Zcash Ecosystem Digest | February 8th

Vitalik Buterin Donates to Shielded Labs to Support Crosslink, Retroactive Grant Proposals Selected, Zcash Foundation Shares Hackmas 2025 Projects & New Zcash Dashboard on Blockworks!

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Network Stats | February 1st - 8th

Transfer Count: 110,183 
O: 19,594 
S: 2913 
T: 87,676 

Transaction Count: 45,925 
O: 7482 
S: 1530 
T: 37,075 

Net Flow (+OUT,-IN)
O: 24,616
S: -3145

Chain Supply (ZEC): 16,525,297
O: 4,384,040
S: 621,572
T: 11,494,203
SP: 25,481
Lockbox: 16,284

Total Shielded Supply: 5,031,094

Node Count: 69
Zebrad: 36
Zcashd: 33

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Zcash Updates ⓩ

ECC, Zcash Foundation & Shielded Labs 🛠️

• Vitalik Buterin Donates to Shielded Labs to Support Crosslink Development - @ShieldedLabs

• @nikete has completed the first independent security and mechanism-design review of Shielded Labs’ implementation of Crosslink. - @ShieldedLabs

• Even more permissionless, private on-chain coinvotes rolling in - Zooko

• The recording of today’s Zcash Arborist Call is now available! - @ZcashFoundation

• Builders built! 🔧 Hackmas 2025 shipped! - @ZcashFoundation

• Hackmas: FROST Support in zcash-devtool - @ZcashFoundation

• Hackmas: Towards a Unified RPC Interface for the Z3 Stack - @ZcashFoundation

• Hackmas 2025 Summary - @ZcashFoundation

• Hackmas 2025: FROST Support in zcash devtool

Zcash Community Grants 🏛️

• Zcash Community Grants Meeting Minutes – 02/03/2026 - ZCG

• Reminder: Q1 2026 Call for Proposals Ends Feb 15 - @FPF

• Retroactive Grant Proposal: NEAR Intents | Zcash Support - @blippitty

• Retroactive Grant Proposal: Maya Protocol Advanced Shielded ZEC Support - @itz

• Retroactive Grant Proposal: Zchat – Shielded Messenger - @decentrathai

• Grant Proposal: Zingo Labs Hackfest, - @zancas

• Grant Proposal: Wrapped Zcash (WZEC) - @Karellen

• Grant Proposal: ZEX for Zcash - @Cotabe

• Grant Proposal: Mnemosyne – Thermodynamic AI Verification - @twhg-han

• Grant Proposal: Zcash India 2026 - @jatinsahijwani

• Grant Proposal: OneKey x Zcash Hardware Wallet Support - @Jenny0115

• Update: Block Explorer + Testnet Infrastructure - @Cacho

• Update: Zcash Global en Español 2026: January Report - @AuraBritoSM

• Update: January 2026 for red.bridge - @mrkit2u

• Update: OrchardZSA Finalization - @vivek

• Zenith 0.11.2.1-beta Release - @pitmutt

• ZecDev Launchpad Progress Update - @DappsoverApps

• RFC: Order out of Chaos – Neutral Verification Layer Update - @Darklight_Z

Community Projects 🌐

• Zcash Z3 updates (formerly Zcashd Deprecation) February 6th 2026 - @Pacu

• NEW: We now track @Zcash, a privacy-focused L1 - @Blockworks

• Quick demo from .@joy_jhei showing .@Zucchinifi Wallet for in-browser Shielded ZEC payments - @ZecHub

• Zcash Hangout in Ibadan - CJfrankie_13

• A Strong Step Toward Consensus Security in Zcash - @ZcashTR

• TECHNOLOGICAL DISOBEDIENCE & ZCASH - @castacrypto

• New Token Holder Voting Implementation - @ValarDragin

• Privacy, sovereignty, and freedom matter now more than ever - @neuralunlock

• 3 things we want to remind you today - @ZingoLabs

• Product market fit, Zcash - Maxdesalle

• Tachyon is one of the most anticipated Zcash upgrades - @ZecHub

• Zebra Talk LIVE | 02/11 - @zcashbrazil

• ZEC Insider | Community Call 02/05/2026 - @zcashbrazil

• Zcash Dynamic Fees Explanation - @zcashbrazil

• Zcash Shielded Assets Proposal - @zcashbrazil

• Zcash MeetUp Ibadan - @thedrekal

• Still have sprout ZEC? Move to Orchard, asap. - @dismad8

• Coinholder fund has movement, congrats first round of retroactive $ZEC grant winners - @dismad8

