The Zcash Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity that builds financial privacy infrastructure for the public good, primarily serving the users of the Zcash protocol and blockchain.

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.

Announcements and Updates

• Opinion: It’s time to zero knowledge all the things!

  June 07, 2021 In this opinion piece, Zcash Foundation board member Peter van Valkenburgh advocates for adding user-defined assets to the Zcash protocol.
• Expanding the Community Advisory Panel

  May 28, 2021 We are expanding the CAP prior to seeking its advisory input regarding the selection of board members.
• The Zcash Foundation Welcomes A New Chief Operating Officer

  May 25, 2021 Welcome, Alex!
• The Zcash Foundation Welcomes A New Core Engineer

  May 20, 2021 Welcome, Janito!
• Announcing Zcon2 Lite on June 8th & 9th

  May 10, 2021 This year’s Zcon will be a virtual conference.
• The Zcash Foundation Welcomes Another New Cryptography Engineer

  May 06, 2021 Welcome, Conrado!
• The Zcash Foundation's 2020 State of the Foundation

  April 02, 2021 What we got up to in 2020
• The Zcash Foundation has Finished an Audit of FROST

  March 29, 2021 FROST Implementation Audit
• The Zcash Foundation Welcomes A New Cryptography Engineer

  March 23, 2021 Welcome, Marek!
• Farewell Jane

  March 19, 2021 Sad to see her go but happy that she’s moving to a job she’ll love!