ZecHub 2026

benjoshyo · September 23, 2026, 4:42pm

@dismad Hi dismad — I have three ZEC Bounties deliverables waiting on review and
wasn’t able to find the #zecwiki channel on Discord, so apologies for
coming at it this way.

Board handle is benjoshyo-create same as GitHub.

ZecHub/zechub#2141 — FROST & Viewing Keys research brief (0.07 ZEC),
open, no review
ZecHub/zechub#2143 — Grayscale ZCSH ETP structure diagram (0.09 ZEC),
open, no review
Zodl Android ZAP1 memo cards (0.07 ZEC) — PR already merged upstream
(zodl-inc/zodl-android#2526) but the bounty still shows In Review

Happy to change anything on any of them.

Two quick questions if you have a moment. Has the #zecwiki channel moved
or been renamed? CONTRIBUTING.md still points there. And is the Apply
flow on the bounty board working?

dismad · September 23, 2026, 5:07pm

Sent DM.

squirrel · October 1, 2026, 6:17pm

Hi Zcash, here is the September ZecHub report for review:

Major Achievements

DAO Proposal A180 - Gleyo: Scaling Zcash Community Infrastructure (approved)
DAO Proposal A179 - ZecHub Bounty Community Management and Review Support (rejected)
DAO Proposal A178 - Club Zcash Querétaro - Zcash México October-November 2026 (approved)
DAO Proposal A177 - Zcash Developer Sprint X Nodo Serrano - Retroactive (approved)
DAO Proposal A176 - Zcash Korean Global Ambassador - Q4 2026 Expansion (Sept – Dec 2026) (approved)
DAO Proposal A175 - Zcash India | September to December 2026 (approved)

Announcement Posters made by Kroy

Project Updates

Over the past few weeks we’ve pushed a number of new features to the wiki site, bounties platform and participated in community events. The highlight for this month is more research from @annkkitaaa! She has written a new series of 3 articles on Formal Verification. Check it out here.

We now feature ZecMap on the frontpage of ZecHub Wiki, we have added links for each listed feature on the wallets page, the community projects page is up to date, you can now share the url for any given visualizer module of which all are now consistent in design and layout. Among several other new additions we have embedded a testnet faucet and a block time calculator on the zechub wiki Tools page.

During the month squirrel and Dismad participated in the Zcash Ghana developer residency programme spanning several weeks of sessions. Presentations were made alongside @Dre_Nesthub for the Developers Sprint x Nodo Serrano, the Proof of Privacy campaign by @elzz-ux & the Colosseum Hackathon Zcash Workshop yesterday.

A notable challenge we encountered this month was an overwhelming number of bounty task suggestions being added to the platform. To solve this we now limit new users to one task suggestion per week. Contributors with 15 tasks completed successfully are able to create more, we’ll be adding node runners and community event hosts to the advanced tier.

The teams feature for Zecbounties is now complete! ZecBounties now features Zcash Turkey, Zcash Espanol, Ben from Raydium among the first to try it out. A team for @Zcash content creation is now up and will soon be opening for community suggestions. If you would like to specify content to go out via @Zcash on X you can create a suggestion for a community member to create!

As a team we’ve jointly kept the cadence of posts via the @Zcash account, Kroy created posters for the cbZEC announcement, Retroactive Grants Coinholders Poll and X space Posters for (ZecHub x Unstoppable, ZecHub x Mad Scientists,vZcash x Seer & 5 DAO Proposal Banners.

Squirrel handled management of the Bounty Program, including task adjustment/review, processing payments, resolving contributor queries, editing newsletters and publications. Our Treasury dashboard was kept up to date, sync meetings hosted and posts sent out via X.

Vito worked to automate ZecHub DAO Proposal Notifications which is in final testing! He curated all editions of Zcash Shielded News, posted Zcash Arborist Call summaries via substack in addition to ZecHub Updates and community announcements. Vito has also been handling the Zechub Bluesky Community & Mastodon Communities.

We have been testing a Zec Bounties Support Bot, Server & Automation — Still In Development.

During the month Dismad continued running his crosslink validator carrying out tests and working with the Crosslink Feature Net group. He also performed maintenance of the Zechub namada validator - coordinated multiple upgrades, chain is now bug free.

