# July 24, 2020 - weekly forum update

**URL:** <https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/july-24-2020-weekly-forum-update/36904>\
**Category:** Weekly Forum Updates\
**Created:** [July 24, 2020, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/july-24-2020-weekly-forum-update/36904 "2020-07-24T17:29:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![elenita](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/elenita/32/14604_2.png) [@elenita](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/elenita)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2020, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/july-24-2020-weekly-forum-update/36904/1 "2020-07-24T17:29:03Z")

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Here are the updates from this week:

- ZecWallet announced full [Viewing Key support](https://twitter.com/zecwallet/status/1286379760495415296?s=20).
- ECC was notified by [Liquid](https://twitter.com/ElectricCoinCo/status/1286079459611705346?s=20) that Zcash along with 28 other coins will be delisted as the exchange applies for a license to operate in Singapore.
- The [Celo Community](https://twitter.com/CeloOrg/status/1285996760167407617?s=20) is considering a [proposal](https://github.com/alchemydc/celo-proposals/blob/master/CGPs/0009.md) to add Zcash to the [Celo Reserve](https://celoreserve.org/).
- ECC is hiring a [Growth / HR Coordinator](https://t.co/J43sqaIQsB?amp=1).

**Mark your calendars,**

- Tues, 7/28 - Zeal call, special guests Henry Valence and Chelsea Komlo from Zcash Foundation, [more details here](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/july-zeal-call-tues-7-28/36875). [Register here](https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wnbYyNCaRzGdDJp9FAoEsg).
- Wed, 7/29 - Moneytalks, hosted by Blockchain Association and Coinbase, Financial Inclusion: It’s Not All About the Benjamins, Andre is speaking, [register here](https://cb-ba-moneytalks-july2020.splashthat.com/). Promo video [here](https://player.vimeo.com/video/438340281).
- Tues, 8/4 - Gardening Club. [Register here](https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYvcuuhpz8pGdY0qOgr1AKPhy4FAofv1Zgi) to attend as an audience or sign up to present a project.

**Community Shout Outs** - Shoutout to @secured2k who contributed useful debug information on the ZecWallet Windows bug. [Here is the issue](https://github.com/zcash/zcash/issues/4620). ZecWallet 0.9.15 was [released](https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zecwallet/releases/tag/v0.9.15) to fix the bug. Let’s hear it for @RicZEC who shared a [Zcash Hip Hop mix](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/i-made-a-zcash-hip-hop-mix/36867) on the forum earlier this week. Also shout out to the [PearlJam fan posting lyrics](https://zecpages.com/board/post/312) on the ZECpages board. 👁 C U.

**This week in privacy,** Rebecca Jennings at Vox presents [the case for and against a US ban on TikTok](https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2020/7/23/21334871/tiktok-ban-us-trump-china?). Mitchell Baker, chair of the Mozilla Foundation, [calls for a better internet](https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/voices/coronavirus-internet-online-hate-learning-surveillance-a9616451.html). EFF releases an impressive [Atlas of Surveillance](https://www.wired.com/story/atlas-of-surveillance-eff-law-enforcement-map/), a searchable, interactive database of police and government surveillance. Speaking of EFF, congratulations to [Tarah Wheeler](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/07/eff-welcomes-cybersecurity-expert-tarah-wheeler-advisory-board) for joining the EFF Advisory Board. Also congrats to EFF for getting such an accomplished board member! EFF also covered [an interesting court case](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/07/appeals-court-decision-fails-protect-privacy-cryptocurrency-exchange-users) regarding “reasonable expectations for privacy” and crypto exchanges. The Dialogue, a think tank in India, writes about [privacy concerns and dating apps](https://inc42.com/resources/the-21st-century-dating-app-revolution-understanding-gender-bias-staying-safe/) in the country. Threats on encryption in the US continue, learn more about [EARNIT](https://mashable.com/article/earn-it-act-threatens-privacy-encryption-section-230/) and [LAED](https://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blog/2020/06/there%E2%80%99s-now-even-worse-anti-encryption-bill-earn-it-doesn%E2%80%99t-make-earn-it-bill-ok) bills working their way through committee.

In crypto news, [Visa is working with Coinbase and Fold](https://usa.visa.com/visa-everywhere/blog/bdp/2020/07/21/advancing-our-approach-1595302085970.html) to advance digital currency. Visa researcher Mahdi Zamani was one of the original authors of the [Flyclient paper](https://eprint.iacr.org/2019/226.pdf). From the ethresearch community, Jaewon Lim and Barry Whitehat propose [Zkopru](https://ethresear.ch/t/zkopru-zk-optimistic-rollup-for-private-transactions/7717), derived from the "Zcash Sapling protocol implemented as an optimistic rollup on Ethereum.” [h/t to Zaki Manian](https://twitter.com/zmanian/status/1284989341790601216?s=20). [Lawmakers focused on cybersecurity over crypto](https://www.coindesk.com/lawmakers-are-calling-on-twitter-to-answer-for-a-hack-that-shook-the-platform-focusing-on-cybersecurity-rather-than-scapegoating-cryptocurrencies) in the recent Twitter hack. Zcash got some positive press on [ethereumworldnews](https://en.ethereumworldnews.com/zcash-zec-is-overtaking-monero-as-the-go-to-privacy-coin-weiss/). That’s it for this week. Have a good weekend y’all.

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**Author:** ![dontbeevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@dontbeevil](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/dontbeevil)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2020, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/july-24-2020-weekly-forum-update/36904/2 "2020-07-24T18:53:21Z")

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> [@elenita](#):
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> [Here is the issue](https://github.com/zcash/zcash/issues/4620) (still unsolved)

Looks like it is resolved now!
