# Community Collaborations **URL:** https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/c/community-collaboration/7.md [Latest](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/categories.md) --- ## [About the Community Collaborations category](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/about-the-community-collaborations-category/1610)
**Author:** [@memymo](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/memymo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2026, 9:02am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/about-the-community-collaborations-category/1610 "2026-07-01T09:02:44Z")
A category for the community to work together on Zcash projects --- ## [Zcash 10th Birthday Short Film Festival! Prize Pool: 5–15 ZEC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-10th-birthday-short-film-festival-prize-pool-5-15-zec/57228)
**Author:** [@ryan.taylor](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ryan.taylor)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-10th-birthday-short-film-festival-prize-pool-5-15-zec/57228 "2026-09-25T17:16:50Z")
Calling all filmmakers, editors, and Zcash history nerds! The 10th Birthday Short Film Festival is open! The Zcash Playlist Challenge sent us digging through years of Zcon talks to find the presentations that mattered mo… --- ## [Zk Av Club at Zcon7](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zk-av-club-at-zcon7/57807)
**Author:** [@ryan.taylor](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ryan.taylor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 11:36am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zk-av-club-at-zcon7/57807 "2026-09-25T11:36:46Z")
Zk Av Club at Zcon7 Zk Av Club is bringing the Recording Station to Zcon7 in Cancún, October 27–29. If you’ve been following our work at Berlin Blockchain Week (2025, 2026), Dark Prague, Sub0 and Devconnect, or DWeb Cam… --- ## [Zcash Privacy Developers Residency Maiden Edition](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-privacy-developers-residency-maiden-edition/57193)
**Author:** [@ogasky](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ogasky)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-privacy-developers-residency-maiden-edition/57193 "2026-09-24T16:50:10Z")
From Grassroots Education to Builders: Introducing the Zcash Privacy Developers Residency Programme A journey from taking Zcash to schools, to building a national community, and now empowering developers to build the … --- ## [Installing Zebra with Nix](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/installing-zebra-with-nix/53440)
**Author:** [@pitmutt](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/pitmutt)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/installing-zebra-with-nix/53440 "2026-09-24T15:14:18Z")
We have created a nix flake for Zebra, for anyone that may want to install via Nix: CC: @conradoplg --- ## [\[Contest\] Presenting Zcash Irondevs, a gift to the heroic Zcash developers](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/contest-presenting-zcash-irondevs-a-gift-to-the-heroic-zcash-developers/56666)
**Author:** [@jenkin](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/jenkin)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/contest-presenting-zcash-irondevs-a-gift-to-the-heroic-zcash-developers/56666 "2026-09-23T19:57:56Z")
There are two weeks left until the activation of Ironwood on mainnet and I would love to give a gift to the heroic Zcash developers that for ten years have developed this amazing ecosystem commit by commit. Some months … --- ## [Starting a Zcash Community in Warsaw — Looking for Advice](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/starting-a-zcash-community-in-warsaw-looking-for-advice/57652)
**Author:** [@letbdu](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/letbdu)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2026, 4:12am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/starting-a-zcash-community-in-warsaw-looking-for-advice/57652 "2026-09-19T04:12:47Z")
Hi everyone, I’m based in Warsaw and interested in starting a local Zcash community here for builders and supporters in Poland. There isn’t an established community yet, so I will likely use ETHWarsaw’s coworking space … --- ## [I posted a UCP link in August and said nothing. Here's what I was thinking](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/i-posted-a-ucp-link-in-august-and-said-nothing-heres-what-i-was-thinking/57623)
**Author:** [@hyperlander](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/hyperlander)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2026, 4:26am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/i-posted-a-ucp-link-in-august-and-said-nothing-heres-what-i-was-thinking/57623 "2026-09-16T04:26:22Z")
On August 19 I posted a link to Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol in the ZShieldHer thread and then said nothing else about it. I’ve been sitting with it since. This post is not about ZShieldHer. That project contin… --- ## [Red·bridge is preparing for launch. You can participate](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/red-bridge-is-preparing-for-launch-you-can-participate/55840)
**Author:** [@mrkit2u](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/mrkit2u)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/red-bridge-is-preparing-for-launch-you-can-participate/55840 "2026-09-09T19:10:51Z")
red·bridge is a decentralized bridge between Zcash and the rest of crypto, with development sponsored by Zcash Community Grants and Avalanche Foundation, launching over Q3 and Q4 of 2026. Its design is different from… --- ## [Privacy-Preserving Perpetual Trading on Zcash](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/privacy-preserving-perpetual-trading-on-zcash/56990)
**Author:** [@gorusys](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/gorusys)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 1:41am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/privacy-preserving-perpetual-trading-on-zcash/56990 "2026-09-09T01:41:01Z")
I’m exploring an idea for a privacy-focused decentralized perpetual trading platform built around the Zcash ecosystem. The main idea is to combine: Zcash shielded assets and private notes Zero-knowledge proofs Private… --- ## [Bitcoin is Judiasm - Zcash is Christianity](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/bitcoin-is-judiasm-zcash-is-christianity/57486)
