Zcash Ecosystem Digest | March 29th

Zebra 4.3.0 Node Release, Zodl 3.2.0 Update, Zcomm Recap & Feedback, Introducing zimppy - A Machine Payments Protocol for Zcash & Shielded ZEC Wallet on a Flipper Zero!

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Network Stats | March 22nd-29th

Transfer Count: 86,460 
O: 16,801 
S: 2825 
T: 66,834 

Transaction Count: 36,086 
O: 6868 
S: 1456 
T: 26,568 

Net Flow (+OUT,-IN)
O: 2736
S: 1600

Chain Supply (ZEC): 16,629,467
O: 4,509,463
S: 614,913
T: 11,452,835
SP: 25,424
Lockbox: 26,830

Total Shielded Supply: 5,176,631

Node Count: 86
Zebrad: 48
Zcashd: 38

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Zcash Updates ⓩ

ZODL, Zcash Foundation & Shielded Labs 🛠️

• Zcomm Recap: Thank You for Making Our First Event Meaningful - @ZcashFoundation

• Thank You for Joining Zcomm + Resources & Feedback - @Danika

• Engineering Update (March 9th – March 22nd) - @ZcashFoundation

• Zcash Joins the Neo-Cypherpunk Summit as Member and Sponsor - @web3privacy

• New Zodl Update 3.2.0 - @zodl_app

• Every purchase you make is a signal about your values, needs, and priorities. - @zodl_app

• Transparent blockchains were a fun experiment, until AI. - @zodl_app

• Zebra 4.3.0: Critical Security Fixes, ZIP-235 Support, and Performance Improvements - @ZcashFoundation

• “Why we chose ZEC as the payment layer for Silo, our private AI platform” - @zooko

• Hamanitarian Leadership Academy: Are humanitarian NGOs mistaking innovation theatre with genuine system-wide progress? - Alex Bornstein

• Zebra for Builders and Node Operators: Docs, Support, and Contributions- @ZcashFoundation

Zcash Community Grants 🏛️

• @ZcashCommGrants is inviting a team of 2–3 individuals to represent Zcash at DWeb! - @ZcashFoundation

• Zcash Web Gateway UPDATE - @Remisgod

• Polling Open: Coinholder-Directed Grants Program (Q1 Round) UPDATE - @aquietinvestor

• Rhea Finance – Zcash Gateway (Browser Wallet + Cross-Chain DeFi) - @kruzzz-rhea

• Zaino, The Zallet Release UPDATE - @zancas

• Zcash Community Grants Milestone 3 Report (March 2026) - @ryan.taylor

• Zcash Elastic Subnet Bridge on Avalanche - @mrkit2u

• ACCUM v3.2+ - Fair Proof-of-Contribution Mining Protocol UPDATE - @andreudumitro-eng

• Application for Retroactive Funding for Pepper-Sync (second attempt) UPDATE - @thowar2

• Grant Application: Zcash Ghana (April 2026 - June 2026) - @ogasky

• Grant Application: Peer28.com: WEB5 Integrating Zcash to Enable Private Payments for 170,000+ Users - @amalhazza

• Introducing Zcash to Kenyan Universities & Tech Communities 2026 - @doctoreth

• Grant Application: Formal Verification of Zcash’s Halo 2 Proof System and Orchard Protocol in Lean 4 - @isurvivable

• Grant Application: Zecret Ballots - @bryant.gnosisguild

• Grant Application: Zcash Onboarding Proposal At Women in DeFi Summit 2026 - @elzz-ux

• Grant Application - Zallet ↔ zcashd Wallet RPC Parity Harness: Reproducible Diff Reports for Migration Testing - @Creativesonchain

• Grant Application - Marketing at Berlin Blockchain Week & 2-Day Event with WebZero -@readymouse

• Grant Application - Zcash Integration for the Open Wallet Standard (OWS) - @Kenbak

• Grant Application: REPUTRANS: Zero-Knowledge Reputation Portability for Financial Privacy - @danielabrahamx

Community Projects 🌐

• introducing zimppy - MPP for @Zcash.- @betterclever

• I decided to build a Zcash shielded wallet (Orchard only) on a Flipper Zero. - @nic_whr

• Zcash Z3 updates (27th March) - @pacu

• Zcash Engineering Office Hours #6 | Zcash Society and the Network State - @zcashbrazil

• Hashrate Jurisdiction Diversity as a Network Resilience Issue - @ShieldOrder

• Introducing Zcash Society (ZS) - @andr9froes

• New Zcast Live: First Steps into the Crypto Ecosystem - @ZcastEsp

• Zingo Mobile v.2.0.17 changelog - @ZingoLabs

• Yesterday, @Koyejo14 hosted the Web3 FUNAAB Freshers’ Onboarding, and it was an amazing experience. - @ZcashNigeria

