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Network Stats | Oct 18th - 25th Transfer Count: 193,609I: 104,836O: 1359S: 2910T: 84,504 Transaction Count: 68,230I: 36,154O: 401S: 1403T: 30,620 Net Flow (+OUT,-IN)I: -61,456O: 4386S: 54,237 Chain Supply (ZEC): 17,005,462I: 4,179,758O: 345,829S: 420,085T: 11,965,576SP: 22,263Lockbox: 71,949 Total Shielded Supply: 5,039,886

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Zcash Updates ⓩ

ZODL, Valar Group, Zcash Foundation & Shielded Labs 🛠️

• Zebra 7.0.0 release: NU7 support on mainnet - Zcash Foundation

• Zcon7 in Cancún, October 27–29 - Zcash Foundation

• Zakura 1.7.0 released; activates NU7 on Mainnet - @ZakuraZcash

• HashSmash Breakthrough - @ShieldedLabs

• NU7 includes NSM; ZIP-235/ZIP-237 fee recycling begins ~Feb 2031 - @ShieldedLabs

• ZODL on the end of support for its original Android and Swift SDKs - @zodl_co

• NU7 mainnet activation is set for block 3,543,405, around November 5 - @Zcash

• Zcash Foundation names David Campbell Executive Director

• Alex stepping down from the Zcash Foundation

• ZF engineering update: 6 – 19 October 2026 - Zcash Community Forum

• Applications open for the January 2027 ZODL Summit - Zcash Community Forum

• Applications open for ZODL Summit 2027 in Punta Cana, January 19–21 - @zodl_co

• Zodl 3.17.2 updates Android server-connection verification; iOS is awaiting review - @zodl_app

• NU7 Network Upgrade Dashboard - Zakura

Zcash Community Grants 🏛️

• ZCG Meeting Minutes October 23rd

• Zcash at Blockchain Life Dubai 2026 - SANA Labs

• Zash: free, open-source Spanish-language Zcash education bot - Zcash Community Forum

• OpenZcash: every Q3 2026 coinholder grant paid; 7,320 ZEC through the shielded pool - @openzcash

• Zingo-PC 2.0.26 release

• Rypto content campaign for Zcash privacy education - Zcash Community Forum

• Go interface for Zcash light-wallet technology - Zcash Community Forum

• Zcash Localization Hub: Russian and Ukrainian wiki pages and digest - Zcash Community Forum

• Zcash Türkiye community update - Zcash Community Forum

• ZecLink: simplify ZEC payments with shareable links - Zcash Community Forum

• NU7 compatibility work for Wallet Core - Zcash Community Forum

• Zcash Durable Payment Outbox - Zcash Community Forum

• Zcash-compatible FROST co-signing and reference implementation - Zcash Community Forum

• Zcash India 2026 community events - Zcash Community Forum

• Free Society Hack in Mumbai - Zcash Community Forum

• Zcash World, Mumbai — Devcon 8 week grant application - Zcash Community Forum

• Q3 retroactive grants program results - Zcash Community Forum

• ZecHub DAO approves support for hackathon sponsorship - Proposal A185

Community Projects 🌐

• Zk Av Club at Zcon7

• NU7 timeline and activation discussion - Zcash Community Forum

• Your customer pays with what they hold. You receive shielded

  $ZEC - Near confidential swaps live on Cipherpay

• Zcash Refund Helper: check NEAR Omni bridge deposits

• Getting ready for Day 1 at @Exxxotica - @zreadymouse

• Zcash Indonesia community officially launches

• Zcash anniversary month and community programming

• Zcash India hosts a Zcash and zero-knowledge event at Savitribai Phule Pune University - @ZcashIND

• ZcashNames discussion with Will @Yoditar - Zcash anniversary calendar thread

• LiveZEC product update

• ZEC OS Private Money Vol. 4: the birth of Zcash and The Ceremony - @ZECOS_

• Zcash World Mumbai details: venue running only on shielded ZEC - @ZcashIND

• Mewar DAO joins as Community Partner for Zcash World Mumbai - @ZcashIND

• Zcash India at Savitribai Phule Pune University - @ZcashIND

• Overview of Vizor features - @FavourAbidoye

• Zcash 10th Birthday Short Film Festival prize pool update

• ZecHub community and DAO updates for October 20 - ZecHub

• Shielded Magazine #41: Zcash Brazil’s Portuguese-language ecosystem roundup

• Zingo Mobile 2.1.0-322 release - Zingo Labs

• Confluence 2.0 highlights Zcash and privacy technology - @ConfluenceEvent

• ZADP introduces a service-discovery protocol for people and AI agents on Zcash - Zcash Community Forum

• Zcash East Africa reports on its Africa Blockchain Festival work

• Zcash Brasil and LiveZEC PS5 giveaway

• ZecForge opens its third commission for Zcash’s 10th birthday - @zec_forge

• Nozy Wallet asks users to update its Chrome extension to version 2.0.3 - @Nozywallet

• Nozy Wallet says its iOS TestFlight and mobile app are coming soon - @Nozywallet

• Zcash Names discusses building a secure, easy-to-use name system for shielded payments - @ZcashNames

• Community feedback highlights privacy benefits of Zcash Names - @ZcashNames

• Zcash India shares the schedule for builders, students, and privacy advocates - @ZcashIND

• A community member requests a tutorial for transferring ZEC from CoinDCX to Zashi - @ZcashIND

• Zcash Ghana 10th-birthday bounty

• Zcash East Africa birthday video contest

• Zcash Nigeria birthday quest and community activity

• Zcash South Africa birthday contest

• Zcash India community contest and local activity

• Zcash Privacy Developers Residency activities - Gleyo

• Gleyo adds 71 quest templates across six categories and updates its platform - @GleyoApp

• Zcash anniversary month: Zcast, Nym, and ZcashNames sessions - Zcash anniversary calendar

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