We are thrilled to announce that we have achieved our 8 milestone 2024.
Milestone 8 - estimated completion date: 08/31/2024
Highlights:
- X (Twitter) account growth is approximately 24% this month.
- Introducing a new proposal and project called Zcash shielded window: Zcash shielded window
- Zcash Transactions Chart: A partnership with ZecHub to develop a configurable chart summarizing Zcash-shielded transactions, with spam filtering options.
- Dizzy Support: Progress was made in porting Dizzy’s backend to zingolib, but further testing is needed. ZecFaucet is currently using zingolib.
- ZecFaucet: Integrated with zingolib-wrapper.
- Zcash Forum <> Discord Bridge: ZKAV Club returned to its original Discord server, and a bridge was created with Zcash Global.
- ZcashMetro: Bug fixes and a new feature to display transaction types with a shield symbol were implemented.
- Community Engagement: Onboarding new members after the Blockchain Rio event, moderating the Zcash Brazil server, and forming partnerships focused on privacy. The server rewards cost $40-$60 per month.
- Zcine Zcash Media + Quiz: Educational events produced by Iogy and the author, including quizzes on privacy topics.
- Mini Workshop on Multi-Asset Wallets: A workshop presented by Iogy and the author, available on YouTube.
- Rio Innovation Week: Participation in a major tech event in Rio, where Zcash and privacy were discussed with the Web 2.0 market.
- The August 2024 Design Team Report for iogy/Mine details a month of active social media engagement focused on privacy, surveillance capitalism, and the Zcash community. The team used X, Instagram, YouTube, and Substack to share content, promote discussions, and engage the audience with visually appealing campaigns.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Zcine Poster - Surveillance capitalism is a big problem. Can Web 3 stop it?
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Zcine Poster - Politicians Agree on Privacy. Why Can’t They Do Anything? - Privacy Dilemmas
WeeklyCall#25
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Zcash Brasil on Instagram: "WeeklyCall #25 | $ZEC Nossa Call tem como objetivo reunir e informar a comunidade sobre as notícias mais importantes do ecossistema. Data: 08/08/2024 Horário: 19h Sala: 🌍╏Zcash Brazil Evento:DISCORD"
WeeklyCall#26
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WeeklyCall#27
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Zcash Brasil on Instagram: "WeeklyCall #27 | 🛡️ Participe da nossa Call que tem como objetivo reunir e informar a comunidade sobre as notícias mais importantes do ecossistema. Essa quinta! Data: 22/08/2024 Horário: 19h Sala: 🌍╏#Zcash Brazil - DISCORD"
Substack banners
Weekly Call #27 📞 - by Zcash Brasil - Zcash’s Substack
WeeklyCall#28
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Zcash Brasil on Instagram: "WeeklyCall #28 | 🛡️ Participe da nossa Call que tem como objetivo reunir e informar a comunidade sobre as notícias mais importantes do ecossistema. Essa quinta! Data: 29/08/2024 Horário: 19h Sala: 🌎 | Zcash Brazil Evento: DISCORD"
Halving Block Reward Post
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Zcash Brasil on Instagram: "Preparados para o novo halving do protocolo #Zcash? Em novembro/24 acontecerá o segundo halving da Zcash, mas o que isso significa? - A recompensa em $ZEC dos blocos cairá pela metade, conforme informações acima. - O poder computacional e a dificuldade na mineração aumentará, causando menor pressão no mercado. - Escassez do ativo."
Privacy - Vitali k’s cow meme
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Zepe wif horns zullish (named by @zerodartz) - Vitalik’s cow meme
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Zcash Metro Video Post
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Substack Article Banner - Final Result of Zcash Dev Fund
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Resultado Final do Fundo de Desenvolvimento Zcash
Zcash Brasil on Instagram: "Resultado Final do Dev Fund. Comunidade #Zcash se Reuniu para Encontrar Consenso sobre um Novo Fundo de Desenvolvimento que será de 1 ano.💛"
Substack Article Banner - Zcash Foundation - Engineering Updates - (16/07 - 29-07)
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Zcash Brasil | Substack
Substack Article Banner - Zcash Foundation - Engineering Updates - (30/07 - 12/08)
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Zcash Foundation - Update de Engenharia Sprint 16 (30/7 - 12/08)
Substack Article Banner - Arborist call #83
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Zcash Brasil | Substack
Substack Aticle Banner - Zcash Venceu!