• Zcash Community Grants Seeks Team Representatives for DWeb Camp Berlin - @zcashesp

• Yesterday, I met Bob Daddy, a crypto enthusiast and trader who has held a number of tokens. - @ZcashNigeria

• Private Transaction Visibility with UVKs on ZypherScan - @ZingoLabs

• What is #Zypherscan? - @ZingoLabs

• .@jswihart: “There is a recognition with regulators that transparent blockchains are national security problems.” - @cypherpunk

• “I view Zcash as cypherpunk privacy. - @cypherpunk

• Introducing Zwap - @Aditya

• Zapp: Privacy-First Messenger + ZEC Payments — Feedback Welcome - @vampirot

• CipherPay | Update #3 - @Kenbak

• ZecHub DAO Proposal A141 passed! 🎉 - @ZecHub

• Interview with Arya: Zebra, zcashd, and Z|ECC Summit 2025 Insights - @ZecHub

• Nordic Shield has a live on-chain proof on Zcash - @zk_nd3r

• Chain.Love Web3 service discovery in Zcash - @ArseniiPetrovich

• @ZCG is inviting a team of 2–3 individuals to represent Zcash at DWeb! - @ZcashFoundation

• Zk Av Club Archivist Applications Closing Soon - @ZkAv_Club

• Zcomm Live Stream with Spanish Subtitles for the Community - @zkradioz

• Zypherpunk: How we ran the world’s biggest privacy hackathon ever | Zcomm - @ZkAv_Club

• Zcomm Empowering the Community Through Privacy and Accessibility - @pedamerico

• Zcomm: Building Online Communities Around Privacy and Shared Values Broadcast - @zkradioz

• Help Test the New Zcash Bounty Platform on Testnet - @ZecHub

• Exploring ZecHub: Multilingual Features and Learning Tools - @gordonesTV

• do you know this? - @unstoppablebyhs

• AI agents can now pay for APIs with the Machine Payments Protocol, in shielded Zcash. - @cipherpay_app

• Accepting Zcash on your store isn’t just adding a payment method. - @cipherpay_app

• Digital Self-Defense - @zkradioz

• Crypto News - @zkradioz

• More attention to $ZEC metrics, ty Jeremiah. Check out another option folks!- @dismad8

• #Zaino v0.2.0 just released by @ZingoLabs - @jenkin27

• 🎥 @will__mcevoy tells @jennsanasie his case for $4000 Zcash - @CoinDesk

• What happens to financial privacy in an AI-native world? - @Grayscale

• the most important solana project of the year is finally slowly opening to the public - @mert

• 1/ Zcash users weren’t asking for more features. - @KeystoneWallet

• Zashi: - 16% MoM increase in swap volume - 3.5% MoM increase in iOS installs - 13% MoM increase in Android installs - @jeremiahrogers

• Shielded Labs is an independent, donation-funded organization based in Switzerland dedicated to supporting Zcash. . - @ZingoLabs

• Zcomm Starts Tomorrow: Spanish Coverage Ready Across X and YouTube - @zcashesp

• Zcash en Español: Active Nodes, Community Voices, and a Special Guest - @zcashesp

• Growing Interest in Shielding ZEC Reflects Rising Demand for Financial Privacy - @zcashesp

• Zcomm: Building Strong Alliances with Aligned Communities and Organizations - @zcashesp

• #Zcomm2026 is live! - @mbbevilacqua

• Watch @bajpaiharsh244’s presentation at Zcomm by @ZcashFoundation with Portuguese subtitles without using YouTube, right here, right now. While it’s live! - @ZkAv_Club

• QQSZ in March: Challenges, Learning, and Prizes Await - @zcashesp

• We’re Live: How Zypherpunk Organized the World’s Largest Privacy Hackathon - @zcashesp