Dismad’s office hours
Tested Grok with Coinbase

ZecHub Wiki

Dismad’s updates

community projects and wallet page refreshes
use-zcash → exchanges page refresh [ added more consistant buttons on top right corner ]
managing PR’s and issues [ rebases, tweaks, display issues ]
fixed/added missing icons/articles on side and top nav menus
refresh arborist page to include tron’s archive page, added script to keep up-to-date
recurring metric uploads [ zebrad + bash ]
helped T. S. Felstead (VASP Holdings) with Sprout Recovery guide
Updated Brands page to link to Kroy’s Updated ZecHub’s visual Identity
Added places to spend zec in the top menu nav

ZECBounties

Trons updates:

Fixed submission issues caused by stale CLIENT role data, restoring the ability for users to submit bounties successfully
Added scroll-based bounty loading across the admin page to improve performance when browsing larger numbers of bounties
Added Chrome push notifications for bounty-related updates
Added shareable bounty links to allow direct access to individual bounties
Implemented bounty limits to prevent excessive bounty creation and platform spam
Added a new isExported field to allow admins to track bounties that require payment processing
Fixed a bounty creation bug that was being abused to spam the platform
Upgraded Teams permissions to allow authorized team roles to edit and manage bounties
Fixed onboarding issues related to JWT handling
Integrated Discord to improve hunter identity and community integration
Set up the ZEC Bounties Discord bot with assistance from Vito and Sophie via webhook
Implemented weekly bounty grouping to organize bounties by week and improve processing of TO_DO bounties
Separated the Teams and main bounty routes, allowing individual teams to operate their bounty workflows independently
Moved existing Core Team bounties into the Core Team
Added ZEC-to-USD conversion using CoinGecko to display USD equivalents within bounty modals
Added bounty editing for hunters, allowing edits for up to 15 minutes after bounty creation
Updated public bounty sharing so shared bounty links can be viewed without authentication or login
Merged various PRs from various contributors which proved to be helpful

Dismad’s updates:

replace KPI color filters with star and UA icon filters
refresh docs: add Hunter and Team onboarding guides, add Bounty USD interval guide
align admin KPI address-type icons and column headers
group bounty rows by assignee from the table header
keep address types and list mode after badge save
zcash explorer fork-Added ironwood actions on multliple views

ZecHub Content

Our September educational content:

Zpackets are claimable ZEC links you can create using Zapp Wallet
Our Spotlight this Week is @ZecMap
Beyond Paymentsconcludes with two projects we have to mention!
Beyond Payments Part 5
Introducing ZecHub Spotlight 1/3 - Unstoppable Wallet
the private execution layer extending $ZEC into programmable markets
Zakura Common is a new cryptography stack for Zcash
Zcash from First Principles | Elliptic Curves
zero-indexer is moving toward deployment
Zcash Dev fund Guide 2026
All X (Twitter) content republished by Vito to Bluesky and Mastodon

X Spaces

Thumbnails on Youtube by Kroy

Community Meetings

Substack

Zcash Shielded News Vol.34 / Vol.35 / Vol.36 / Vol.37 /
Zcash Ecosystem Digest September 6th / September 13th / September 20th / 27th September
Arborist Call Summaries September 3rd / September 17th
ZecHub Update Summaries September 1st / September 15th

Posters made by Kroy

Community Contributions

Monsignore

The ZECIllustrated account is growing! Monsignore has created some brilliant graphic designs covering Viewing Keys & zk-SNARKs. Thank you!

Omega Wolf
IG and TikTok Carousels were created by Omega, huge thanks!

Zcash Ecosystem Digest
Newsletters this month were curated by haryourdhejih & @nwakaku.

ZecHub Wiki

github.com/ZecHub/zechub-wiki

Update front page featured apps: add ZecMap, replace Shielded Newsletter with ZecHub Visualizer (#839)

main ← nwakaku:feature/update-featured-apps

opened 05:25AM - 16 Sep 26 UTC

nwakaku

+131 -14

Closes the "Update ZecHub Wiki Front Page" bounty. -- https://bounties.zechub.wi…ki/home?bounty=cmu18rcou000mcvlrkm2l9vyo ## What changed **`src/components/Home/ContentSections.tsx`** - Replaced the **Shielded Newsletter** featured card with a **ZecHub Visualizer** card, in the same slot (4th card, `reverse` layout preserved). Links to `/visualizer`. - Added a **ZecMap** featured card at the end of the section, linking out to `https://zecmap.com`. Set `reverse={true}` so the image/text alternation stays consistent after the Hackathon Archive card. **`dictionaries/en.json`** - Removed the `home.sections.newsletter` block, added `home.sections.visualizer` and `home.sections.zecMap` in its place. - Other locale dictionaries are untouched — `ContentSections` already falls back to the inline English strings with `||`, so nothing breaks in de/es/ja/ko/ru/uk/zh/hi/ig until those files are translated. Happy to add the keys to every locale in this PR instead if that's preferred. ## Assets Both cards reuse existing artwork already in `public/explore/`, so no new files are needed: | Card | `imageLight` | `imageDark` | |---|---|---| | ZecHub Visualizer | `/explore/light/research.png` | `/explore/dark/research.png` | | ZecMap | `/explore/light/start-here.png` | `/explore/dark/start-here.png` | If dedicated ZecMap branding is available, point me at it and I'll swap it in. ## Note on the newsletter The Shielded Newsletter card is gone from the front page, but the page itself (`/newsletter`) and the `NewsLetter` component are untouched and still reachable. Flagging in case you'd rather keep a link to it somewhere else (footer, Ecosystem menu) rather than drop it from the front page entirely. ## Testing - `yarn run dev` → front page renders both new cards, links resolve (`/visualizer` internal, `zecmap.com` external). - Light/dark toggle falls back cleanly to the `image` prop until the themed assets land. - No changes to any other route or component. Hey @zksquirrel please check

