Best way to accept $ZEC as a payment method

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Here is chat from an X discussion in which Nym Project developers are interested in a solution for adding ZECs. I suggested several options, but all of them are not suitable for one reason or another:

Alexis Roussel:

  • we are looking at the best way to accept $ZEC as a payment method. Is there a BTCpayServer plugin or another self hosted service that manages invoices in Zcash?

  • @ZGoCashApp?

  • We are looking for a fully selfhosted service.

  • Then please check @NOWPayments_io
    I’m not sure if that’s what’s needed, but maybe:
    Anonymous eCommerce with Zcash | NOWPayments

  • Thanks. No again this is a service maintain by a 3rd party.
    Maybe there is a simple transaction watcher script that we can use to build our own custom tool?

I had no idea previously that such a problem existed. This gap needs to be addressed as soon as possible, but maybe someone knows of alternative solutions or fast options to accomplish the goal?

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ZGo Migration to Zebra - Grant Application
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@1337bytes @hanh Hello!

Can we get back to the topic of making BTCPay work again for Zcash?

Monero has already updated their plugin: GitHub - btcpayserver/btcpayserver-monero-plugin: This plugin extends BTCPay Server to enable users to receive payments via Monero.

This instruction is still relevant:

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Hi!

I have a hacked together version of BTCPayServer 2.0 working locally. Am currently working on backporting my local patches to btcpayserver-zcash-plugin and seeing if I can get it working in advance of the upcoming 2.1 release, where Zcash support will be removed from core and be installable via the plugin.

I found the cause of a bug when returning diversified addresses in zcash-walletd and fixed it with hanh’s help: Fix next diversified address by macintoshhelper · Pull Request #10 · hhanh00/zcash-walletd · GitHub . Old BTCPayServer versions should work with this fix. I published a fork to Docker: 1337bytes/zcash-walletd.

Once sapling addresses are working, we can start a conversation around Orchard/UA support and trying to increase merchant support. I am working on an online store application where I plan to accept ZEC via BTCPayServer as a merchant.

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The Zenith RPC is available if they want to self-host Zebra. They can monitor the wallet transactions from any app that can make HTTP requests and process JSON.

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If they want it, they will find a way. :shield:

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That’s debatable. The strategy of arrogant relationships does not lead to success. We need to have a healthy partnership with all stakeholders. If something is in our power to fix, then it is necessary to remove obstacles.

It was the first time I saw real interest in this module, and we discussed it earlier in a neighboring thread, but it seemed that there was no interest at all and there was no need to waste resources on it. With the advent of interest, the plot changes.

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imo its more like

if they cant find a way to integrate ZEC payments easy and relatively fast in a way that fits them - they just wont bother to do it at all

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Solutions exists and more are on route from what I can see :eyes:

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thanks for pushing for this after our question on X. happy to test this. Is there an install instruction set somewhere?

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Thanks for the offer! Not yet. I would wait until the release of BTCPayServer 2.1 and a working/tested version of btcpayserver-zcash-plugin. I have a work in progress PR up: BTCPayServer 2.0 fixes by macintoshhelper · Pull Request #1 · btcpayserver/btcpayserver-zcash-plugin · GitHub . However it still needs some work and doesn’t yet work in a 2.0.7 Docker environment. Once it is working I will write up some documentation and work on integrating it into the Docker Compose fragments setup process.

1.x should work in theory if you modify this docker-compose setup: zcash-btcpay/docker-compose.yml at main · hhanh00/zcash-btcpay · GitHub . However, I’m not confident yet on the migration path towards 2.x, it’ll need some support/testing.