• View lockbox dashboard here | ZecHub Dashboard - @dismad8

• Lower Zcash Block Target Spacing to 25s - @Mohak

• Full node give everything for free - @dismad8

• Blockchain tracking and surveillance tools will become more precise and more abundant from here on - @Anonymist

• Zcash’s shielded pool went from 11% to 30% of total supply in a single year - @Delphi_Digital

• Zcash: Encrypted Money for a Surveilled World - @Delphi_Digital

• The money will be encrypted because there’s no other positive path forward - @mert

• We’re excited to be on the path to becoming the first chain to fully support shielded swaps in and out - @Maya_Protocol

• Ethereum is helping Zcash develop a finalization mechanism - @ruZCASH

• Bought an uncomfortable amount of Zcash last night - @neuralunlock

• Only number that actually matters to me on ZEC: % of supply shielded - @yoshi_v1

• The greatest edge you can have is time arbitrage - @Cypherpunk

• The latest @Zashi_app Android release is now live on F-Droid - @BostonZcash

• Amid an ocean of pessimism and nihilism in the market, the thesis for Zcash has never been stronger - @maxdesalle

• Zcash Engineering Office Hours Poll - @shieldedmark

• I need a Zcash flag - @SaveZcash

• Does ZSA make ZEC more like physical cash? - @zksquirrel

• When you encrypt the ledger, targeting becomes nearly impossible - @alTomHoward

• Ryan is a real OG - @thecodebuffet

• ClubZcashBarcelona 2026 Meetups Coming Soon - @gordonesTV

• “A good Zcasher must use Zcash every day” - @Zcastesp

• What are Zcash unified addresses? - @zechub

• Zechub - Guides | Akash Network Zebra node

• This tweet was sent thanks to the protection of @nym #VPN - @ruZCASH

• Zingo! Recap January - @ZingoLabs

• #Zcash and #ZingoWallet was born to protect what matters - @ZingoLabs

• Anonymity isn’t about hiding - @Zcashesp

• Zcash Network Upgrades Thread - @Zcashesp

• What is a Zcash unified address? - @itszechub

• QQSZ 2.0 EP 17 - @Zcashesp

• Why settle for being tracked when you can browse with a financial shield? - @Zcashesp

• Zcash Long-Term Security Discussion - @zcashbrazil

• Privacy in the Digital Age - Study Center | #001 - @LetsCoCreateOx

• Zcash Z3 Updates - @ZcashTR

• In the age of AI, privacy is a fundamental necessity - @ZcashTR

• Privacy is not about hiding; it is the right to set boundaries - @ZcashTR

• A lot landed this week from shielded coinbase on mainnet and Zebra 4.1.0 - @ZcashNigeria

Images this week 😊

TheBigDre@thedrekal

Happy Sunday Yesterday was a reminder to me that One shouldn't be afraid to go that extra mile irrespective of the present circumstances. Stay Shielded 🛡️ guys

1:07 PM · Feb 8, 2026 · 205 Views

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Cypherpunk@cypherpunk

the greatest edge you can have is time arbitrage in other words, the ability to take advantage of the opportunity for long-term profit offered when short-term traders sell due to disappointing short-term macro or business progress if you don't believe me or don't get it, i

mert @mert

zcash's past is full of dumb errors via crippling bureaucracy and leadership only recently, the project has been revived through an infusion of talent, product focus, and ruthless execution this took it from no 100 to top 20 next up is top 5 and encrypted money for all

9:07 PM · Feb 3, 2026 · 26.8K Views

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