github.com/ZecHub/zechub-wiki

Improve Community Project Assets and Sitemap Coverage (#820)

main ← Emmanuelee16:main

opened 03:18AM - 13 Sep 26 UTC

Emmanuelee16

+143 -56

Summary Updated Community Project image mappings, added missing project logos, …corrected existing thumbnail paths, and improved sitemap coverage for important public routes. These changes ensure that Community Project entries reference the correct files in /public/community-projects/ so their logos can render properly on the Community Projects page, while also ensuring important public pages are included in the generated sitemap. Changes Made New Project Image Mappings Added image mappings and corresponding logo files for the following Community Projects: Gleyo → /community-projects/gleyo.png Zcash Grants Hub → /community-projects/zcash-grants-hub.png CYZE → /community-projects/cyze.png Pendrake Watch → /community-projects/pendrake-watch.png Zecmarket → /community-projects/zecmarket.png Zecsite → /community-projects/zecsite.png ZEC-OS → /community-projects/zec-os.png LiveZEC → /community-projects/livezec.png ZecLedger → /community-projects/zecledger.png Authentication with ZcashMe → /community-projects/authentication-with-zcashme.png Nano-GPT → /community-projects/nano-gpt.png zk.poker → /community-projects/zk-poker.png Previous Community Project Image Updates Also added or updated image mappings for previously added projects, including: ZecBuy 0xRamp Labs Zcash Labs Zaino Indexer Zecd ZcashToCash Zakura Zipher Vizor Existing Image Corrections Corrected the Zimppy image path to /community-projects/zimppy.png. Updated affected image mappings to match the actual files in /public/community-projects/. Added or corrected thumbnail references for projects whose logos were previously missing or incorrectly referenced. Ensured project image mappings consistently point to the correct public asset paths. Community Project Logo Files Added the corresponding project logo files to: /public/community-projects/ This allows the Community Projects page to resolve and display the correct thumbnails for the newly added and updated projects. Sitemap Improvements Updated the sitemap generation to include important public routes that could previously be missing from the generated sitemap. Added routes including: /privacy /brand /zcash-community/community-projects /using-zcash/blockchain-explorers The sitemap changes also preserve the existing locale handling, duplicate prevention, DAO exclusion, and manifest/SITE_LINKS-based route discovery. Purpose These changes improve the reliability and presentation of the Community Projects section by ensuring that project logos are correctly mapped and displayed, while also improving search-engine discoverability by including important public routes in the sitemap. Related Changes This PR is related to the Community Projects updates in the ZecHub ecosystem, including the addition and maintenance of project information, logos, thumbnails, and public route coverage.

Full list

Bounty Program

Zcash Contributors: 25
ZEC towards bounties: 7.705
Bounties completed: 75
ZEC towards DAO Proposals: 3.24
view tasks: https://bounties.zechub.wiki

Please ask any questions or give comments. KPI’s to follow!

annkkitaaa · October 1, 2026, 7:15pm

Thank you for the mention! Had a lot of fun putting this series together.

dismad · October 1, 2026, 11:11pm

Here is our Sep KPI report!

Data

Performance

Special note:

You can find the LibreOffice document here.

Highlights:

Number of Twitter posts by month (@ZecHub)

Month-Year	Value
Nov 2024	28
Dec 2024	24
Jan 2025	33
Feb 2025	28
Mar 2025	32
Apr 2025	40
May 2025	31
Jun 2025	30
Jul 2025	18
Aug 2025	33
Sep 2025	37
Oct 2025	27
Nov 2025	24
Dec 2025	21
Jan 2026	17
Feb 2026	20
Mar 2026	35
Apr 2026	28
May 2026	30
Jun 2026	40
Jul 2026	45
Aug 2026	57
Sep 2026	77

Our best tweet this month yielded 37744 impressions
Impressions went up month to month since Aug (96.77%). A nice turn-a-round.
Best tweet is up over 200%
GitHub numbers continue to be the story month-to-month, AI is changing the landscape!
Twitter Performance
- Total Avg monthly impressions: 103703
- Total Avg “Best Post” impressions: 45802
- Follower count: 7.85% up
Areas that were negative vs last month:
- DaoDao Props
- DaoDao Approved Props

DAO prop highlight

Proposal A178 passed with Club Zcash Querétaro - Zcash México requesting funding from October to November 2026

Congrats!!!