- image: hhanh00/btcp
+ image: btcpayserver/btcpayserver:1.13.7-altcoins

- image: hhanh00/zcash-walletd
+ image: 1337bytes/zcash-walletd:v0.0.1

-   - "wallet_datadir:/data"
+   - "./wallet_datadir:/data"
+   - "./walletd/Rocket.toml:/root/Rocket.toml"

./walletd/Rocket.toml

[global]
db_path = "zec-wallet-test.db"
confirmations = 5
lwd_url = "https://zec.rocks:443"
notify_tx_url = "http://btcp:9000/zcashlikedaemoncallback/tx?cryptoCode=zec&hash="
poll_interval = 60
regtest = false

[debug]
address = "127.0.0.1"

[release]
address = "0.0.0.0"

I also found that I need these custom rate rules (namely ZEC_USD):

ZEC_X = ZEC_BTC * BTC_X
ZEC_BTC = kraken(ZEC_BTC)
ZEC_USD = kraken(ZEC_USD)
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Upgrade BTCPayServer Zcash Plugin for 2.1
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Thanks we will wait for BtcPayServer 2.1 and your plugin. looks promising.
Will it support shielded addresses?

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Apologies for the delayed reply. Have been working on and submitted a grant application for the 2.1 plugin upgrade: Upgrade BTCPayServer Zcash Plugin for 2.1

Yes, initially Sapling shielded addresses will be supported. Orchard and UA should be supported pending an upgrade of zcash-walletd, which can either be worked on in parallel or after the release of the plugin for 2.1, @hanh had offered to handle this as part of a grant application. Should be a seamless upgrade once it is ready.

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Hello everyone!

Friends, ZEC is ideal for payments right now - and we all know that. It is payments that increase the usefulness of the blockchain and contribute to the growth of the user base on the network.

Now that, thanks to the efforts of ECC, the community has a wallet that has a great UX and a well-promoted brand to attract new users, when the price has long-term (I really want to believe it) broken out of an area where we were all uncomfortable, when we finally have BTCPay Plugin, which accepts Orchard payments - it’s time to think about how we can attract more merchants.

The simplest thing I could come up with was to post public calls on Twitter and write directly to store administrators.

Like this:

https://x.com/ruZCASH/status/1978885308440588526

Under ideal market conditions, their motivation to add ZEC as payment should be focused on expanding their customer base. Probably. Principled refusal positions are also possible, as you know - “I am a Bitcoin maxi” or “I am a Monero maxi” and therefore I don’t want to add you. But I think increasing revenue is an incentive that should encourage the adoption of ZEC as a payment method.

And most importantly, it no longer requires any complex things and can be deployed in literally 20 minutes.

If you have the opportunity and desire to participate in this mission to expand the capabilities of Zcash for the community, then you can use this post ZCG - Orchard / Unified Address Support in the Zcash Plugin for BTCPayServer | Zcash Community Grants

And also this public instruction: BTCPayServer Zcash Plugin

Unfortunately, there are some temporary problems with displaying this information on the ZecHub page.

Also in our plans with @1337bytes is a redesign of the PayWithZcash website, where there will be instructions in different languages and an updated list of all merchants.

But we can all start notifying merchants using BTCPayServer today about the possibility of adding ZEC to this list:

Merchants, projects and organizations using BTCPay Server

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i think this site is a small redesign already managed by Zechub (contributor?) https://paywithz.cash/
maybe there could be some collaboration with additional features there

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Yes. I think there should be a basic plugin setup guide, and of course, the merchant list needs to be updated.

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Looks like paywithzcash. com went down sometime over the Christmas Holiday. Will it be back anytime soon?

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This domain needs to be transferred and redirected to https://paywithz.cash

paywithzcash.com points to the old website for which it seems the hosting finally expired. I am working on a separate revamped version of the site that includes a physical merchant map.

If paywithzcash is opened up to open-source contributions, I could contribute upstream. https://github.com/ZecHub/paywithzcash/

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Site hosted by @speedfox GitHub - amochuko/pay-with-zcash: Pay with Zcash is a platform that lets users discover stores and businesses that accept Zcash as a payment method, making it simple to use cryptocurrency for everyday transactions and support businesses embracing digital currencies.

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Yes, the hosting on paywithzcash. com expired. It was just a backup for Zechub to reference and get paywithz. cash correct.