 Million on Zcash as Privacy Coin Tumbles
Grayscale is directing $1 million of Zcash ETF fees to nonprofits while ZEC fell more than 11%.
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Crypto Privacy Expands to the Network Layer
Zodl makes IP shielding default for Zcash users, part of a wider push to hide transaction origins at the network layer.
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Zcash developers want 20-second blocks just days after major speed upgrade
Zcash developers push for 20-second blocks after orphan rates held near pre-upgrade levels with blocks three times faster.
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Zcash developers confirm November date for upgrade that triples payment speed
Zcash's NU7 upgrade, set for November, will cut block time from 75 to 25 seconds, though the activation height is not yet final.
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Zcash Sprout Holders Have Two Weeks to Move Their ZEC
Zcash's NU7 upgrade retires the Sprout transaction format, so Sprout holders must move funds before activation.
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Zcash Activates NU7, Taking 60% of Transaction Fees Out of Circulation
Zcash NU7 activated, routing 60% of transaction fees into a Network Sustainability Mechanism that removes them from circulation.
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Zcash Upgrade Could Lock $16 Million in Crypto Forever
Zcash's upgrade will stop accepting withdrawals from an older privacy pool, potentially stranding roughly $16 million in coins held there.
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Zcash Community Grants Abandons Its Own Funding Cut, Leaves Dev Fund’s Future to Governance
Zcash Community Grants dropped its own proposal to cut funding and moved the dev fund's future to governance after four days.
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ZIP 1016 Author Josh Swihart Calls to End Zcash's Dev Fund Entirely
ZIP 1016 author Josh Swihart argues Zcash should end its dev fund, while other developers propose a narrower compromise.
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Zcash grants group offers $124M compromise as governance backlash grows
Zcash grants group proposes redirecting about $124M toward mining rewards, drawing governance and accountability criticism.
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Settlement concerns prompt Euronext to halt CoinShares’ Zcash ETP ahead of debut
Euronext halted CoinShares' Zcash ETP ahead of debut over settlement requirements, until the CSD supports settlement operations.
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Zcash Developers Split Over Where Grants Program’s 8% Block Share Should Go
Zcash developers disagree on redirecting the grants program's 8% block share under a draft ZIP.
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Zcash co-founder calls to stop funding ‘over $125M’ grants program
Zcash co-founder Sean Bowe argues ZCG has enough funding and wants new ZEC issuance redirected to a network reserve.
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Zcash Developer Zakura Proposes Fix to Stop Quantum Computers Linking Shielded Swaps
Zcash developer Zakura proposes a fix so a future quantum attacker cannot link all payments a shielded wallet has received.
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Zcash developers plan a fix to keep ZEC swaps private from future quantum computers
Zakura developers plan to give each NEAR Intents swap its own key so refund addresses on NEAR's public chain can't link to a user's wider payment history. It is a privacy design for a quantum-era threat.
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How Zcash Plans to Hide Your Keys From AI and Quantum Attacks
Zakura, a Zcash node developer, expects hash-based signatures to ship in January and is releasing a tool to rotate transparent addresses. The goal is protection against AI and quantum attacks on keys.