ZecHub: Proposal 2024

I think the work of ZecHub in 2023 was amazing and awesome.

I hope it continues in 2024.

I have a few questions

  1. For the bounty pool, how are the ZEC left over after rewarding the participants managed?

  2. Won’t there be any ZEC left in the bounty pool in 2023?

  3. The rewards for ZecHub contributors seem a bit high, and now the ZCG committee rewards seem to be reduced. It would be nice if everyone could make some concessions.

ZecHub is invaluable. I hope it runs for a long time.

I applaud your hard work.

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Thank you! To answer your questions:

  1. ZEC remaining in Bounty Pool after 2023 is hoped to rollover into the project next year.
  2. Yes, there will be approximately 50 ZEC left, as estimated in our Treasury Report.
  3. We are conscious of the current climate hence why our project proposal was set to 5 months. There was also heavy consideration of a smaller team & working less hours but these options were, in our opinion sub optimal for the project.
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@squirrel at the most recent meeting, the @ZcashGrants Committee voted to approve this proposal and has requested that you provide monthly updates via the forum in this thread.

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We have a lot of work ahead, I appreciate everyone’s support. Education works better when everyone contributes, so please reach out if you have ideas, or want to contribute. :zebra: :hearts:

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Congratulations on your proposal approval :slight_smile:

What would be nice to add (video request)

  1. How to use the viewing key (I tried to do it as shown on ZecHub, but it’s only in text, so I’m not sure.)
  2. Full node vs. mining
    : Differences
    : Where to contribute

Thanks to the Zechub team.

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Hi Community, glad to report on our January progress:

Major Achievements

Project Updates

  • The Explore section of the website was redesigned.

  • We held a Retrospective of ZecHub 2023 & presented our Roadmap for 2024

  • @dismad created an improved process for us to track contributions.

  • @Tecnopapapi is creating new content for our Instagram. He is also taking over editorial control of the substack.

  • Bounty Program restarted with new influx of Zcash server members.

  • We are on track to complete zechub.wiki Phase 2 presently, work has already started on Phase 3!

  • The site repository is now accessible to anyone who wants to add new features or improve it

  • We were invited to create 2 videos about Zcash for Privacy Guardians.

  • We post updates every week to the main discord channel. Sync meetings are bi weekly, Tuesday’s @21:00 UTC. Everyone is welcome to join. Chat about Zcash, recent forum posts, Q&A of development updates and anything else!

  • Videos released:
    Shielded Mobile Wallets
    How to use Atomic DEX

Community Contributions

  • Despite Global Ambassador program being on pause, we commend @tim_ukrainian, @yoditar, @artkor and @Olek for their continued involvement & translated newsletters!

  • @Hardaeborla created a new sticker pack for the Official Zcash Telegram.

  • Papelesacolor has created a themed design pack of over 40 icons we have available for everyone to reuse.

  • Manuel Rios is working on adding a search function to the wiki site

  • Speedfox is currently adding a notification banner to the wiki site (It will feature new community forum posts!)

  • @vito helped creating a template for Arborist Call summaries via our Substack.

  • @tokidoki has offered to contribute to the wiki site in spare time.

  • Dolores, Nazareth and Hardaeborla created & shared ZecHub content without even taking on tasks! Huge appreciation to them.

Planned Next Steps

  • Dismad will attend the Zeboot ECC x Zcash Community Event.

  • Twitter Spaces is being scheduled with Brave Community!

  • Podcast episodes are booked for February, dates TBA.

  • Community Events are priority next month!

Please comment below with any suggestions for us.

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Glad to be a part of this! Hope to keep improving my contributions

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Thanks for tagging me, but credit for the newsletter translation must go to @Edicksonjga. I support ZecHub on X from the Zcash en Español account.

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@squirrel always forgets my name :grin:.

By the way, after translating the newsletter and posting it on Discord, they also bought it from Mastodon through zeal-center. :sunglasses::+1:

Congratulations to all who have contributed and continue to contribute to ZecHub DAO. :shield:

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hehe, sorry about that!

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Holis! Un gusto aportar a Zechub :heart:

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Great!

We’ll talk about this in the next episode of Zcast.