**Author:** [@lawzec](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/lawzec)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/bitcoin-is-judiasm-zcash-is-christianity/57486 "2026-09-08T15:43:52Z")
Anyone remember these articles? Cant find them anywhere! --- ## [ZEC Real-World Use + Commercial Real Estate](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zec-real-world-use-commercial-real-estate/57400)
**Author:** [@illinoizzzec](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/illinoizzzec)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zec-real-world-use-commercial-real-estate/57400 "2026-09-03T20:43:03Z")
ZEC and sovereignty became my main investment thesis in recent years. I keep seeing the same theme in the community: more real-world use of ZEC. Has me thinking about what I could contribute through what I actually know… --- ## [Radbro szn](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/radbro-szn/57266)
**Author:** [@radbro](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/radbro)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 4:27am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/radbro-szn/57266 "2026-09-01T04:27:14Z")
rmrb test u1vank59gff55ksqmyvu53ngn7m7e9ww37m63kga4la5ectyjhalgq569l0ugf6s8xd8wcjjctew6xh3dwzwd7rajk02ran0fh0kdczkxcffwmcsmw2gsmjehquhcxymkkdun75v836mkqlxrzv0u45tfueums8dy3ens96c94ygp8a8lz --- ## [Zcash India 2026](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-india-2026/54762)
**Author:** [@jatinsahijwani](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/jatinsahijwani)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 1:27pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-india-2026/54762 "2026-08-30T13:27:54Z")
Greetings Zcash Community! Following the constructive feedback from the Zcash Community Grants (ZCG) committee on our “Zcash India 2026” proposal (linked here: GitHub Issue and Forum Thread), we’re excited to start cont… --- ## [Zk Av Club at Berlin Blockchain Week 2026](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zk-av-club-at-berlin-blockchain-week-2026/56173)
**Author:** [@ryan.taylor](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ryan.taylor)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2026, 8:30am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zk-av-club-at-berlin-blockchain-week-2026/56173 "2026-08-29T08:30:21Z")
Zk Av Club Recording Station is in Berlin! Join us Sunday at Neocypherpunk Summit by Web3Privacy Now. Then, next week, we’ll be recording at DappCon and The Blockspäti by @webzero and Zcash. Most of the best convers… --- ## [Zcash Playlist Challenge: 25 Most Important Zcon Presentations](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-playlist-challenge-25-most-important-zcon-presentations/55914)
**Author:** [@ryan.taylor](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ryan.taylor)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2026, 12:17pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-playlist-challenge-25-most-important-zcon-presentations/55914 "2026-08-28T12:17:33Z")
Over the last 8 years, Zcon has produced hundreds of presentations covering privacy, cryptography, governance, community building, engineering, and the history of Zcash. As part of our work on watchz.cash, Zk Av Club is… --- ## [Zk Av Club Recording Station at Berlin Blockchain Week 2025](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zk-av-club-recording-station-at-berlin-blockchain-week-2025/51333)
**Author:** [@ryan.taylor](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ryan.taylor)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2026, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zk-av-club-recording-station-at-berlin-blockchain-week-2025/51333 "2026-08-21T15:59:17Z")
Berlin Blockchain Week is almost here, and we’re flipping the script on how events are covered. Forget the traditional model where broadcasters control the narrative. This time, it’s about YOU — the builders, creators… --- ## [Accumulator for ZCash, Ztreexo?](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/accumulator-for-zcash-ztreexo/57011)
**Author:** [@Uscmigs](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Uscmigs)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 7:32am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/accumulator-for-zcash-ztreexo/57011 "2026-08-20T07:32:25Z")
I built a FROST-based wallet for the ZecHub hackathon and noticed one problem that I was having in testing it out and then trying to get the coordination part between parties to line and all and it came down to syncing t… --- ## [ZecHub DAO — Proposal A149: Phase 1 Progress Report](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zechub-dao-proposal-a149-phase-1-progress-report/56030)
**Author:** [@bloxster](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/bloxster)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 8:52am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zechub-dao-proposal-a149-phase-1-progress-report/56030 "2026-08-17T08:52:07Z")
Summary Phase 1 of ZecHub Proposal A149 — the repository-controlled translation framework that replaces runtime Google Translate, is implemented and running as a public pilot for the DAO to evaluate: Live pilot: https:… --- ## [How does turnstile defense against counterfeiting work](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/how-does-turnstile-defense-against-counterfeiting-work/33401)
**Author:** [@Spiral1990](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Spiral1990)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2026, 4:23am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/how-does-turnstile-defense-against-counterfeiting-work/33401 "2026-08-08T04:23:56Z")
Can you maybe explain how this turnstile defense against counterfeiting works? Lets say hypothetically that someone did counterfeit Zcash and tries to send 1M Zcash from z address to t address. This mechanism detects it… --- ## [Zk Av Club Recording Station at Dark Prague 2025](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zk-av-club-recording-station-at-dark-prague-2025/52249)
