# Zcash Foundation **URL:** https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/c/ecosystem-updates/foundation/21.md?page=1 [Latest](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/categories.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [⌛ ZCAP Members: Only a Few Days Left to Vote in the ZCG June 2026 Election](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcap-members-only-a-few-days-left-to-vote-in-the-zcg-june-2026-election/56409)
**Author:** [@ZcashFoundation](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ZcashFoundation)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2026, 1:24pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcap-members-only-a-few-days-left-to-vote-in-the-zcg-june-2026-election/56409 "2026-06-26T13:24:29Z")
ZCAP Members, please cast your ballot if you haven’t done so already! These are the final days to vote in the ZCG June 2026 election. Voting closes Monday, June 29th at 20:00 UTC. How to vote: Check your inbox for an em… --- ## [Expanding Zcash Network Infrastructure: New DNS Seeders Launched in the United States and Europe](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/expanding-zcash-network-infrastructure-new-dns-seeders-launched-in-the-united-states-and-europe/54256)
**Author:** [@ZcashFoundation](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ZcashFoundation)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2026, 7:25pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/expanding-zcash-network-infrastructure-new-dns-seeders-launched-in-the-united-states-and-europe/54256 "2026-06-22T19:25:13Z")
When you open a Zcash wallet or start a Zcash node for the first time, it needs to locate and connect to other computers on the network. This is where DNS seeders come in. They are like a phonebook for the Zcash network;… --- ## [⏰ ZCAP Members: One Week Left to Vote in the ZCG June 2026 Election](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcap-members-one-week-left-to-vote-in-the-zcg-june-2026-election/56320)
**Author:** [@ZcashFoundation](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ZcashFoundation)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2026, 1:50pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcap-members-one-week-left-to-vote-in-the-zcg-june-2026-election/56320 "2026-06-22T13:50:14Z")
ZCAP members, the vote is open and you have one week left to cast your ballot. Voting closes Monday, June 29th at 20:00 UTC. Don’t let your voice go unheard in one of the most consequential ZCG elections yet. Two seats … --- ## [Zebra 5.2.0: Wider Rollback Window](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zebra-5-2-0-wider-rollback-window/56279)
**Author:** [@ZcashFoundation](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ZcashFoundation)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zebra-5-2-0-wider-rollback-window/56279 "2026-06-19T16:23:15Z")
We have recently released Zebra 5.2.0. This release ships a robustness improvement that was merged to main after the 5.1.1 maintenance release: a significantly wider local rollback window to defend against consensus spli… --- ## [Arborist Call Announcement](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/arborist-call-announcement/56272)
**Author:** [@ZcashFoundation](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ZcashFoundation)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2026, 12:49pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/arborist-call-announcement/56272 "2026-06-19T12:49:07Z")
After discussing with ecosystem partners, we’re making a change to the Arborist Call schedule. Going forward, all Arborist Calls will now take place at 15:00 UTC. The calls will continue on the same bi-weekly schedule a… --- ## [ZF Engineering Update — June 1–14, 2026](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zf-engineering-update-june-1-14-2026/56249)
**Author:** [@ZcashFoundation](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ZcashFoundation)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2026, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zf-engineering-update-june-1-14-2026/56249 "2026-06-16T16:48:11Z")
This was a busy two weeks. A soundness bug in the Orchard circuit was discovered and resolved through a coordinated network upgrade. Alongside that, we landed a fix for a sync stall affecting initial block download, ship… --- ## [Zebra 5.1.0 Release](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zebra-5-1-0-release/56152)
**Author:** [@ZcashFoundation](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ZcashFoundation)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zebra-5-1-0-release/56152 "2026-06-11T17:28:03Z")
Zebra 5.1.0: Sync Stall Fix and Extended Peer Diagnostics We are releasing Zebra 5.1.0 today. This release resolves a long-standing genesis-to-tip sync stall that could leave nodes stuck mid-sync, raises the minimum netw… --- ## [ZCAP Poll Now Open: ZCG Election - June 2026](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcap-poll-now-open-zcg-election-june-2026/56156)
