# July 16, 2021 - weekly forum update

**URL:** <https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/july-16-2021-weekly-forum-update/39633>\
**Category:** Weekly Forum Updates\
**Created:** [July 16, 2021, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/july-16-2021-weekly-forum-update/39633 "2021-07-16T19:27:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![janie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/46a35a/32.png) [@janie](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/janie)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2021, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/july-16-2021-weekly-forum-update/39633/1 "2021-07-16T19:27:37Z")

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Hello Zcash community folks! Here’s your mid-July update.

Miscellaneous: a bug[was discovered](https://electriccoin.co/blog/privacy-leak-bug-discovered-in-nighthawk-and-ecc-wallets/) (and fixed) in the iOS versions of Nighthawk and ECC Reference Wallet code, you can check out the [ZOMG whitepaper](https://twitter.com/88crypt/status/1413736397802905608) published last month, [autoshielding is live](https://twitter.com/NighthawkWallet/status/1415350637525602314) on Android with NightHawk, and [Flexa is partnering with InComm Payments](https://twitter.com/FlexaHQ/status/1412777679686864898) to widen the scope of retailers accepting Zcash payments via Flexa.

Work full-time in the Zcash ecosystem

We’re hiring here at ECC. Check out our open roles and apply on [our careers page](https://electriccoin.co/jobs/). The Zcash Foundation is [also hiring](https://www.zfnd.org/blog/comms-and-ecosystem-relations-manager/)!

DevInf

- Working on interviewing candidates for [open positions](https://electriccoin.co/jobs/)
- Updated infrastructure components

Core

- Final [Zero Knowledge Changes](https://github.com/zcash/halo2/pull/316) merged!!!
- Merged [fixed and variable-base scalar multiplication](https://github.com/zcash/orchard/pull/111) support in the ECC chip!!!
- Very close to finalizing all circuit code!
- Made numerous spec and ZIP updates
- Great [PR review](https://github.com/zcash/zcash/pull/5065) submitted by community members Zancas and Gygaxis
  - Bitcoin 0.12 Merkle tree PRs

Wallet

- Shipped autoshielding for testnet and mainnet on iOS
- Continuing to collaborate with Unstoppable to enable z-\>t
- Facilitated [Nighthawk](https://nighthawkwallet.com/) shipping significant Android and iOS [updates](https://nighthawkwallet.com/changelog/)
- Executed the “[Responsible Disclosure](https://github.com/zcash/ZcashLightClientKit/blob/master/responsible_disclosure.md)” process in support of iOS bug

In the news: the US Presidential Advisory Group is [chatting stablecoins](https://www.coindesk.com/us-presidential-advisory-group-to-discuss-stablecoins), tensions are high in Cuba and some residents are [turning to cryptocurrencies](https://www.coindesk.com/cuba-protests-bitcoin-donations), and is [crypto chatter quieting down](https://www.coindesk.com/google-searches-for-bitcoin-price-reach-7-month-low) at everyone’s family dinner tables?

Bon week-end!

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**Author:** ![Autotunafish](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/autotunafish/32/7827_2.png) [@Autotunafish](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Autotunafish)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2021, 5:17am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/july-16-2021-weekly-forum-update/39633/2 "2021-07-17T05:17:35Z")

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[![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/original/3X/0/9/093673d2493414c1d254fac763ecdc2811f7ab0b.jpeg "Zcash Gardening Club - July 2021") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9MOFy7Rt9I)