**Author:** [@ryan.taylor](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ryan.taylor)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zk-av-club-recording-station-at-dark-prague-2025/52249 "2026-08-07T17:48:12Z")
Next week at Dark Prague, we’re bringing back the Zero‑knowledge Audiovisual Club Recording Station—an on‑site, community‑run media lab. You speak. We record. Hallway signal, peer‑to‑peer. This is our second official… --- ## [🦓 Zcash Ghana — Our First Year Journey (June 2025 – June 2026)](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-ghana-our-first-year-journey-june-2025-june-2026/56792)
**Author:** [@ogasky](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ogasky)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 10:59pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-ghana-our-first-year-journey-june-2025-june-2026/56792 "2026-07-23T22:59:09Z")
One year ago, on June 30, 2025, Zcash Ghana began with a simple vision: to educate, grow, and build a thriving Zcash community in Ghana while promoting financial privacy for everyone. Our journey started with the launch… --- ## [🌆 Boston Zcash Meetup – July 28 – Ironwood Launch Event, ft. Zooko 🍾](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/boston-zcash-meetup-july-28-ironwood-launch-event-ft-zooko/56748)
**Author:** [@BostonZcash](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/BostonZcash)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 9:03pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/boston-zcash-meetup-july-28-ironwood-launch-event-ft-zooko/56748 "2026-07-20T21:03:39Z")
Celebrate the launch of Ironwood with a very special guest! :bottle\_with\_popping\_cork: On 28 July, @Zooko will join our meetup to present and field Q&A on the Ironwood upgrade and the projects of Shielded Labs. We’ll f… --- ## [CodeZ: just another source code mirror](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/codez-just-another-source-code-mirror/54977)
**Author:** [@jenkin](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/jenkin)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2026, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/codez-just-another-source-code-mirror/54977 "2026-07-14T20:09:04Z")
Three weeks ago Josh published the first ZODL weekly update after the ECC drama. One sentence turned my attention on, at the end of the post. As a node operator at home, I decided to do my part to contribute to this fr… --- ## [Safer Ironwood migration IP from Nozywallet](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/safer-ironwood-migration-ip-from-nozywallet/56609)
**Author:** [@Lowo88](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Lowo88)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2026, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/safer-ironwood-migration-ip-from-nozywallet/56609 "2026-07-14T15:27:59Z")
Hello everyone, We’ve been focused on Ironwood migration, and for Nozy the bar is a “safer” migration not just a working one. This note is how we’re practicing that against ZIP 318. Status today: CLI Ironwood migrate p… --- ## [Call for Representatives: Zcash @ DWeb](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/call-for-representatives-zcash-dweb/55231)
**Author:** [@ZCG](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ZCG)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/call-for-representatives-zcash-dweb/55231 "2026-07-07T14:34:01Z")
Zcash Community Grants (ZCG) is inviting a team of 2–3 individuals to represent Zcash at DWeb Camp in Berlin July 8-12. This is an opportunity to engage with aligned communities, share Zcash’s work, and build meaningful … --- ## [Simple and Intuitive ZKP Content with Animations and Story-Based Explanations – ClearCypherLab Introduction](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/simple-and-intuitive-zkp-content-with-animations-and-story-based-explanations-clearcypherlab-introduction/56330)
**Author:** [@ClearCypherLab](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ClearCypherLab)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2026, 12:59pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/simple-and-intuitive-zkp-content-with-animations-and-story-based-explanations-clearcypherlab-introduction/56330 "2026-07-02T12:59:43Z")
Hello Zcash community, I would like to introduce our research and educational initiative, ClearCypherLab (https://clearcypherlab.com/). We are a team of researchers and developers (from master’s level to postdoctoral r… --- ## [AX Wallet: P2P Escrow Architecture Where ZEC Is the Default Asset — Research Docs Open for Review](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/ax-wallet-p2p-escrow-architecture-where-zec-is-the-default-asset-research-docs-open-for-review/56230)
**Author:** [@Gambino\_Mansa](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Gambino_Mansa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/ax-wallet-p2p-escrow-architecture-where-zec-is-the-default-asset-research-docs-open-for-review/56230 "2026-06-15T19:52:31Z")
codebase under internal team review… --- ## [Zcash East Africa Community](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-east-africa-community/55909)
**Author:** [@Z.cash.EastAfrica](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Z.cash.EastAfrica)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2026, 8:49am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-east-africa-community/55909 "2026-06-06T08:49:39Z")
Zm Zcash Fam! Since launching our channels on May 3, we’ve been working hard to create a very inclusive community for Zcash in East Africa. We’ll be sharing all we have been doing so far. We created official Zcash chan… --- ## [A proposal for a Zcash DAO Mechanism](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/a-proposal-for-a-zcash-dao-mechanism/50754)
**Author:** [@pitmutt](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/pitmutt)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2026, 2:26pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/a-proposal-for-a-zcash-dao-mechanism/50754 "2026-05-28T14:26:53Z")
With the ongoing discussions regarding the Dev Fund and the governance of the community, I have drafted a proposed mechanism to implement a DAO using Zcash shielded addresses with the following considerations in mind: I… [Next page](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/c/community-collaboration/7.md?page=1)