ZecWeekly #40

Marta Belcher testifies, Gensler in favour of Zcash? Plus Community Events!

Curated by "fog254" (@FOG1893)

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This week features regulatory events such as MiCA & the testimony by Marta Belcher. We also cover Telegram ban in Brazil among Zcash Events & Updates such as Free2z Noches, Zcash Bonfire plus ZecHub Quests & also Unstoppable support of the new Zcash release.

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This week's education piece

Zero to Zero Knowledge - Hardware Security Modules🔏

This thread provided an explanation on the fundamentals of how private keys function.

The thread subsequently described the means by which hardware wallets safeguard private keys for cryptocurrency and also highlighted instances of attacks that they may encounter.

In conclusion diverse approaches to ensuring security and managing keys in the context of cryptocurrency were examined. Read the full thread.

Zcash Updates

ECC & ZF Updates

• Marta Belcher Testimony to House Financial Services Subcommittee🏛️

• ZF A/V Club⚡ holds 4th Meetup

• Gary Weinstein writes in Forbes concerning MiCA

• Peter Van Valkenburgh on PGP for Crypto Podcast🎙️

• Zcashd 5.5.0 Release

Zcash Community Grants Updates

• ZecHub Monthly Updates

• ZSA - Milestone 10 Updates

• How to use Ywallet with a Ledger Device - 📽️Video

Community Projects

• 🎉 New Release of Free2Z!

• ZecHub's 2nd Quest Sprint

• ZecMec hosts🎤 Twitter Spaces on MiCA

• Free2Z Nights special guest: Mayra Bevilacqua!

• Zcash Bonfire🔥 - San Diego April 30th

News & Media

• ZkSync-Based DEX Merlin Drained of $1.8M

• Coinbase posts 🛡️ 'Shields Up'

• Gary Gensler says Zcash is Legal

• EFF now has 🧅Tor Onions

• Simplicity Smart Contract language ready for ₿itcoin

• Telegram restricted in Brazil (now lifted)

• Coindesk - Zcash’s Latest Software 🔛Goes Live

Some Zcash Tweets

• ZF Audio/Visual Club podcasting with Zcash

• ZF board member and Filecoin Foundation president testimony

• EU MICA 📜Article 68

• Zero to Zero knowledge - Hardware Security Modules

• Orchard🌳 U - U transactions on Ledger!

• Invite to participate in Namada Trusted Setup Ceremony

• "can we work together to make the first hardware wallet shielded txs?"

• "...until then, its [secret network] a testnet"

• Winner of Zcash Brazil🇧🇷 x NYM is selected

• Unstoppable Wallet upgrades to support new release

• RuZcash - "The privacy attributes of some tools are exaggerated"

• J.W Verret -“For the uninformed academics who think crypto has no use”

Zeme of the Week

https://twitter.com/danilobarreira1/status/1651348866728435719

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