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Zcash Está Vencendo! - by Zcash Brasil - Zcash’s Substack
Mini Workshop Banner - Multi Assets Wallets
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Zpaces Banner - @Guiribabrb and @Aamandita - The End of Privacy on the Modern Era of DAOS
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Zcash Brasil on Instagram: "🔥 Mais um #Zpaces quentíssimo! 🔥 🛡️Nesta quinta-feira dia 15 às 20h, teremos como convidado @guiribabrb e a nossa querida @aamandita_ para bater um papo imperdível sobre: O Fim da Privacidade na Era Moderna das DAOs -> (Twitter Spaces). 📅Save the Date: 15/08/2024 🕗 Horário: 20h"
Zingo Update 1.4.3 Banner
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Ripio Transparent Zec Banner
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ZECHUB Design Sub DAO - Zashi Wallet 70’s Style Inspired Banner
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POAPS
#25
https://drops.poap.xyz/drop/176773/detail?page=1
#27
https://drops.poap.xyz/drop/177264/detail?page=1
#28
https://drops.poap.xyz/drop/177490/detail?page=1
Mini-Workshop3
https://drops.poap.xyz/drop/176958/detail?page=1
Zpaces - Guiriba
https://drops.poap.xyz/drop/177022/detail?page=1
Youtube
WEEKLYCALL #23 - Zooko Renúncia Posição no Conselho
https://youtu.be/Gzfh0Et5CN4
WEEKLY CALL #24 - Zcash Brasil no Blockchain Rio
WEEKLY CALL #25 - Zcash Governance Bloc (Ziploc)
Mini Workshop 4 - Carteiras de Multi Ativos
Governança Zcash - Nathan Wilcox LEGENDADO
https://youtu.be/QeCH1rp0kz4
Integração NYM x Zcash - WEEKLYCALL #27
https://youtu.be/Tz3rFWEb3YI
AI Generated Images
James Katz dev Report: Zcash Brazil - August 2024
Many services maintained by James Katz depend on VPC hosting and API keys.
All of these service payments are up to date. Currently, these services are:
- 4 Amazon AWS / LightSail instances
- OpenAI API key
Good progress was made porting Dizzy’s backend to use zingolib. But we still need some time to see how mature zingolib is. Currently, ZecFaucet is using zingolib, there were a few problems that need to be solved before continuing porting Dizzy.
ZecFaucet is using the zingolib-wrapper.
ZKAV Club moved back to its original Discord server and a bridge between ZKAV Club <> Zcash Global was created.
ZcashMetro had many bug fixes.
A new feature was introduced that displays transaction types by displaying a shield alongside each transaction.
The source space was made available on the Zcash Community Forum.
This month James is working in a partnership with ZecHub to create a graphical chart displaying Zcash Shielded transaction summary. The chart will be configurable to display Sapling and Orchard transactions, will have the option to filter spam, and will be able to plot various types of charts.
See examples: (prototype, data will be double-checked)
In this example, we can see monthly reports of transactions by pool, filtered and not filtered. (each bar represents a month’s worth of transactions)
In this example, we can see the cumulative number of transactions by type. What I like about this chart is that we can see how Sapling would grow linearly if it weren’t for the spam. This chart was created using weekly transaction numbers.
Vito PR report, Vito is also helping zechub on media socials.
We started the month by taking the lead on the latest Dev Fund call to talk about this new development fund, answering questions hosted by the official Zcash X/Twitter account.
Thanks to Tatyana, Dan, Chris Tomeo, Nuttycom & Jason Mcgee for hosting.
On the same day, we had our first Weekly Call (24) of the month + Blockchain RiO.
