# Latest **URL:** https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/latest.md?page=4 [Latest](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/categories.md) **Page:** 5 --- ## [Grant Application — VKX Wallet: Native Shielded Zcash Integration & Open-Source React Native Module](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-application-vkx-wallet-native-shielded-zcash-integration-open-source-react-native-module/58090)
**Author:** [@VkxProtocol](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/VkxProtocol)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 1:13pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-application-vkx-wallet-native-shielded-zcash-integration-open-source-react-native-module/58090 "2026-10-14T13:13:29Z")
Hello Zcash community, I have submitted a Zcash Community Grants application to integrate native shielded Zcash support into VKX Wallet, a live self-custodial multichain wallet available on Android and iOS. GitHub appl… --- ## [Grant Application - Zcash Shielded Payments: An English/Korean Research Report](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-application-zcash-shielded-payments-an-english-korean-research-report/58046)
**Author:** [@FPSteve](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/FPSteve)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-application-zcash-shielded-payments-an-english-korean-research-report/58046 "2026-10-14T13:12:11Z")
This is the community discussion for Four Pillars’ submitted Zcash Community Grants application. GitHub application: Grant Application - Zcash Shielded Payments: An English/Korean Research Report · Issue #467 · ZcashCom… --- ## [Grant Application - Fixing & Updating of Zcash Documentation (https://zcash.readthedocs.io/en/master/index.html)](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-application-fixing-updating-of-zcash-documentation-https-zcash-readthedocs-io-en-master-index-html/57965)
**Author:** [@m.f](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/m.f)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 1:11pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-application-fixing-updating-of-zcash-documentation-https-zcash-readthedocs-io-en-master-index-html/57965 "2026-10-14T13:11:53Z")
Summary The current Zcash documentation is outdated and, at certain points, broken. About 60 of the 262 external URLs in the zcash-docs repo are dead; its UX/UI is outdated, and there is currently no agentic documentati… --- ## [Hito Zcash: Stable Firmware, Internal Security Review, and Maintenance](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/hito-zcash-stable-firmware-internal-security-review-and-maintenance/58051)
**Author:** [@hito](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/hito)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 1:11pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/hito-zcash-stable-firmware-internal-security-review-and-maintenance/58051 "2026-10-14T13:11:23Z")
We are requesting $88,000 for four months of Zcash firmware and app development, testing, internal security review, and 12 months of maintenance. Full application Progress and Remaining Work Our first $50,000 grant del… --- ## [Grant Application - Tells: a privacy checkup for Zcash wallets](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-application-tells-a-privacy-checkup-for-zcash-wallets/58025)
**Author:** [@luoy16002-svg](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/luoy16002-svg)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 1:09pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-application-tells-a-privacy-checkup-for-zcash-wallets/58025 "2026-10-14T13:09:37Z")
Hi all, I’m Kai, an independent developer. I just submitted a ZCG application for Tells: Grant Application - Tells: a privacy checkup for Zcash wallets · Issue #462 · ZcashCommunityGrants/zcashcommunitygrants · GitHub T… --- ## [Grant Application: Build Buddies x Zcash — Privacy Education and Community Adoption in Latin America and Asia](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-application-build-buddies-x-zcash-privacy-education-and-community-adoption-in-latin-america-and-asia/58008)
**Author:** [@VoodooKingX](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/VoodooKingX)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 1:08pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-application-build-buddies-x-zcash-privacy-education-and-community-adoption-in-latin-america-and-asia/58008 "2026-10-14T13:08:28Z")
Hello Zcash community, My name is Pablo Vazquez (@VoodooKingX), and I am the Project Lead for Build Buddies, a community-led initiative powered by Meta Pool. We have submitted a Zcash Community Grants application for a… --- ## [Zcash Community Grants Application VaihtoFX: Shielded ZEC On/Off-Ramp via M-Pesa & Airtel Money in Kenya](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-community-grants-application-vaihtofx-shielded-zec-on-off-ramp-via-m-pesa-airtel-money-in-kenya/57939)
