# Ecosystem Updates **URL:** https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/c/ecosystem-updates/31.md?page=2 [Latest](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/categories.md) **Page:** 3 --- ## [No Arborist Call This Week — Next Call May 28th](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/no-arborist-call-this-week-next-call-may-28th/55659)
**Author:** [@ZcashFoundation](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ZcashFoundation)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2026, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/no-arborist-call-this-week-next-call-may-28th/55659 "2026-05-12T15:49:45Z")
This Thursday’s Zcash Arborist Call (May 14, 21:00 UTC) is canceled. Many regular participants are traveling overseas for conferences this week. Calls will resume at the next regularly scheduled time: Thursday, May 28 a… --- ## [Why now? ZODL update on Zcash](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/why-now-zodl-update-on-zcash/55644)
**Author:** [@joshs](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/joshs)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/why-now-zodl-update-on-zcash/55644 "2026-05-11T15:00:40Z")
I love reading all these theories about why Zcash has continued on this path of strength since late last year. Very few ask for the details. Let’s unwind the last three years, and I’ll try to illuminate why this is ha… --- ## [Zebra 4.4.1: Critical Security Fix](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zebra-4-4-1-critical-security-fix/55588)
**Author:** [@ZcashFoundation](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ZcashFoundation)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2026, 4:31am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zebra-4-4-1-critical-security-fix/55588 "2026-05-10T04:31:00Z")
We are releasing Zebra 4.4.1 today. This release contains a fix for a consensus-critical security vulnerability, and we strongly encourage all node operators to upgrade immediately. You can update directly to it if you h… --- ## [Zcash Foundation Assumes Stewardship of Core Zcash Community Assets](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-foundation-assumes-stewardship-of-core-zcash-community-assets/55623)
**Author:** [@ZcashFoundation](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ZcashFoundation)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-foundation-assumes-stewardship-of-core-zcash-community-assets/55623 "2026-05-07T14:06:44Z")
As Zcash development has converged around Zebra and the broader infrastructure Zcash Foundation (ZF) maintains, we have officially assumed stewardship of three core community-facing Zcash assets: The Zcash GitHub organ… --- ## [ZF Engineering Update: April 20th – May 3rd, 2026](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zf-engineering-update-april-20th-may-3rd-2026/55618)
**Author:** [@ZcashFoundation](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ZcashFoundation)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zf-engineering-update-april-20th-may-3rd-2026/55618 "2026-05-06T20:33:48Z")
In the past two weeks, we have released Zebra v4.4.1 and FROST v3.0.0. Zebra was shipped with a batch of fixes addressing memory allocation issues during block deserialization, several RPC vulnerabilities, and bugs in th… --- ## [Zcash Foundation Welcomes a New Global Events and Operations Manager](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-foundation-welcomes-a-new-global-events-and-operations-manager/55609)
**Author:** [@ZcashFoundation](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ZcashFoundation)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 6:14pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-foundation-welcomes-a-new-global-events-and-operations-manager/55609 "2026-05-06T18:14:55Z")
We are pleased to welcome Valerie Leisten (@valerie), who joins ZF as our Global Events and Operations Manager. Valerie has more than eight years of experience spanning operations, project management, and stakeholder co… --- ## [Zebra 4.4.0: Critical Security Fixes](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zebra-4-4-0-critical-security-fixes/55576)
**Author:** [@ZcashFoundation](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ZcashFoundation)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 2:04am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zebra-4-4-0-critical-security-fixes/55576 "2026-05-02T02:04:16Z")
We are releasing Zebra 4.4.0 today. This release contains fixes for multiple security vulnerabilities, including several consensus-critical issues, and we strongly encourage all node operators to upgrade immediately. Se… --- ## [Zcash Foundation Welcomes a New Platform Engineer](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-foundation-welcomes-a-new-platform-engineer/55534)
**Author:** [@ZcashFoundation](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ZcashFoundation)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 9:10am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-foundation-welcomes-a-new-platform-engineer/55534 "2026-04-28T09:10:56Z")
We are pleased to welcome Andrés Rodríguez, who joins ZF as a new Platform Engineer (DevOps/SRE). Andrés has more than eight years of experience spanning cloud infrastructure, ERP systems, and platform automation across… --- ## [Shielded Labs: Crosslink Deployment Updates](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/shielded-labs-crosslink-deployment-updates/49706)
**Author:** [@shielded-nate](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/shielded-nate)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2026, 8:43am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/shielded-labs-crosslink-deployment-updates/49706 "2026-04-26T08:43:17Z")
Hi all, A quick update on the past few weeks: We’ve completed a first pass at the scoping definition for the project which describes the high level product goals, rationale, and some trade-offs. Drilling down a level … --- ## [Bending the Bow. ZODL update](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/bending-the-bow-zodl-update/55514)
**Author:** [@joshs](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/joshs)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2026, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/bending-the-bow-zodl-update/55514 "2026-04-25T18:29:31Z")
“Hubert, who, as victor in the first trial of skill, had the right to shoot first, took his aim with great deliberation, long measuring the distance with his eye, while he held in his hand his bended bow, with the ar… --- ## [The Shot. Update from ZODL](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/the-shot-update-from-zodl/55414)
