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!

Projects and Partnerships

• ZecWallet is a cross-platform, open-source, GUI wallet that incorporates a full Zcash node and prioritizes shielded transactions.
• Zepio is another cross-platform, open-source, GUI wallet that focuses on #z2z usage.
• Zebra is the Foundation’s consensus-compatible Zcash node, written in the Rust programming language.
• The Human Rights Foundation launched a cryptocurrency research series focused on privacy and usability.
• The ZKProof Standards project holds workshops, among other efforts to improve the usability and safety of zero-knowledge proofs.

Announcements and Updates

• Composable Futures-based Batch Verification

  January 31, 2020 This post describes a new implementation strategy for batch verification in Zebra.
• The State of the Zcash Foundation in 2020

  January 31, 2020 An explanation of the Zcash Foundation’s plans and finances in 2020.
• ZIP 1014 Poll Results

  January 30, 2020 We have convergence!
• A New Network Stack For Zcash

  January 28, 2020 We give a deep dive into the network architecture of Zebra, the Foundation’s Zcash node implementation
• Polling Community Sentiment on ZIP 1014

  January 15, 2020 Resolving the final details on a critical NU4 upgrade
• ZF Grants 2.0

  December 11, 2019 Improvements and updates to the Zcash Foundation’s grants program.
• Presenting a Modified ZIP 1012

  December 11, 2019 The Foundation presents its modifications to ZIP 1012 as a path forward for NU4.
• Supporting a Path for NU4

  December 08, 2019 The Foundation presents its NU4 guidance, informed by the community sentiment collection process.
• Zcash Foundation Donation to Open Privacy

  December 03, 2019 Why we donated $40,000 in ZEC to Open Privacy, and what the organization plans to do with new funding.
• Community Sentiment Polling Results (NU4)

  December 03, 2019 Results from polling the Zcash community on the future of development funding.