• Zcomm Live on YouTube with Spanish Subtitles - @zcashesp

• We’re Live: Designing Engaging and Inclusive Workshops with DWeb - @zcashesp

• Zcast Live #6: What No One Tells You About Entering Crypto - @ZcastEsp

• Spanish-Language Tasks on ZecHub’s Dework: Join and Contribute - @zcashesp

• Zcast Recap: Revisiting the Highlights of a Wonderful Zcomm - @ZcastEsp

• Encrypt your money. - @tipz_cash

• We asked for a redesign of http://Zcash.me. - @zcashme

• Zcash Showed Up at Two Meetups This Week- @zcashbrazil

• Here you can read the resume of our recent meetup. - @gordonesTV

• How to Change the Block Explorer in Zingo Wallet- @zcashesp

• Zcash Nodes in the Spanish-Speaking Community - @zcashesp

• Adding Multiple Accounts to YWallet - @zcashesp

• Zcash Wallets Explained in “Sincronizando” - @zcashesp

• We’re About to Begin — Join Us! - @zcashesp

• Zebra 4.3.0 Is Now Available - @zcashesp

• From Zashi to ZODL: Embracing Financial Sovereignty and Privacy - @zcashesp

• Bitcoin is Retro 2026 conference - @thefrankbraun

• Zcash Z3 Updates - @ZcashTR

• What Is ZypherScan? - @ZcashTR

• What did I do this morning before #Zcomm? - @AdjyLeak

• Improved @Zcash shielded voting privacy. Previously, voters downloaded all nullifiers(NF) locally, leaking metadata. - @Cosmos_Harry

• The Minds Behind #Zcash Series - Episode One - @ZcashArabia

• Help @ZecHub test Zcash’s new Rewards platform! - @ZcashArabia

• Zcash. The one and only Dominator. - @BTCTurtle

• .@tyler and @cameron : “The financial crisis of 2008 catalyzed Bitcoin. AI is going to catalyze Zcash and privacy - @maxdesalle

• Zcash has enhanced Bitcoin’s features. - @michael2xl

• “Privacy is not a niche feature of money; it’s part of what makes money work.” - @gustavo_xAM

• Grayscale Advances Zcash Trust Toward ETF Structure- @ruZCASH

• Zcash Engineering Office Hours #6: Zcash and the Network State - @zcashbrazil

• Zcash and Private Messaging in an Age of War, Surveillance, and Data Exposure- @zcashbrazil

• Zcomm: Building Strong Partnerships with Aligned Communities and Organizations - @zcashbrazil

• Zcomm: How Zypherpunk Organized the World’s Largest Privacy Hackathon- @zcashbrazil

• Zcomm: Designing Engaging Workshops and Roundtables for Inclusive, Action-Oriented Sessions - @zcashbrazil

• Financial Privacy as Defense Against Invisible Digital Attacks - @rafaelando__

• Zcomm: Building Online Communities Around Privacy and Shared Values - @zcashbrazil

• Ipê City 2026: Build the Future of Cities and Save 30% with Zcash - @zcashbrazil

• Zona Z #30: What Happens When Digital Communities Become a City? - @zcashbrazil

• We are 1 week in to testing our devnet staking contract. - @zec_fi

• Building Ideas: Innovation, AI, and the Future of Web3 - @zcashbrazil

• ZEC Insider | Community Call 🛡️- @zcashbrazil

• ZecFi Treasury Update: 03/27/2026 - @zec_fi

• There Is No Free Society Without Financial Freedom- @zcashbrazil

• Shielded Magazine #11 📑 - @zcashbrazil

• Broadcasting and Recording Workshop - @zcashbrazil

• Zcash Core Development Update (Including R&D) - @ZcashTR

• Call for a Tree Maintenance Expert | Zcash Protocol Updates - @ZcashTR

• A New Era in Online Payments: CipherPay + Zcash- @ZcashTR

• Zcash Engineering Update - @ZcashTR

• A Breakthrough for the Zcash Ecosystem: Unstoppable Bot Now Powers Automated Private Swaps - @ZcashTR

• Zcash Shielded News | Volume 11 - @ZcashTR

• Heartfelt Thanks to Everyone Who Joined, Spoke, Moderated, and Supported Zcomm - @ZcashTR

• 🚨 Zebra 4.3.0 Released — Critical Security Update - @ZcashTR

• ZODL 3.2.0 Is Live with a New Update 🚀 - @ZcashTR

• A New Era for Zcash: Private and Automated Swaps with Unstoppable Bot - @ZcashTR

• Everyone’s caught up in the noise… I’m just moving quietly and protecting my financial privacy. - @ZcashNigeria

• Hey Zcash Enthusiasts!! The Zcash Ecosystem Digest (Newsletter) for this week is now available in Yoruba Language. - @ZcashNigeria

Meme of the week 😊

Iogy ZK's Science ᙇ🛡@pedamerico

Zcomm empoderando a comunidade. Zcomm = Zcommunity @ZkAv_Club no background, @ZcashFoundation garantindo todo o processo e honrando os holders, @zcashbrazil ,@ZecHub e @zkradioz na acessibilidade com legendas ao vivo. Reflexo de uma comunidade brilhante em torno da privacidade.

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