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.) (May 2021) | 22 | |
| Cybersecurity rating | B | More |
Key People/Management at Zcash
Andy Murray
CFO
Benjamin Winston
Director of Security
Nathan Wilcox
CTO
Josh Swihart
VP Growth
Steven Smith
Director of Engineering
Zooko Wilcox
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Director
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 | 5 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
298 Twitter followers
Zcash has 298 Twitter Followers. The number of followers has increased 4.7% month over month and increased 21.7% 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
May 10, 2021
Announcing Zcon2 Lite on June 8th & 9th
Zcon is an annual conference organised by the Zcash Foundation that focuses on privacy-preserving technologies. The first two Zcon events (Zcon0 in Montreal, and Zcon1 in Croatia) were hugely successful but the event of last year forced us to postpone Zcon2.
With ongoing travel restrictions and m…
May 06, 2021
Bringing Crypto into Context
Lessons from ECC’s pilot program with the Bronx Community College In March, as part of our Crypto in Context initiative, […]
The post Bringing Crypto into Context appeared first on Electric Coin Company.
May 06, 2021
The Zcash Foundation Welcomes Another New Cryptography Engineer
The Zcash Foundation is thrilled to welcome Conrado Gouvêa as a Cryptography Engineer.
Conrado is a cryptography engineer who carried out research into the efficient software implementation of cryptographic algorithms such as elliptic curves, pairings, and authenticated encryption during his Master…
April 16, 2021
New Release 4.4.0
Prometheus metrics zcashd can now be configured to optionally expose an HTTP server that acts as a Prometheus scrape endpoint. […]
The post New Release 4.4.0 appeared first on Electric Coin Company.
April 14, 2021
Unified addresses in Zcash explained
Among the features included in the next Zcash network upgrade is Unified Addresses. The unified address (UA) is a future-proof […]
The post Unified addresses in Zcash explained appeared first on Electric Coin Company.
April 12, 2021
Halo Arc for Zcash proposed for release later this year
Electric Coin Co. (ECC) today announced Halo Arc for Zcash, a product suite to launch the next generation of Zcash. […]
The post Halo Arc for Zcash proposed for release later this year appeared first on Electric Coin Company.
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, Benjamin Winston and Nathan Wilcox.
How many employees does Zcash have?
Zcash has 22 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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