The Zcash Türkiye team is planning to participate in Rlay Blockchain Week, which will take place in Türkiye from August 15–22, 2026. You can find detailed information about the event in the document below.
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Our goal is to represent Zcash in the best possible way by delivering a technical presentation, onboarding participants through ZODL Wallet, organizing a developer-focused hackathon, and raising awareness of financial privacy.
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First of all, I can honestly say that this was one of the most enjoyable events I’ve attended recently. The fact that it took place at a campsite also gave the event a very different atmosphere compared to the other events we’ve attended.
We participated in this event with a relatively lower budget than some of our previous events. Despite that, we had an incredibly productive and enjoyable three days.
Throughout the event, we had the opportunity to meet many new people, talk with students from different universities, exchange ideas with developers, and introduce Zcash directly to people who had never heard about it before.
I think this is one of the most important aspects of events like this. Sharing a post on social media is of course valuable, but sitting down with someone face-to-face, answering their questions directly, and explaining what Zcash is creates a completely different kind of impact.
One of the most important outcomes of this event for us was the progress we made toward the Zcash Tour in Türkiye that we are planning to organize starting next year.
During the event, we established connections with students from different universities, community organizers, and various technology communities.
We also had the opportunity to strengthen some of the connections we had already established and discuss what we could potentially build together in the future.
I don’t see this event as simply a three-day event.
Some of the connections we made here could turn into much bigger opportunities over the coming months.
Especially when it comes to universities, we want to organize new events, introduce students to Zcash, bring developers into the ecosystem, and help people turn their own ideas into real projects.
For this reason, this event was also an important step toward the Zcash Tour in Türkiye we want to organize next year.
Our goal is not simply to attend a few events and talk about Zcash.
We want to travel to different cities across Türkiye, visit universities, technology communities and developer communities, introduce Zcash, and help people become active members of the ecosystem.
During the event, we helped approximately 30 new users download the Zodl wallet.
However, our goal was not simply to get people to install a wallet.
Having someone install a Zcash wallet on their phone is certainly a great first step, but what really matters is for that person to understand what Zcash is, why it provides privacy, and what they can actually do within the ecosystem.
That’s why we also spent a significant amount of time talking with people after helping them set up their wallets.
We gave a presentation about Zcash and explained the basic principles of the Zcash ecosystem, its privacy features, and the ways in which Zcash differs from other cryptocurrencies.
We specifically talked about the differences between private and transparent transactions, how shielded transactions work, and how Zcash can be used in real life.
We also wanted people to understand that they don’t have to remain just users.
Everyone Can Contribute to the Ecosystem
One of the things we emphasize at every event is that people shouldn’t look at the Zcash ecosystem only as users or investors.
Someone can be a developer.
A designer.
A content creator.
A translator.
A social media manager.
They can build a new project.
They can help a business start accepting Zcash.
Or they can simply contribute to the ecosystem by sharing their ideas.
That’s why we constantly ask people:
“What do you think about Zcash?”
We listen to their ideas, and if they want to build something, we try to help them figure out how they can turn that idea into reality.
Because for us, growing the community doesn’t simply mean having more Zcash users.
We need more people creating ideas, building things, and taking an active role in the ecosystem.
And now we come to the part of the event that was probably the most fun for us.
We organized a 48-hour mini hackathon with a very limited amount of time.
A total of 10 different projects participated in the competition.
I think this was definitely one of the best parts of the event.
Instead of simply telling students, “Learn about Zcash,” we gave them a limited amount of time and said:
“Build something.”
48 hours is a very short amount of time.
During those 48 hours, some teams prepared demo videos, some gave presentations, while others shared the GitHub repositories of the projects they developed.
Of course, not every project was at the same level.
Some were relatively simple ideas, while others were much more advanced.
But from our perspective, the most important thing was not simply the final product.
Coming up with an idea, working on it, writing code, designing something, preparing a presentation, and ultimately producing something within 48 hours is already a significant amount of work.
That’s why I believe every team that participated put in serious effort.
We saw students dedicate a significant portion of their time during the event to developing these projects.
Some of them worked until late at night, constantly discussed their projects, and continued improving things until the very last minute.
That was genuinely great to see.
I think this is one of the best things about hackathons.
You’re not just giving people an idea.
You’re giving them a reason and the motivation to turn that idea into a real project.
The Winners and What Comes Next
At the end of the 48 hours, we evaluated all the projects and selected the winners.
However, for us, announcing the winners was not the end of the process.
Quite the opposite.
We want these projects to continue being developed after the event whenever possible.
We specifically told the participants:
“Don’t leave your projects here.”
If you genuinely believe in the idea you created, keep working on it.
Share your projects on the official Zcash Forum, get feedback from the community, listen to what people have to say, and use that feedback to take your projects to the next level.
We also told them that we would do everything we could to support them throughout this process.
Because for us, the success of a hackathon shouldn’t simply be measured as:
“10 projects participated, the winners were selected, and the event ended.”
The real success would be if some of those 10 projects continue to be developed after the event and perhaps turn into real, usable Zcash projects a few months from now.
Why This Event Was Important to Us
Overall, these three days were extremely busy for us.
We met new people.
We connected with new communities.
We spoke with university students.
We gave a presentation about Zcash.
We introduced the Zodl wallet to around 30 new people.
We organized a 48-hour hackathon with 10 different projects.
And most importantly, we tried to show people that the Zcash ecosystem isn’t something they simply have to observe from the outside — everyone can become a part of it.
I believe this is one of the most important ways to grow Zcash.
Meeting people, talking to them, answering their questions, and giving them an opportunity to build something.
I don’t think simply posting on social media is enough to build a large and active community.
People need to meet each other, share ideas, and build things together.
That’s why physical events are extremely valuable to us.
The Next Phase
One of our main priorities after this event will be continuing the connections we established here.
We want to strengthen our relationships with universities and technology communities in particular.
As part of the Zcash Tour in Türkiye we are planning for next year, we aim to reach more universities and communities across different cities.
Our goal isn’t just to introduce Zcash to people who are already interested in cryptocurrency.
We want to reach developers, students, entrepreneurs, designers, and anyone with a new idea.
Maybe a project that starts today as a small demo at a hackathon will become a real product a few months from now.
Maybe a student who downloads a Zcash wallet for the first time today will eventually build a project within the Zcash ecosystem.
Maybe a community we met today will become one of the most important partners for an event we organize next year.
We can’t know any of that yet.
But what matters is building these connections and giving people opportunities.
For three days, we had fun, met new people, and had the opportunity to introduce Zcash to a completely new audience.
And the fact that we were able to accomplish all of this with a relatively low budget makes it even more meaningful to us.
The feedback we received, the connections we established, and the projects created during the hackathon showed us something once again:
When you give people an opportunity, they genuinely want to build.
Our job is to reach as many of these people as possible, introduce them to the Zcash ecosystem, and support them in whatever they want to build.
That’s why, moving forward, we will be putting even more focus on events, universities, and communities.
We are already starting preparations for the Zcash Tour in Türkiye.
Thank you to everyone who talked with us at Rlay Hub, participated in the hackathon, attended our Zcash presentation, downloaded the Zodl wallet, and spent time with us throughout the event.
