The Zcash Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that focuses on financial privacy. Our mission is to build internet payment and privacy infrastructure for the public good.

We serve the users of the Zcash protocol and blockchain. The Foundation also supports other applications of zero-knowledge cryptography, as well as other approaches to private cryptocurrency.

Grants

The Zcash Foundation awards grants through a platform called ZF Grants, which also includes crowdfunding features. Learn how it works in our launch blog post.

Interested in making a proposal? Check out our curated list of ideas!

Partnerships

Announcements and Updates

• ZecWallet: New Name and Rapid Progress

  March 19, 2019 zec-qt-wallet, now called ZecWallet, has improved by leaps and bounds.
• Announcing ZF Grants

  March 15, 2019 The Zcash Foundation debuts a new platform for grants and community funding.
• Human Rights Foundation Cryptocurrency Research

  March 11, 2019 The Zcash Foundation is proud to help support the HRF initiative.
• The Zcash Foundation Welcomes a Technical Intern

  March 07, 2019 Anna Kaplan joices the Zcash Foundation to work on node development.
• The New ZIP Process and Zcash Governance

  March 05, 2019 The future of Zcash protocol development.
• The Second ZKProof Standards Workshop

  February 28, 2019 Academics and industry professionals collaborate on standardizing zero-knowledge proofs.
• Blockchain Privacy: Equal Parts Theory and Practice

  February 12, 2019 Ian Miers explains the weaknesses of decoy-based privacy schemes.
• Partnering with KZen Networks to Enable Private Multisig

  February 11, 2019 KZen Networks is undertaking a research project funded by the Zcash Foundation.
• The Zcash Foundation Welcomes a Principal Cryptographic Researcher

  February 07, 2019 Henry de Valence joins the Zcash Foundation as its Principal Cryptographic Researcher.
• Concerning the Sprout Vulnerability CVE-2019-7167

  February 05, 2019 The Foundation comments on the recent disclosure by the Company