ZecWeekly #43

Zcashd v5.5.1 upgrade, New Podcast Episodes & Community Events!

Curated by "fog254" (@FOG1893)

Welcome to ZecWeekly

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This week features events such as the release of Zcashd v5.5.1, The PhononDAO x Zcash Community Discussion, Free2Z AI features and more!

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This week's education piece

Cryptographic Bearer Instruments

This article describes how cryptographic bearer instruments leverage cryptographic keys and digital signatures to establish ownership and transfer rights in a decentralized and secure way.

One of the key features of cryptographic bearer instruments is their ability to operate without the requirement for intermediaries like banks or central authorities, instead ownership and transfers are facilitated through blockchain technology.

Bearer instruments could enable transactional freedoms that may not be assured using current online infrastructures. Read the full article!

Zcash Updates

ECC & ZF Updates

• Upgrade to Zcashd v5.5.1!

• The @pgpforcrypto Podcast is top result for🥇 ‘Crypto Policy’

• Zebra 1.0.0 -rc.8 Adds ZIP-317 Rules To Mempool Transactions

Zcash Community Grants Updates

• Zcash-based Secure Payment For Video Conferencing

• Dizzy Wallet - Minor Grants Update

• Shielded Support For Ledger Hardware Wallets Nano S+, Nano X

Community Projects

• Zcash Brazil🇧🇷 Poker Night♠️ 27th of May

• RFC- Exploring Centralised Stablecoins on Zcash using ZSA Technology

• PhononDAO x Zcash Community Discussion

• Episode 000 of Zcast Podcast🎙️ in Spanish

• Zcash Boston Meetup - May 24th

• Check Out Chat2z On The Test Sub Domain! Find Bugs & Earn $ZEC

• Support Crowdfunding Campaign to Launch Daily Crypto News on Free2z

• Arborist Call 52 Summary

News & Media

• Foresight Podcast🎙️ Ep 6 - Zaki Manian Shielded Transaction

• Westpac Bans Transfers To World's Largest Crypto Exchange Binance

• Italy Sets Aside Millions For Workers At Risk Of AI Replacement

• Vitalik - "zk-snarks are going to be as important as blockchains.."

• Tether to Spend Millions on Bitcoin to Diversify USDT Reserves

• Zimbabwe🇿🇼 Sells Millions Of Gold-Backed Crypto Tokens Despite IMF Warning

• Tornado Cash Governance hack ℹ️

Some Zcash Tweets

• Updated Zingo Wallet for 📲Android

• Ability to Use Zcash as Collateral⚖️ for Crypto Loans

• Zcash Brazil Reach 800 supporters!

• Video Tutorial📽️ on AtomicDex App to Trade Zcash

• What Does Chat2Z & ChatGPT AI know About The Most Private Cryptocurrencies?

• If You know Nothing About Zcash, You Need to Hear This!

• Donations for the @Zcashesp Website Have Already Begun to Arrive!

• "The ZEC offramp Problem"

• How does Namada seed & retrofit privacy?

Zeme of the Week

https://twitter.com/ZcashAI/status/1657883489893482497?s=20

Jobs in the Ecosystem

- Communications & Community Manager, ECC

- Executive Head of Product, ECC

- Director of Security, ECC