Top contributors to our Github(s) this month include:

Zechub

Zechub-wiki

Namada

n/a ( just dismad data )

Shielded Data

open sourced: here.

Dashboard updates:

Flows

Any questions let us know

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ZecHub Github

ZecHub Wiki Github

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Twitter

sep

Newsletter

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YouTube

With our new YouTube dashboard we can now quickly see best performing videos.

Top 15

Lasted Videos sorted by performance

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TikTok / Instagram

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Zec Bounties

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Free2Z

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Office Hours

See squirrels notes above for details

Working with @orbism behind the scene.

If anyone needs extra help with anything please reach out

Thank you

dismad · October 1, 2026, 11:29pm

Sep @ Zcash KPI Report

As part of management of @ Zcash we would like to share our monthly performance both for transparency as well as an opportunity for feedback from the community. If you want us to track any particular metric please let us know.

Data

Performance

Visualized

note: I will keep a copy of this spreadsheet here for the community.

Here is a snapshot of the last 90 days :

Here is a snapshot for the month of Sep:

Impressions Details for Sep:

Likes Details for Sep:

Bookmarks for Sep

Top tweets

Top Tweets for Sep

https://x.com/zcash/status/2098962159376244928 545090
https://x.com/zcash/status/2098932398331482435 347376
https://x.com/zcash/status/2102084246391189648 96006
https://x.com/zcash/status/2098792015890927955 65778
https://x.com/zcash/status/2098905159518900270 56092
https://x.com/zcash/status/2102137520675025103 45082
https://x.com/zcash/status/2103430576476918054 44450
https://x.com/zcash/status/2104250673302811095 41260
https://x.com/zcash/status/2099331514869973216 38569
https://x.com/zcash/status/2098856185072095529 37958

Find the lore, win the shield

JubJub

ZSA demand is high

Privacy and Attention

Moar dex’s wen!?

Shift my shape!

Thank you

Monsignoree · October 2, 2026, 12:20am

Really glad to have contributed to the ZECIllustrated designs. Thanks for the opportunity to be a part of this!

Faavour4712 · October 2, 2026, 5:17am

great work in september
looking forward to an amazing month ahead!

ayanlajaayodeji-hash · October 2, 2026, 6:47am

What a wonderful September! I’m truly grateful for the opportunity to contribute and be part of it. Thank you for making it possible!

topcrypto · October 2, 2026, 10:38pm

Could you please just tell me what I need to click in order to take part in this task?
I can’t pick up any ZecHub tasks to work on, and that’s really frustrating.

dismad · October 2, 2026, 10:58pm

dm sent!

Dre_Nesthub · October 8, 2026, 10:05am

Great work zechub
More in October

Topic		Replies	Views
ZecHub 2025: An Education Hub for Zcash Applications	68	2800	January 5, 2026
ZecHub: Proposal 2024 Applications	64	4350	May 31, 2024
ZecHub: open-source education for Zcash Applications	9	2217	January 3, 2025
ZecHub Monthly Recap with KPI's Community Grants Updates	19	840	January 2, 2025
ZecHub Monthly Updates Community Grants Updates	51	6524	December 30, 2023

Major Achievements

Project Updates

ZecHub Wiki

ZECBounties

ZecHub Content

X Spaces

Community Meetings

Substack

Community Contributions

Here is our Sep KPI report!

Data

Performance

Special note:

Highlights:

DAO prop highlight

Congrats!!!

Top contributors to our Github(s) this month include:

Zechub

Zechub-wiki

Namada

Shielded Data

Dashboard updates:

Flows

ZecHub Github

ZecHub Wiki Github

Twitter

Top Posts

Newsletter

YouTube

Top 15

Lasted Videos sorted by performance

TikTok / Instagram

Zec Bounties

Free2Z

Office Hours

If anyone needs extra help with anything please reach out

Sep @ Zcash KPI Report

Data

Performance

Visualized

note: I will keep a copy of this spreadsheet here for the community.

Here is a snapshot of the last 90 days :

Here is a snapshot for the month of Sep:

Impressions Details for Sep:

Likes Details for Sep:

Bookmarks for Sep

Top tweets

Related topics