@zfnd.org
US-based 501(c)(3) public charity that builds financial privacy infrastructure for the public good, with a special focus on the Zcash protocol and blockchain.
@zfnd.org🗣️ Three small-group conversations. Big questions, real next steps.
🚧 Day 1 - Ecosystem Barriers: what's holding Zcash back?
🔮 Day 2 - Zcash's Future: what could it become?
💡 Day 3 - Takeaways: leave with a commitment.
📅 Oct 27-29, 2026 · Cancún 🌴
⏳️ Final spots → zfnd.org/zcon7/
@zfnd.org🎉 Welcoming Joan De Arcayne to the team as our Technical Program Manager!
@zfnd.orgZF Engineering Update - Sep 21 to Oct 5 🛠️
Four Zebra releases in two weeks:
🔐 6.4.0/6.4.1 - security fixes, light wallet serving, lower fees
🚨 6.4.2 - emergency fix for a remote crash
⚡️ 7.0.0-rc.0 - first NU7 release candidate, now live on Testnet
Mainnet operators: run 6.4.2 👇️ buff.ly/zUzfZgH
@zfnd.org🏛️ What should Zcash governance look like for the next decade?
🛠️ In this hands-on workshop with @alexisroussel.bsky.social and Jason McGee, small groups will build their own governance models from scratch and see how they'd hold up in the real world.
🎟️ A few places left - apply now→ zfnd.org/zcon7/
@zfnd.orgZebra 7.0.0-rc.0 is here — NU7 arrives on Testnet 🦓
⚡️ Blocks every 25 seconds instead of 75
🛡️ New shielded limits protect wallets from spam
Activates on Testnet at height 4,465,026 (~Oct 6). Testnet operators should upgrade before then 👇️ zfnd.org/zebra-7-0-0-...
@zfnd.orgThe recording of yesterday's Zcash Arborist Call is live!
These bi-weekly protocol development meetings track upcoming protocol deployment logistics, consensus node implementation issues, and protocol research.
Find the recording here 👉️ youtu.be/gJA1brRxnf4
@zfnd.org(Update)🛡️ What technical threats should Zcash be preparing for?
🗣️ @daira.bsky.social, @defusesec.bsky.social,
@zooko2.bsky.social, Dev Ojha & Arya on where Zcash's defenses stand and where more investment is needed. Moderated by Andrew Miller.
📆 Oct 27–29, 2026, Cancún
Apply now: zfnd.org/zcon7/
@zfnd.org🚨 Zebra 6.4.2 is an emergency security release.
If you're running 6.4.0 or 6.4.1, upgrade now. Both are recalled and should not be run - any peer could crash a node with a single network message.
6.3.0 and earlier are not affected.
Upgrade immediately 👇️ zfnd.org/zebra-6-4-2-...
@zfnd.orgZebra 6.4.0 and 6.4.1 are out 🦓 🔐 Security fixes, including forged block bodies that could stall sync 💰️ ZIP 317 conventional fee lowered to 1,000 zatoshis per logical action ⛏️ Precomputed block templates for miners ⚠️ 6.4.1 halts ~Nov 2 ahead of NU7. Upgrade now 👇️https://buff.ly/cG5iUQU
@zfnd.orgZF Engineering Update - Sep 7 to Sep 20 🛠️
⛏ Block templates now built in the background, boosting miner performance
💰 Lower conventional fee supported: 1,000 zatoshis/logical action, down from 5,000
📚 The Zebra book is publishing again, now with a docs assistant
Full update 👇 buff.ly/Fo5MaPK
@zfnd.org🎙️ @zkavclub.bsky.social is bringing a recording station to Zcon7 - grab a mic and turn that corridor conversation into something the whole community can keep.
🔓️ "You bring the conversation. You own the content. We build the archive, together."
📅 Oct 27–29, 2026, Cancún
Apply now → buff.ly/QXjrZb9
@zfnd.orgThe recording of yesterday's Zcash Arborist Call is live!
These bi-weekly protocol development meetings track upcoming protocol deployment logistics, consensus node implementation issues, and protocol research.
Find the recording here 👉️ youtu.be/5Vgq0sXJ_Co
@zfnd.org🧭 What is Zcash for? Everyday payments, a privacy-preserving store of value, or something else entirely?
💬 Kenbak, Dan Sequeira, @michae2xl.bsky.social, Andrew Arnott and Neal Jayu discuss the strategic visions shaping Zcash's future.
📅 Oct 27–29, 2026, Cancún 🌴
Register now → zfnd.org/zcon7/
@zfnd.org👀 👕 First look at the Zcon7 SWAG.
Want a shirt in your size? Register by the end of this week to guarantee it. Sizes are limited.
Register now → zfnd.org/zcon7/
@zfnd.org📊 ZCAP NU7 Scope Polling results are in!
Find the full results here: zfnd.org/zcap-polling... 🛡️
@zfnd.org⏰ Last chance, ZCAP members - the 'August ZCAP NU7' SIV poll closes Monday, Sept 14 at 19:00 UTC.
Your voting link is in your email inbox 📧 Don't let it slip by!
More info: buff.ly/1zYqviZ
@zfnd.org💥 The Zcon7 program is live.
We built this year differently: fewer presentations, more conversations. Debates, workshops, and small-group discussions on the questions that will shape Zcash.
🗣️ The future of Zcash is something we're coming together to make.
Full program → buff.ly/cYuO4tn
@zfnd.org⏳️ Less than 50 days until we're all in the same room again.
🗣️ Three days of debates, panels, workshops, and small-group conversations on the questions that will shape Zcash.
Governance. The Dev Fund. ZSAs. What is Zcash for?
Oct 27-29, 2026, Cancún 🌞
Apply now → buff.ly/WKv1Rff
@zfnd.orgZF Engineering Update - Aug 24 to Sep 6 🛠️
🔧 Fixed a sync stall just below the chain tip that had been failing our tests since NU6.3
🪶 Lighter memory use and faster wallet-facing queries
⚙️ Migrated from Mergify to GitHub's native merge queue
Read full update: buff.ly/xZZ1hA4
@zfnd.orgShould the Dev Fund end in 2028? ⏳️
🗣️ Maxime Desalle and @nutty.land go head to head on the future of Zcash ecosystem funding, moderated by Paul Brigner. Sparks expected at Zcon7. ⚡️
Oct 27-29, 2026, Cancún 🌞
Come be part of it - apply here: zfnd.org/zcon7/
