# Announcing Ycash, The First "Friendly Fork" of the Zcash Blockchain

**URL:** <https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/announcing-ycash-the-first-friendly-fork-of-the-zcash-blockchain/33162>\
**Category:** Community Collaborations\
**Created:** [April 11, 2019, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/announcing-ycash-the-first-friendly-fork-of-the-zcash-blockchain/33162 "2019-04-11T14:42:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![hloo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/hloo/32/4096_2.png) [@hloo](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/hloo)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2019, 6:19am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/announcing-ycash-the-first-friendly-fork-of-the-zcash-blockchain/33162/468 "2019-11-29T06:19:35Z")

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> **[Getting Started With YecLite](https://medium.com/ycash/getting-started-with-yeclite-a9880896a503)**
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> Backing up your wallet, receiving YEC, and sending YEC to a shielded address

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