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Hello! Here are some updates from the past few weeks on the project:

Major Achievements

Project Updates

  • Squirrel posted a video explaining zcash vs transparent blockchains
  • @Tecnopapapi has created various posts & videos for the Instagram page.
  • @dismad recorded a wallet tutorial & has posted some interesting AI artwork.
  • We had an introductory call with (Stackwork) Sphinx Chat - ZecHub will experiment with their Bitcoin-centric platform to offer shielded ZEC bounties.
  • ZecHub Wiki now has Dashboard for network stats, we plan to add historical data so everyone can view shielded pool growth without signing up to a metrics site.
  • We held a Poker Tournament with some friends from the Brave Browser discord joining the Zcash server.
  • We have been working closely with My First Zcash to provide bounties for artwork & updating the workbook content.
  • Sync meetings are held biweekly, there has been great participation from people in the server. Very enjoyable, thank you!

Community Contributions

  • We’ve had significantly more participation from contributors working on documentation, website development & creating artwork! Active contributors this month have been speedfox for the site notifications, stackedQ & Kroy! for the new website appearance.
  • Thanks to Franklystein, the site now has a donation page using payment request URI format. Speedfox made a tutorial showing how to add a zcash donation widget to any website!
  • Global Ambassadors have been consistent as always! Translated ZecWeeklys being sent out via their channels.
  • The DAO has a new DAO page thanks to new contributor, Sambit.

Planned Next Steps

  • Twitter Spaces with Brave community, please join! March 1st 13:00 EST/18:00 UTC
  • The podcast will return next month!

Open to any feedback or comments!

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The February KPI report is in! :sparkling_heart:

Highlights:

note: percents for this month are measured from DEC

  • Biggest increase was on the Twitter impressions
  • All categories saw double digit increase except on the GitHub side. More activity was measured on our ZecHub Wiki github, so we will add this to our metrics.
  • Top contributors to our Github(s) this month include: amochuko, TonyAkinsWritesCrypto, Sambit03, Kayphrosh and stackedq. Thank You! :hearts:

Any questions let us know :student:

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ZecHub Github

ZecHub Wiki Github

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Twitter

  • February

Top Post

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Newsletter

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YouTube

Top Videos

Top Shorts

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Dework

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Thank you :zebra:

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I saw the Arborist call update from ZecHub today. It was fantastic!

Just want to say congrats to the team for continuing to push this initiative forward. It is truly a wonderful example of open-source education.

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March

March madness has been intense. Here are some of the things we have been working on. I’ll also be posting an updated KPI report in the next few days :student:

Spaces / Podcast

  • Brave x Zcash Community Spaces (squirrel)
  • ZecHub Podcast with Kurt Opsahl (squirrel)
  • ZavaX Podcast booked

Video Content updates

  • Introducing the Zcash Shielded Asset (ZSA) Protocol Video was dropped at the very end of Feb. In a month, already has 574 views, and 46 likes
  • Adding a Zcash Donation Widget to your Website! (Contributor)
  • Ywallet Multipay Feature ↔️ (Contributor)
  • Ywallet Sweep Feature :recycle: (Contributor)
  • Using Zcash Zebra Node with Lightwalletd: TUTORIAL (dismad)

Instragram (tecnopapapi)

  • What is Zebra?
  • ZecWeekly Highlights
  • Why Zebras?
  • Introducing the Zebra Launcher

https://www.instagram.com/itszechub/p/C5CwmRhsK81/

Governance

Zcon

  • ZecHub will contribute at ZconV, presentation work started

Misc Education

  • Zcash 101 update
  • Zcash Community Forum post communicating ZebraPi as well as all node videos in one place

Zealy event

We held a Zealy sprint, a community favorite! Should be noted we used @james_katz 's Dizzy for reward distribution.

:trophy:Top 20 Participants Rewards​:trophy:

1st Place - 1 ZEC
2nd Place - 0.5 ZEC
3rd Place - 0.4 ZEC
4th - 10th Place - 0.25 ZEC
11th - 20th Place - 0.1 ZEC

Mastery quests earned bonus ZEC

Results

  1. R3ik0
  2. doloressampaio
  3. speedfox
  4. ETrinity007
  5. cassia_0.o
  6. Xsam
  7. jhonattanferri
  8. tonyakins
  9. Andybarlac
  10. Princema_tty
  11. Franklin OG
  12. Cjfrankie
  13. Cesinha667
  14. okeaguugochukwu
  15. smartrupiya
  16. prakhar8601
  17. lazerlight
  18. Rustom
  19. Mehedi1998
  20. rameshmax