**Author:** [@joshs](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/joshs)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2026, 4:52am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/the-shot-update-from-zodl/55414 "2026-04-25T04:52:16Z")
In the cool of a misty morning, just before dawn, a single shot was heard across the green of Lexington, Massachusetts. With just the pull of a finger against the steel of a musket trigger, America’s Revolutionary War… --- ## [FROST Release v3.0.0](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/frost-release-v3-0-0/55471)
**Author:** [@ZcashFoundation](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ZcashFoundation)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2026, 2:16pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/frost-release-v3-0-0/55471 "2026-04-24T14:16:20Z")
We have just released FROST v3.0.0. You can find frost-core and the ciphersuite crates available on crates.io. This stable release follows v3.0.0-rc.0, which introduced the bulk of the changes in this major version. If y… --- ## [ZF Engineering Update — April 6th - 19th](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zf-engineering-update-april-6th-19th/55433)
**Author:** [@ZcashFoundation](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ZcashFoundation)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zf-engineering-update-april-6th-19th/55433 "2026-04-21T19:30:07Z")
Recent highlights from the engineering team include the Zebra 4.3.1 release, which patches four security vulnerabilities, we did a significant overhaul of how Zebra nodes are deployed on GCP, and some clean up of FROST P… --- ## [Zebra 4.3.1: Critical Security Fixes, Dockerized Mining and CI Hardening](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zebra-4-3-1-critical-security-fixes-dockerized-mining-and-ci-hardening/55389)
**Author:** [@ZcashFoundation](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ZcashFoundation)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 9:54pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zebra-4-3-1-critical-security-fixes-dockerized-mining-and-ci-hardening/55389 "2026-04-17T21:54:07Z")
We are releasing Zebra 4.3.1 today. This release contains fixes for a number of vulnerabilities, and all node operators are strongly encouraged to upgrade immediately. In addition to the security fix, this release intro… --- ## [Thinking Big. ZODL Update](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/thinking-big-zodl-update/55326)
**Author:** [@joshs](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/joshs)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 5:17am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/thinking-big-zodl-update/55326 "2026-04-14T05:17:14Z")
This week, Artemis II splashed down after traveling almost 695k miles around the moon. It was the farthest humans have ever traveled from Earth, over 250k miles from home. Someday, humans will see this as trivial. But… --- ## [ZF Engineering Update – March 23 to April 5, 2026](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zf-engineering-update-march-23-to-april-5-2026/55270)
**Author:** [@ZcashFoundation](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ZcashFoundation)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zf-engineering-update-march-23-to-april-5-2026/55270 "2026-04-07T19:06:44Z")
These last two weeks we dealt with some security reports for Zebra, released Zebra v4.3.0, made several bug fixes across Zebra and FROST and continued to work on infrastructure tooling. We are also preparing for an upcom… --- ## [ZF Launches New Initiative to Champion Privacy-Preserving Humanitarian Aid](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zf-launches-new-initiative-to-champion-privacy-preserving-humanitarian-aid/52026)
**Author:** [@ZcashFoundation](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ZcashFoundation)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2026, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zf-launches-new-initiative-to-champion-privacy-preserving-humanitarian-aid/52026 "2026-04-06T16:14:43Z")
We invite you to read about our new initiative! Zcash Foundation Launches New Initiative to Champion Privacy-Preserving Humanitarian Aid --- ## [Rotation of the signing keys for zcashd, Zallet, and standalone Android binaries for Zodl](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/rotation-of-the-signing-keys-for-zcashd-zallet-and-standalone-android-binaries-for-zodl/55144)
**Author:** [@daira](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/daira)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 10:52am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/rotation-of-the-signing-keys-for-zcashd-zallet-and-standalone-android-binaries-for-zodl/55144 "2026-03-30T10:52:47Z")
A copy of this statement clear-signed with both the old and new keys is available at https://zodl.com/security/key-transition.txt.asc . GPG Key Transition Statement We are transitioning the GPG signing key used to sign… --- ## [Exit the System. ZODL update](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/exit-the-system-zodl-update/55139)
**Author:** [@joshs](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/joshs)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 8:56am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/exit-the-system-zodl-update/55139 "2026-03-30T08:56:50Z")
We published this tweet from our Zodl X account this week. It’s a simple call to action, but in practice, extremely difficult. The digitization of everything has concentrated power into the hands of those who control … --- ## [Zebra 4.3.0: Critical Security Fixes, ZIP-235 Support, and Performance Improvements](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zebra-4-3-0-critical-security-fixes-zip-235-support-and-performance-improvements/55083)
**Author:** [@ZcashFoundation](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ZcashFoundation)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2026, 7:34am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zebra-4-3-0-critical-security-fixes-zip-235-support-and-performance-improvements/55083 "2026-03-29T07:34:15Z")
We have released Zebra 4.3.0. This release contains critical security fixes and all node operators are strongly encouraged to upgrade immediately. In addition to the security patches, this release introduces support for… --- ## [Inevitable. ZODL Update](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/inevitable-zodl-update/55058)
