# July 2, 2021 - weekly forum update

**URL:** <https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/july-2-2021-weekly-forum-update/39537>\
**Category:** Weekly Forum Updates\
**Created:** [July 2, 2021, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/july-2-2021-weekly-forum-update/39537 "2021-07-02T18:03:08Z")\
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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 2, 2021, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/july-2-2021-weekly-forum-update/39537/1 "2021-07-02T18:03:09Z")

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Hello Zcashers,

Janie here, stepping in for Elena to deliver your forum update this week.

Here are your Zcash updates:

- Zcash was a [topic of conversation](https://twitter.com/tanvi_ratna/status/1409508482450018310) among central bankers at a Policy 4.0 event this week
- Sean Bowe shared a brief [history of Halo](https://twitter.com/ebfull/status/1409660269152727043)
- You can watch [Zooko’s discussion](https://twitter.com/zooko/status/1409597595467481090) with Aztec co-founder Thomas Walton-Pocock about the power of Zcash and what the future holds
- The[ECC newsletter](https://electriccoin.co/newsletter/electric-coin-company-june-2021-newsletter/) went out. If you’re not on the list, head over to [electriccoin.co](https://electriccoin.co/) to subscribe!
- Z.cash got a facelift[here](https://z.cash/),[here](https://z.cash/wallets/) and[here](https://z.cash/exchanges/). We hope this helps improve the Zcash onboarding experience.

Work full-time in the Zcash ecosystem

- [ECC is hiring](https://electriccoin.co/jobs/)!

DevInf

- Responded and resolved GCP exploit on cloud infrastructure
- Fixed remaining smoke tests bugs causing random failures and removed Sprout logic
- Responded to Tekton load issue
- Completed core-file process audit / research for existing / future production environments
- Gathered metrics for end of June statistics used by growth team

Core - The team is still heads-down working on NU5

- [ZIP 213] Shielded Coinbase
  - Add for\_action method for constructing an OrchardDomain ([link](https://github.com/zcash/orchard/pull/137))
  - Make note encryption OrchardDomain type public ([link](https://github.com/zcash/orchard/pull/138))

- [ZIP 224] Orchard Shielded Protocol
  - Merkle hash chip ([link](https://github.com/zcash/orchard/pull/98))
  - Orchard commitment and nullifier integration & consensus rules ([link](https://github.com/zcash/zcash/pull/5233))
  - Orchard note commitment tree digests ([link](https://github.com/zcash/orchard/pull/122))
  - Sinsemilla Hash gadget ([link](https://github.com/zcash/orchard/pull/67))
  - Add short range check to `lookup_range_check` util ([link](https://github.com/zcash/orchard/pull/132))
  - Introduce `LookupRangeCheckConfig`s for each Sinsemilla advice column ([link](https://github.com/zcash/orchard/pull/133,))
  - Implement Orchard commitment tree logic ([link](https://github.com/zcash/zcash/pull/5233))

- [ZIP 225] Version 5 Transaction Format
  - Add `Bundle<Authorized, _>::dynamic_usage` method ([link](https://github.com/zcash/orchard/pull/128))
  - Include Orchard bundle in transaction dynamic usage ([link](https://github.com/zcash/zcash/pull/5235))
  - Version 5 transaction consensus rules ([link](https://github.com/zcash/zcash/pull/5225))

Wallet

- Shipped iOS update with autoshielding workflows
- Shipped new Android ([1.3.0-beta16](https://github.com/zcash/zcash-android-wallet-sdk/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#version-130-beta16-2021-06-30)) and iOS SDKs ([0.12.0-alpha.6](https://github.com/zcash/ZcashLightClientKit/))
- Delivered wireframes for the navigation of the new ECC Reference Wallet and UA screens
- [Updated Unstoppable](https://github.com/horizontalsystems/unstoppable-wallet-android/pull/3877) Android app to the latest SDK, which paves the way for better t-addr support and autoshielding
- Created LCWG project management [github repo](https://github.com/zcash/lcwg/)

In the news, coin prices are [down](https://www.coindesk.com/indexes), a [new payments law in Ukraine](https://www.coindesk.com/ukraine-puts-cbdc-on-par-with-cash-in-new-payments-law) considers CBDC similar to cash, the number of active [bitcoin addresses are low](https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-active-addresses-lowest-since-2020), and [watered down articles](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/10-best-cryptocurrencies-buy-early-204926412.html) are catering to the crypto-curious middle aged.

Bon week-end!