Format

:earth_africa:Community 6 quests

  • Follow us on Twitter
  • Join Discord
  • Subscribe to ZecWeekly Newsletter :male_detective:
  • Follow Zcash A/V Club⚡
  • $ZEC on Watchlist :telescope:
  • Channel ZecHub :tv:

:man_teacher:Zcash Basics 6 quests

  • Download a Zcash Wallet
  • Visit ZecFaucet
  • Send us a Shielded Memo!
  • Share your Zcash Address!
  • Watch Video on Zcash
  • Make a Post on ZecPages

:bar_chart:Quiz 1 (5 quests)

  • Questions 1-3
    Zcash is a Fork of which Coin?
    What is Zebra?
    What programming language was used to build Zebra?
  • Question 4
    What technology does Zcash use to provide Privacy Preserving Onchain Transactions?
  • Question 5
    How many Zcash Full Node implementations are available?
  • Question 6
    If you make a T-Z transaction it is called:
  • Question 7
    Blockchains with Transparent Ledgers reveal Personal Data of Users

:building_construction:Contribute 5 quests

  • Join ZecHub Dework
  • Apply for Newsletter Task on Dework
  • Fork ZecHub Wiki Github Repository+1
  • Create Logo Design for our Merch Store!

:bar_chart:Quiz 2 (5 quests)

  • Questions 1-3
    What type of Blockchain is Zcash?
    In seconds, what is the Average Block time of a Zcash Transaction?
    How many Shielded Pools exist* on Zcash?
  • Question 4
    Which Web Browser is integrating Zcash protocol to enable Private Payments & Messaging?
  • Question 5
    What is the name of the Ywallet Feature that allows you to send a payment to multiple recipients in the same transaction?
  • Question 6
    What is the Max Supply of Zcash (ZEC)?
  • Question 7
    Name mining algorithm used by Zcash Proof of Work Miners

:woman_scientist:Zcash Advanced 4 quests

  • Change Lightwalletd Server
  • Make a post via Free2Z converse
  • Join the Secret Memo Group!
  • Create Payment Request URI

:loudspeaker:Feedback 1 quest

  • Feedback!

:mage:Zcash Mastery 3 quests

  • Zebra + Lightwalletd
  • Introduction to Zero-Knowledge Proofs Course
  • Buy any Stargaze NFT using Shielded Zcash

Next Steps

Been a busy and productive month, we hope to continue the momentum and help educate the community on eveything Zcash. Moving forward we will

  • Prepare for Zcon
  • Prepare reviews for the newly released zashi
  • Continue collaborations with MFZ
  • Drop an Updated Treasury Report

On behalf of ZecHub I want to thank all contributors and those have supported us behind the scenes. Please reach out if you have any questions, concerns, or want to help in anyway. :hearts: :zebra:

P.s. Join our meetups, we love new faces!

Screenshot_2024-03-28_22-09-59

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zechub looks more like a fan site with “Made by Manuel Rios” in the footer instead of something like “ZecHub DAO is a community-led group that governs ZecHub’s strategy and direction.”

  • Does the DAO have the private key for the “donate now” address?

  • The other footer links for About, Privacy Policy, Licensing, Contact all resolve to this

  • Does the DAO control the domain name?

  • Is there going to be a robots.txt ?

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Excellent suggestion, will replace the footer!

  • The DAO controls spend authority of the DAO Treasury. Our Bounties are distributed in Shielded ZEC. There is no way to use shielded multisig… yet.
  • The Donation Address & ZEC Treasury viewkey are both available to all DAO members upon request. We also hold Treasury Reports every few months. Next one is Tuesday April 2nd.
  • A subset of DAO members controls our .eth domain name. The .icns domain is controlled by me. How would we distribute control of the .xyz / .org domains?
  • Yes! robots.txt, another great suggestion.

Open invitation for anyone to view and/or make pull requests to improve our wiki site:GitHub - ZecHub/zechub-wiki

The stats haven’t been released yet but we do focus on adding features and making the wiki more user friendly.

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Awesome! Can you help me find the Zcash Donation Widget page on the wiki? Or did I misunderstand where to find it?

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Sure, I forgot to post the live demo!

  • Changes the uri depending on the value selected using the buttons or slider
  • Opens zcash wallet and fills in pre-selected uri