# Zcash Backwards Compatibility with Bitcoin projects?

**URL:** <https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-backwards-compatibility-with-bitcoin-projects/1171>\
**Category:** Education\
**Created:** [August 10, 2016, 10:11pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-backwards-compatibility-with-bitcoin-projects/1171 "2016-08-10T22:11:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![kstinson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/35a633/32.png) [@kstinson](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/kstinson)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 10:11pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-backwards-compatibility-with-bitcoin-projects/1171/1 "2016-08-10T22:11:57Z")

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Hello

I recently watched the Epicenter Bitcoin Podcast interview with Zooko

[![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/original/3X/7/4/74510b03b123a934b5f4ab96aa9ae1067bfcb953.jpeg "EB122 – Zooko Wilcox: Zcash - An Open Financial System With Privacy") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7CMU5OMEgE)

Zooko mentions Zcash having backwards compatibility with Bitcoin projects, at 46:10-46:38

I’m wondering if there’s more information about this?

I’m particularly curious, if DASH coin (which I believe is based of Bitcoin) would be interoperable with this backward compatibility with Zcash that Zooko spoke about in the video above.

Thanks  
K