**Author:** [@mahdi.abdile](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/mahdi.abdile)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 1:06pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-community-grants-application-vaihtofx-shielded-zec-on-off-ramp-via-m-pesa-airtel-money-in-kenya/57939 "2026-10-14T13:06:21Z")
ZCG Issue #458: Paste-Ready Fields VaihtoFX: Shielded ZEC On/Off-Ramp via M-Pesa & Airtel Money in KenyaApplication Owners (@octocat, @octocat1) @Mahdi-Kintaal, @ByteSurgeonAmos, @sammykisina Organization Name Vaihto F… --- ## [Grant Application: ZKP & Cryptography Course – 4th Edition](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-application-zkp-cryptography-course-4th-edition/57698)
**Author:** [@MarijaMikic](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/MarijaMikic)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 1:04pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-application-zkp-cryptography-course-4th-edition/57698 "2026-10-14T13:04:50Z")
Hi everyone, I would like to share our Zcash Community Grants application for the 4th edition of our ZKP & Cryptography Course, an educational program focused on zero-knowledge proofs and modern cryptography. The cours… --- ## [Grant Application - Zcash Privacy Payment Rail & NFC Programmable Cards](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-application-zcash-privacy-payment-rail-nfc-programmable-cards/57930)
**Author:** [@ONEONUORA](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ONEONUORA)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 1:03pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-application-zcash-privacy-payment-rail-nfc-programmable-cards/57930 "2026-10-14T13:03:53Z")
We’re building ZecPOS Core — an open-source payment rail designed to make shielded ZEC practical for everyday commerce. The idea is simple: a customer should be able to pay a merchant with shielded ZEC, while the mercha… --- ## [ZSwap: A Shielded Atomic Swap Specification for Zcash — Grant Application & Request for Review](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zswap-a-shielded-atomic-swap-specification-for-zcash-grant-application-request-for-review/57884)
**Author:** [@peejay-git](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/peejay-git)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 1:01pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zswap-a-shielded-atomic-swap-specification-for-zcash-grant-application-request-for-review/57884 "2026-10-14T13:01:46Z")
ZSwap: A Shielded Atomic Swap Specification for Zcash — Grant Application & Request for Review Hi all —we’re Stallion Labs, and we’ve submitted a $50,000 Zcash Community Grants application for ZSwap: a formal specificati… --- ## [Grant Application: Zcash Global Community & Marketing Operations](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-application-zcash-global-community-marketing-operations/57860)
**Author:** [@dk\_51](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/dk_51)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 1:00pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-application-zcash-global-community-marketing-operations/57860 "2026-10-14T13:00:55Z")
Hello Zcash community, I have submitted my Zcash Community Grants application and am posting it here for community review and feedback. GitHub Application Grant Application #450 - Zcash Global Community & Marketing Ope… --- ## [Grant Application - Independent Recomputation of the Zcash Supply Ledger, including the NU7 NSM Reserve](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-application-independent-recomputation-of-the-zcash-supply-ledger-including-the-nu7-nsm-reserve/57799)
**Author:** [@robustfengbin](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/robustfengbin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 12:58pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-application-independent-recomputation-of-the-zcash-supply-ledger-including-the-nu7-nsm-reserve/57799 "2026-10-14T12:58:48Z")
Hello everyone — I’m submitting a proposal to Zcash Community Grants for an independent accounting of Zcash’s supply: every value pool, and the new NU7 NSM reserve, recomputed from block data outside any node. Applicatio… --- ## [Grant Application - P2P Cash-to-ZEC Onboarding via Bank CDMs](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-application-p2p-cash-to-zec-onboarding-via-bank-cdms/57741)
**Author:** [@imerkle](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/imerkle)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 12:55pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-application-p2p-cash-to-zec-onboarding-via-bank-cdms/57741 "2026-10-14T12:55:59Z")
Hey Zcash Community, I’ve submitted a grant application to build Z-CDM, a mobile P2P ramp allowing Indian users to convert physical paper cash directly into ZEC using bank Cash Deposit Machines (CDMs) and cardless ATM… --- ## [Zcash Community Grants Meeting Minutes 10/12/2026](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-community-grants-meeting-minutes-10-12-2026/58182)
**Author:** [@ZCG](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ZCG)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 12:54pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-community-grants-meeting-minutes-10-12-2026/58182 "2026-10-14T12:54:55Z")
Grant Dashboard Openzash Zcash Community Grants Committee Google Meet Meeting: October 12, 2026 Attendance: Artkor Zerodartz Paul Hanh Gguy Alex (FPF resource, notetaker) All votes this week were … --- ## [We just did a fully trustless shielded ZEC to EVM atomic swap with no new signing primitives! And yes, it is programmable](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/we-just-did-a-fully-trustless-shielded-zec-to-evm-atomic-swap-with-no-new-signing-primitives-and-yes-it-is-programmable/57827)
