# \[Protocol Study Series\] 12-session guided reading of the Zcash Protocol Specification, starting April 21

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**Created:** [April 14, 2026, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/protocol-study-series-12-session-guided-reading-of-the-zcash-protocol-specification-starting-april-21/55350 "2026-04-14T19:18:29Z")\
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Session 2 (Addresses, Keys, and the Privacy Onion) is complete, and we’re back on schedule. Thanks to everyone who showed up live and to @ZcashBrazil for the recording.

[![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/original/3X/4/8/48cbceb66d0be5da2ffb1af7d369dec087777545.jpeg "Protocol Study #2: Addresses, Keys, and the Privacy Onion | Engineering #9") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6V-NhTWE3Q)

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**Next up:** Notes, Commitments, and Nullifiers (spec §3.2, §3.8, §3.9)

 ![Artboard 11](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/original/3X/a/c/ac6c6dc802ba452ca99bc33009e4ae8222468192.png)

Session 3 covers the lifecycle of how a note is born (commitment), recorded (Merkle path), and spent (nullifier).

**When:** Tuesday May 19, 11 AM ET  
Note that this breaks our typical two-week cadence to recover the original biweekly calendar. We will resume biweekly after this session.

**RSVP:** [Protocol Study #3: Notes, Commitments, and Nullifiers · Luma](https://luma.com/n4w8scrh)  
**PDF:** [https://zips.z.cash/protocol/protocol.pdf](https://zips.z.cash/protocol/protocol.pdf), starting at §3.2.  
**Where:** [Zcash](https://discord.gg/zcash)

Live on the Zcash Discord stage. Recorded by @ZcashBrazil.

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