Zcash
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Zcash offers total payment confidentiality, while still maintaining a decentralized network using a public blockchain. Unlike Bitcoin, Zcash transactions automatically hide the sender, recipient and value of all transactions on the blockchain. Users have complete control and can opt-in to provide others with their view key at their discretion.
| Type | Private | |
| Founded | 2016 | |
| HQ | Denver, CO, US | Map |
| Website | z.cash |
Latest Updates
| Employees (est.) (Jul 2021) | 23 | |
| Cybersecurity rating | B | More |
Key People/Management at Zcash
Andy Murray
CFO
Nathan Wilcox
CTO
Josh Swihart
SVP Growth
Steven Smith
VP of Engineering
Zooko Wilcox
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Director
David Campbell
COO
Zcash Office Locations
Zcash has an office in Denver
Denver, CO, US (HQ)
3001 Brighton Blvd #343
Zcash Financials and Metrics
Summary Metrics
Founding Date | 2016 |
Zcash total Funding | $1 m |
Zcash latest funding size | $1 m |
Time since last funding | 6 years ago |
Cryptocurrency | Zcash (ZEC) |
Zcash investors | Ben Davenport, Pantera Capital, Digital Currency Group, Fenbushi Capital, Fred Ehrsam |
Zcash's latest funding round in January 2016 was reported to be $1 m. In total, Zcash has raised $1 m
Zcash Operating Metrics
| Jan, 2017 | Feb, 2017 | Mar, 2017 | Apr, 2017 | May, 2017 | Jun, 2017 | Jul, 2017 | Aug, 2017 | Sep, 2017 | Oct, 2017 | Nov, 2017 | Dec, 2017 | Jan, 2018 | Feb, 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Monthly Transactions | 51.39 k | 48.48 k | 79.04 k | 67.26 k | 120.62 k | 126.85 k | 123.42 k | 153.88 k | 166.68 k | 159.2 k | 183.53 k | 313.15 k | 301.05 k | |
Average Daily Transactions | 1.66 k | 1.73 k | 2.55 k | 2.24 k | 3.89 k | 4.23 k | 3.98 k | 4.96 k | 5.56 k | 5.14 k | 6.12 k | 10.44 k | 10.03 k | |
Average Daily Transactions Volume | $948.87 k | $952.24 k | $948.46 k | $939.16 k | $895.18 k | $823.24 k | $805.06 k | $26.55 m | $43.38 m | $40.12 m | $84.74 m | $189.93 m | $170.77 m | |
Circulating Supply | 2.93 m | 3.17 m | 3.31 m |
Zcash Cybersecurity Score
Zcash Online and Social Media Presence
301 Twitter followers
Zcash has 301 Twitter Followers. The number of followers has increased 0.2% month over month and increased 2.1% quarter over quarter
Zcash's Trends
Zcash News and Updates
January 15, 2021
Bittrex Won’t Disclose Why It Withdrew Support for Dash, Zcash, Monero
As of today, zcash, monero and dash won’t be included among Bittrex’s tradable assets.
January 01, 2021
Bittrex to Delist ‘Privacy Coins’ Monero, Dash and Zcash
While Bittrex gave no reason for the removals, exchanges around the world have been moving to delist coins that seek to hide the activity of their users.
November 19, 2020
The Future Of Zcash And Financial Privacy
Zcash is a leading cryptocurrency aiming to tip the balance of power back in the hands of users as the world hastens its transition from the analog to the digital realm. Zcash successfully completed its first Halving event this week and continues the development of its privacy technology.
November 18, 2020
Zcash Undergoes First Halving as Major Upgrade Drops ‘Founders Fund’
Alongside the halving, Zcash has rolled out its Canopy upgrade that replaces the Founder's Fund with built-in funding for development.
November 10, 2020
ShapeShift Delists Privacy Coin Zcash Over Regulatory Concerns
XMR, DASH and ZEC "were delisted at the same time for the same reason – to further derisk the company from a regulatory standpoint."
Zcash Blogs
July 13, 2021
Privacy-leak bug discovered in Nighthawk and ECC wallets
Nighthawk Wallet iOS and ECC Reference Wallet iOS users should upgrade to the latest versions in order to remediate a […]
The post Privacy-leak bug discovered in Nighthawk and ECC wallets appeared first on Electric Coin Company.
July 07, 2021
Open Position: Communications & Ecosystem Relations Manager
The Zcash Foundation is hiring a Communications & Ecosystem Relations Manager to lead our communications, public relations, and ecosystem engagement efforts. Apply here!
The Role
The Communications & Ecosystems Relations Manager will play a key role in leading the Foundation’s outward-faci…
June 15, 2021
New Release 4.4.1
The 4.3.0 release included a change to prevent redundant getheaders P2P requests, to reduce node bandwidth usage. This behaviour could […]
The post New Release 4.4.1 appeared first on Electric Coin Company.
June 07, 2021
Opinion: It’s time to zero knowledge all the things!
Zcon2 Lite, a virtual edition of our annual conference, takes place this week (Tuesday 8th and Wednesday 9th June). One of the panel discussions will focus on topic of adding User-Defined Assets (UDAs) functionality to the Zcash protocol. In this opinion piece, Zcash Foundation board member Peter v…
June 02, 2021
ECC exploring Zcash-Shielded Assets
ECC is committed to supporting Zcash-Shielded Assets by aligning our engineering plans with the community in the best interest of […]
The post ECC exploring Zcash-Shielded Assets appeared first on Electric Coin Company.
May 28, 2021
Expanding the CAP
The Zcash Foundation SHOULD endeavor to use the Community Advisory Panel (or successor mechanism) as advisory input for future board elections.
ZIP 1014
Several Zcash Foundation board members’ terms are expiring this year (having been temporarily extended during the pandemic). As per …
Zcash Frequently Asked Questions
When was Zcash founded?
Zcash was founded in 2016.
Who are Zcash key executives?
Zcash's key executives are Andy Murray, Nathan Wilcox and Josh Swihart.
How many employees does Zcash have?
Zcash has 23 employees.
Who are Zcash competitors?
Competitors of Zcash include MobileCoin, OST.com and Monero.
Where is Zcash headquarters?
Zcash headquarters is located at 3001 Brighton Blvd #343, Denver.
Where are Zcash offices?
Zcash has an office in Denver.
How many offices does Zcash have?
Zcash has 1 office.
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