Topics
- ECC - New Roadmap
- ECC Updates - Out of Eden
- ZCG - Meeting Minutes
- Dev Fund - Final Result
- Zcash x Ledger - Updates
- Zcash Brasil at Blockchain Rio
- Substack
- Free2Z
- Odysee
- Youtube
- Discord Announcement
- Discord Post
Weekly Call #25
Main Topics
- Zcash Governance Bloc (Ziploc)
- ECC Updates - Hitting All the Right Notes
- Generation Z - Youth Education Camp
- Zcash Media Announces Cancellation of Second Milestone
Links
Weekly Call #26
Main Topics
- ECC Updates: Mash it and Smash it
- ZCG Updates - Meeting Minutes
- Zcash x Avanalanche - Updates
Links
Weekly Call #27
Main Topics
- Zcash Foundation bids farewell to Dan and announces his new role at ECC
- ‘‘Fun with Gravity’’ - ECC Updates
- NYM x Zcash Integration - First Milestone
- AMA with ZCG on Free2Z
Links
Final Result of ZCASH Development Fund in PT
Zcash Won
Zcash Foundation - Engineers Updates - Sprint 15 | 16 - 29/07
Zcash Foundation - Engineers Sprint 16 (30/7 - 12/08)
Zcash Ecosystem Digest - 4/8
Zcash Ecosystem Digest - 11/08
Zcash Ecosystem Digest - 18/08
Zcash Ecosystem Digest - 25/08
Default Privacy: Let’s talk about it (PT)
Arborist Call #83
Arborist Call #84
┊zannouncements
- Hitting all the right notes. ECC Update
- ZF Engineering update: 2024 Sprint 15 (July 16th - July 29th)
- Zcash Community Rallies to Find Consensus on a New 1-year Dev Fund
- Arborist Call #83
- Mash it and Smash it. ECC update
- AMA: Zcash Community Grants on Free2z (Aug 26)
- Zcash Community Grants Meeting Minutes 8/5/2024
- ZF Engineering update: 2024 Sprint 16 (July 30th - August 12th)
- Fun with Gravity - ECC Update
- Zcash Foundation - News
- Few. ECC Update
- Arborist Call Updates - 28/08
- ZCG - Meeting Minutes - 19/08/2024
We are also looking at ways to integrate ZEC with privacy partners like Tuta Nota and eventually other services.
Maintenance is done daily on the Zcash Global Discord
E-zec CM report:
Community Engagement
After the activation at the Blockchain Rio event, we are welcoming some new members to the community, onboarding them, and explaining the ecosystem.
Daily full-time updates and moderation on the Zcash Brazil server, supporting activities of other entities on the server such as Zechub, Zk AV Cluechub, Free2z, etc.
Making new contacts with other projects for possible talks and partnerships, focusing on privacy and its applications in each project.
I am covering the server rewards costs, which range from 40 to 60 USD per month.
Weeklycall #24
Weekly community call presenting the week’s news based on the newsletter.
Presented by Vito, Michael, Iogy, and myself.
Zcine Zcash Media + Quiz
Produced and conducted by Iogy and myself.
Weeklycall #25
Presented by Vito, Iogy, Michael, and myself.
Mini Workshop on Multi-Asset Wallets
Created and presented by Iogy and myself.
Participation at Rio Innovation Week
I participated in one of the largest technology events in Rio de Janeiro, where I had the opportunity to present Zcash and discuss privacy with the Web 2.0 market.
Zcine + Quiz Zcash Media: Privacy Dilemma
Quiz produced and conducted by Iogy and myself
Social media metrics:
- x.com - 1637 zcashers
Earned 313 new followers this month. - Zcash Global - 1881 zcashers
Earned 62 members this month. - https://www.instagram.com/zcashbrasil/ - 761 zcashers.
Earned 2 members this month.
NOTE: We also have ZechubBrazil channels, YouTube, Podcast, Hive, Odysee, and Substack channels, threads, and others.
Milestone 8 - USD value of payout upon completion of deliverables:
Zcash Brazil Team compensation:
- @james_katz Dev: 1000$
- @vito PR: 1000$
- @Minevg Design: 900$
- @Iogy Design: 900$
- @E-zec CM & Moderator: 800$
- @Michae2xl Ambassador: 1000$
Total: $5600
(You will be paid out in ZEC based on the USD market price at payout time.)
For all Zcash Community:
Our art, code, and work are open-source and free to use.
Thank you so much!