**Author:** [@strahncryptography](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/strahncryptography)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 12:30pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/we-just-did-a-fully-trustless-shielded-zec-to-evm-atomic-swap-with-no-new-signing-primitives-and-yes-it-is-programmable/57827 "2026-10-14T12:30:12Z")
Hello everyone! As I might have indicated (non-discreetly) here before, we had been working for several weeks on a new paradigm for trustless cross-chain swaps between Zcash and Ethereum, especially shielded. The main i… --- ## [Shielded to EVM cross-chain programmability while keeping the sender anonymous](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/shielded-to-evm-cross-chain-programmability-while-keeping-the-sender-anonymous/57828)
**Author:** [@strahncryptography](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/strahncryptography)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 8:13am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/shielded-to-evm-cross-chain-programmability-while-keeping-the-sender-anonymous/57828 "2026-10-14T08:13:45Z")
This is a follow-up post to https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/we-just-did-a-fully-trustless-shielded-zec-to-evm-swap-with-no-new-signing-primitives-and-yes-it-is-programmable/57827, we advise you read it first. Cruciall… --- ## [Zcash in BTCTKVR: Forks!](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-in-btctkvr-forks/58052)
**Author:** [@VladC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/VladC)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 7:39am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-in-btctkvr-forks/58052 "2026-10-14T07:39:17Z")
Hi guys! Just wanted to share with you the article that I wrote for the latest BTCTKVR magazine, titled “Forks!” Check it out from page 80, hope you will like it! --- ## [Zcash India 2026](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-india-2026/54762)
**Author:** [@jatinsahijwani](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/jatinsahijwani)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 5:53am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-india-2026/54762 "2026-10-14T05:53:05Z")
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… --- ## [ZocialWorld — An Open-Source Social World for the Zcash Ecosystem](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zocialworld-an-open-source-social-world-for-the-zcash-ecosystem/58033)
**Author:** [@mrnobody](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/mrnobody)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zocialworld-an-open-source-social-world-for-the-zcash-ecosystem/58033 "2026-10-13T19:24:00Z")
ZocialWorld — An Open-Source Social World for the Zcash Ecosystem Hi everyone, I’ve been working on a project called ZocialWorld — an open-source, browser-based social world built around the Zcash ecosystem. The idea i… --- ## [Revised Nym for ZCash Network-level Privacy](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/revised-nym-for-zcash-network-level-privacy/46688)
**Author:** [@harryhalpin](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/harryhalpin)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/revised-nym-for-zcash-network-level-privacy/46688 "2026-10-13T18:49:38Z")
Everyone, after community feedback and request from ZCash to lower grant amount, we have removed wallet support, token support, and security audit by a third-party (that can be done later!) and resubmitted for just the c… --- ## [\[Grant Update\] Zcash Ecosystem Security Lead](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-update-zcash-ecosystem-security-lead/47541)
**Author:** [@Liz315](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Liz315)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 2:21pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-update-zcash-ecosystem-security-lead/47541 "2026-10-13T14:21:26Z")
Hi Zcash community! At the end of March, our team at Least Authority was selected for the role of Zcash Ecosystem Security Lead (more about that RFP). Starting in April, as part of our role, we are doing the following: … --- ## [Grant Application - ZEC Order Pay: shielded ZEC checkout, refunds and creator payouts for service marketplaces](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-application-zec-order-pay-shielded-zec-checkout-refunds-and-creator-payouts-for-service-marketplaces/58168)
**Author:** [@wolkodaww123-ctrl](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/wolkodaww123-ctrl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-application-zec-order-pay-shielded-zec-checkout-refunds-and-creator-payouts-for-service-marketplaces/58168 "2026-10-13T13:49:35Z")
Hi all, I’m Hennadii, the solo developer behind titanhold.app, a small marketplace for AI-made work (images, video, bots, websites), based in Ukraine. I’ve submitted a ZCG application for ZEC Order Pay: an MIT-licensed … --- ## [Funding new Ambassadors and emerging communities](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/funding-new-ambassadors-and-emerging-communities/58063)