**Author:** [@ZcashFoundation](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ZcashFoundation)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2026, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcap-poll-now-open-zcg-election-june-2026/56156 "2026-06-11T17:18:47Z")
Today, we opened a SIV poll of the Zcash Community Advisory Panel (ZCAP), which will run until Monday, June 29th, 20:00 UTC. The purpose of this poll is to fill two seats on the Zcash Community Grants committee (ZCG). E… --- ## [ZF Engineering Update — May 18–31, 2026](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zf-engineering-update-may-18-31-2026/55965)
**Author:** [@ZcashFoundation](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ZcashFoundation)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2026, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zf-engineering-update-may-18-31-2026/55965 "2026-06-04T13:42:55Z")
Over the past two weeks we shipped two Zebra releases, Zebra v4.5.0 and a follow-up patch v4.5.1, fixed a handful of CI and infrastructure issues, and shipped two releases addressing multiple security vulnerabilities rep… --- ## [Zebra 4.5.3 and 5.0.0: Emergency Soft Fork and NU6.2 Activation](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zebra-4-5-3-and-5-0-0-emergency-soft-fork-and-nu6-2-activation/55981)
**Author:** [@ZcashFoundation](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ZcashFoundation)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2026, 10:55am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zebra-4-5-3-and-5-0-0-emergency-soft-fork-and-nu6-2-activation/55981 "2026-06-03T10:55:47Z")
We have recently released Zebra 4.5.3 and Zebra 5.0.0. These two releases work together to address a critical bug in the Orchard Action circuit: 4.5.3 implemented an emergency soft fork that temporarily disabled Orchard … --- ## [Expanding the June 2026 Zcash Community Advisory Panel](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/expanding-the-june-2026-zcash-community-advisory-panel/55963)
**Author:** [@ZcashFoundation](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ZcashFoundation)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2026, 3:46pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/expanding-the-june-2026-zcash-community-advisory-panel/55963 "2026-06-02T15:46:11Z")
The Zcash Community Advisory Panel (ZCAP) is a group of community members that provides feedback and input on important topics related to Zcash. ZCAP members elect the community-selected members of the Zcash Community Gr… --- ## [Zebra 4.5.1: Security Fixes](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zebra-4-5-1-security-fixes/55920)
**Author:** [@ZcashFoundation](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ZcashFoundation)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2026, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zebra-4-5-1-security-fixes/55920 "2026-05-31T18:16:51Z")
Zebra 4.5.1: Security Fixes We are releasing Zebra 4.5.1 today. This release contains a fix for a consensus-critical security vulnerability, and we strongly encourage all node operators to upgrade immediately. Note that… --- ## [Zebra 4.5.0 Release](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zebra-4-5-0-release/55912)
**Author:** [@ZcashFoundation](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ZcashFoundation)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2026, 10:08pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zebra-4-5-0-release/55912 "2026-05-29T22:08:59Z")
Zebra 4.5.0: Security Fixes We are releasing Zebra 4.5.0 today. This release contains fixes for multiple security vulnerabilities, including one consensus-critical issue, and we strongly encourage all node operators to u… --- ## [ZF Engineering Update — May 4th – May 17th, 2026](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zf-engineering-update-may-4th-may-17th-2026/55749)
**Author:** [@ZcashFoundation](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ZcashFoundation)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2026, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zf-engineering-update-may-4th-may-17th-2026/55749 "2026-05-20T13:40:35Z")
These last 2 weeks were mainly spent at the Dev Summit in Rome, as well as participating in conferences in the area. These include zkSummit, zkProofs, and EuroCrypt. At the moment, we have two pieces of engineering work… --- ## [Zcash Foundation Q1 2026 Report](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-foundation-q1-2026-report/55732)
**Author:** [@ZcashFoundation](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ZcashFoundation)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 1:50pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-foundation-q1-2026-report/55732 "2026-05-19T13:50:50Z")
The Zcash Foundation is committed to transparency and openness with the Zcash community and our other stakeholders. Today, we are releasing our Q1 2026 report, which provides an overview of the work undertaken by our … --- ## [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… --- ## [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… --- ## [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… --- ## [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 --- ## [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… --- ## [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… [Previous page](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/c/ecosystem-updates/foundation/21.md) [Next page](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/c/ecosystem-updates/foundation/21.md?page=2)