**Author:** [@joshs](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/joshs)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 6:01pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/inevitable-zodl-update/55058 "2026-03-27T18:01:19Z")
We’ve been ramping up our use of AI to gain better insights and accelerate our work at ZODL, including code review and development, roadmap planning, task allocation, bottleneck reduction, and UX reviews. A friend of… --- ## [Engineering Update (March 9th – March 22nd)](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/engineering-update-march-9th-march-22nd/55070)
**Author:** [@ZcashFoundation](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ZcashFoundation)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2026, 11:29am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/engineering-update-march-9th-march-22nd/55070 "2026-03-26T11:29:52Z")
Over the past two weeks we have shipped a new Zebra release, fixed a regtest networking bug that was blocking integration testing, continued steady progress on several long-running protocol features, and picked up new ZI… --- ## [Thank You for Joining Zcomm + Resources & Feedback](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/thank-you-for-joining-zcomm-resources-feedback/55080)
**Author:** [@Danika](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Danika)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2026, 5:52pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/thank-you-for-joining-zcomm-resources-feedback/55080 "2026-03-25T17:52:02Z")
I wanted to personally thank everyone who joined, spoke, moderated, and supported our inaugural Zcomm. This event was created for YOU, the community builders, so we truly appreciate you showing up, participating, and con… --- ## [Announcing the Zcomm 2026 Program and Registration!](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/announcing-the-zcomm-2026-program-and-registration/54895)
**Author:** [@ZcashFoundation](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ZcashFoundation)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/announcing-the-zcomm-2026-program-and-registration/54895 "2026-03-24T20:22:29Z")
We’re thrilled to announce the program and speaker lineup for Zcomm 2026, taking place virtually on Tuesday, March 24th, 2026. This year’s event brings together an inspiring group of community builders, organizers, ed… --- ## [Zebra 4.2.0 Release](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zebra-4-2-0-release/55000)
**Author:** [@ZcashFoundation](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ZcashFoundation)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 11:45am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zebra-4-2-0-release/55000 "2026-03-19T11:45:50Z")
Hi everyone, We are pleased to announce the release of Zebra 4.2.0. Zebra 4.2.0 introduces several key improvements, including expanded RPC functionality, enhanced mempool policy, and greater state querying capabilities… --- ## [Force Multipliers. ZODL Update](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/force-multipliers-zodl-update/54973)
**Author:** [@joshs](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/joshs)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2026, 12:11pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/force-multipliers-zodl-update/54973 "2026-03-17T12:11:03Z")
This last week, we announced that we raised $25M to fund ZODL and get ZEC in the hands of billions of people. This isn’t a normal company raise. A diverse coalition of 19 (to date) smart, skilled, and powerful invest… --- ## [Embracing AI, Protecting Privacy: How Zebra Approaches AI-Assisted Contributions](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/embracing-ai-protecting-privacy-how-zebra-approaches-ai-assisted-contributions/54689)
**Author:** [@ZcashFoundation](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ZcashFoundation)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2026, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/embracing-ai-protecting-privacy-how-zebra-approaches-ai-assisted-contributions/54689 "2026-03-16T15:52:12Z")
AI coding tools are changing how open source software gets built. At Zcash Foundation, we’ve seen this firsthand: AI-assisted contributions have helped us ship features faster, enabled contributors who are new to Rust or… --- ## [Engineering Update (February 23rd - March 8th)](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/engineering-update-february-23rd-march-8th/54936)
**Author:** [@ZcashFoundation](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ZcashFoundation)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2026, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/engineering-update-february-23rd-march-8th/54936 "2026-03-11T19:50:10Z")
Over the past couple of weeks, the team has been focused on ensuring Zebra correctness, improving mining usability, and testing the Z3 stack. We also released new versions of zcash\_script. On the Zebra front, we fixed a… --- ## [The Assist. ZODL Update](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/the-assist-zodl-update/54913)
**Author:** [@joshs](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/joshs)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2026, 1:13am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/the-assist-zodl-update/54913 "2026-03-09T01:13:44Z")
The “Joker,” Nikola Jokić, is a monster 6’11” Serbian basketball player on the Denver Nuggets, my home team. I love watching this guy. He looks like he’s always scratched up, exhausted, and uncomfortable on the court.… --- ## [Zcash meetup when?](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-meetup-when/53801)
**Author:** [@ola\_olu](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ola_olu)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2026, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-meetup-when/53801 "2026-03-07T14:37:48Z")
Does anyone know when the next Zcash meetup is happening (virtual or in-person)? I’m looking to connect with other people building in the ecosystem. If there’s a schedule, calendar, or ongoing conversations around t… [Previous page](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/c/ecosystem-updates/31.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/c/ecosystem-updates/31.md?page=3)