**Author:** [@vaspholdings](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/vaspholdings)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 1:00pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/funding-new-ambassadors-and-emerging-communities/58063 "2026-10-13T13:00:36Z")
@Palmar, @Batuhan, your experience organising Zcash community-focused initiatives on the ground is greater than mine. But I hope together we can observe what has worked, and not worked well, in the history of Zcash commu… --- ## [HashSmash proposal: a collision frontier for Orchard's Poseidon instance](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/hashsmash-proposal-a-collision-frontier-for-orchards-poseidon-instance/58163)
**Author:** [@annkkitaaa](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/annkkitaaa)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 11:36am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/hashsmash-proposal-a-collision-frontier-for-orchards-poseidon-instance/58163 "2026-10-13T11:36:10Z")
I put together a proposal for HashSmash, which runs public collision frontiers for hash functions. A collision frontier tracks how close anyone has gotten to finding two different inputs that hash to the same output, aga… --- ## [Documentary: Zcash, from Zidelined to Zillions](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/documentary-zcash-from-zidelined-to-zillions/57926)
**Author:** [@VladC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/VladC)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 10:42am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/documentary-zcash-from-zidelined-to-zillions/57926 "2026-10-13T10:42:45Z")
Hello! Over the last 2 years, I’ve had the pleasure to interview some of the brightest minds in Zcash. From my point of view as a podcaster, it’s been amazing to witness how this project that most people considered dead… --- ## [NozyWallet Development Roadmap](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/nozywallet-development-roadmap/53745)
**Author:** [@Lowo88](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Lowo88)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 9:00am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/nozywallet-development-roadmap/53745 "2026-10-13T09:00:19Z")
A Privacy-First Zcash Wallet Journey Status: Development in progress The Beginning Of The Problem We Set Out to Solve September 4 the day I realize the Zcash community was facing a critical privacy challenge: transpar… --- ## [FROST 2-of-3 between a user's own devices for shielded ZEC (Ironwood)](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/frost-2-of-3-between-a-users-own-devices-for-shielded-zec-ironwood/58164)
**Author:** [@Khadim](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Khadim)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/frost-2-of-3-between-a-users-own-devices-for-shielded-zec-ironwood/58164 "2026-10-12T21:19:09Z")
Hi Zcash community, I’m Khadim, a solo developer working on OpenPGP Wallet, a non-custodial multi-chain wallet (Rust/Tauri). I’ve written a design for threshold signing of shielded ZEC in the Ironwood pool, and I’d like… --- ## [Grant Application - 0xramp: ZEC payments and wallet integrations (revision of #408)](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-application-0xramp-zec-payments-and-wallet-integrations-revision-of-408/57892)
**Author:** [@vinibarbosa](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/vinibarbosa)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-application-0xramp-zec-payments-and-wallet-integrations-revision-of-408/57892 "2026-10-12T20:50:16Z")
Michael and I have filed a revised ZCG application for 0xramp. #408 (August 31) asked for $206,000 over twelve months and was declined. This filing is $45,000 over 16 weeks, two part-time founders, no hires, category i… --- ## [Epoch: Future-Proof Cryptography for Zcash](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/epoch-future-proof-cryptography-for-zcash/57955)
**Author:** [@aquietinvestor](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/aquietinvestor)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/epoch-future-proof-cryptography-for-zcash/57955 "2026-10-12T19:08:10Z")
Shielded Labs is excited to announce Epoch, a new research and engineering project to future-proof Zcash against emerging threats from quantum computing, increasingly capable AI, sophisticated hackers, and adversarial… --- ## [New users are unable to create new topics](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/new-users-are-unable-to-create-new-topics/46658)
**Author:** [@Dodger](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Dodger)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 12:07pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/new-users-are-unable-to-create-new-topics/46658 "2026-09-08T12:07:25Z")
Last November, we made some changes to make scammers’ lives more difficult. One of the side effects is that new users are unable to create new topics until they have participated in the forums for a while. For new users… [Previous page](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/latest.md?page=3) [Next page](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/latest.md?page=5)