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Network Stats | Aug 23rd - 30th Transfer Count: 121,373 I: 30,367 O: 17,296 S: 3057 T: 70,653  Transaction Count: 44,446 I: 12,444 O: 3522 S: 1506 T: 29,651  Net Flow (+OUT,-IN)I: -236,837O: 59,188S: 2677 Chain Supply (ZEC): 16,905,331I: 3,833,551O: 474,090S: 524,887T: 11,990,245SP: 22,621Lockbox: 59,934 Total Shielded Supply: 4,915,085

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Zcash Updates ⓩ

ZODL, Zcash Foundation & Shielded Labs 🛠️

• Zodl v3.10.2 is now live on iOS - @zodl_app

• Building on several of our previous results, @zkDragon developed an extremely efficient ecFFT for the Pasta curves - @ZakuraZcash

• The NU7 coinholder poll is open for voting in Zodl - @zodl_app

• Zcash’s Coinholder Vote is Historic - @ebfull

• Zcash polling is opening! Please consider this argument for questions 1 and 2 - @zooko

• We integrated highly specialized optimizations for Zakura which are also useful in Tachyon, since Ironwood proof verification shares some of the same bottlenecks - @ZakuraZcash

• Introducing Zakura Common - @ZakuraZcash

• ZCAP Poll Now Open: NU7 (August 2026) - @ZcashFoundation

• Wow, this is such a cool contribution to the Zcash Crosslink feature-net - @zooko

• ZF Engineering Update - 10th to 23rd August 2026 - @ZcashFoundation

• 🔥 Privacy is under attack. @evan_greer is coming to Zcon7 to talk about fighting back - @ZcashFoundation

• 🗳️ Attention ZCAP members! The ‘August ZCAP NU7’ SIV poll is now open and ends Monday, September 14th at 19:00 UTC - @ZcashFoundation

• 🤖 What’s actually working in AI-assisted development? ⚡️ - @ZcashFoundation

• 🔐 Privacy isn’t a luxury. For many people it’s a necessity - @ZcashFoundation

Zcash Community Grants 🏛️

• Zcash NU7 Coinholder poll is live for voting - @ZcashCommGrants

• Opportunity to get together with other Zcashers in Lagos already in 3 days - @ZcashCommGrants

• Pre-proposal: Forkcast for Zcash - @aryaethn

• Recoverify — Backup Recovery Verification for Zcash Wallets - @DavidLen

• At ZCG’s request I made some revisions to my proposal - @readymouse

• Grant Application - Zcash Arabia (August to December 2026) - ZArabia

• Hi all — Milestone 2 of the batch-verification equivalence grant (#332) is delivered - @robustfengbin

• We just successfully submitted our first real Orchard-Ironwood Zcash transaction signed on a physical Hito device - @hito

• Zcash in the Real World: Education and Street Interviews in Türkiye - @CryptoEpoch

• Is Zcash Post-Quantum? [Help wanted :D + Proposal] - @aryaethn

• Gleyo - Additional Progress Since Application - @gilmore

• Quick update on where Zapp is since the application went up - @idli

• We wanted to share where we’ve landed after the last round of feedback, and make sure we’re aligned on next steps before moving forward - @fdecroix

• @Jenny0115, it looks like it’s been over 2 1/2 months since your last update - @FPF

• We are excited to share that we have launched the prediction market for the Zcash retroactive round - @devanshmehta

• SHPH v0.6.5-dev.1 — Documentation and Evidence Follow-Up - @mori

• This is our report for the month of July 2026 - @Liz315

Community Projects 🌐

• The Zcash ETF - Built by Grayscale (Ticker: $ZCSH) begins trading today @ZcashETF - @Grayscale

• Grayscale Research believes Zcash $ZEC has a real shot at capturing Bitcoin $BTC market share - @Grayscale

• Zcash on Bloomberg TV - @Grayscale

• The Zcash Korea account has surpassed 500 followers - @zcashkorea

• Privacy isn’t a feature. It’s a fundamental part of how we build better digital systems - @Web3LagosCon

• Zodl 3.10.2 Release Now Available on Android - @ZcashArabia

• Zcash 10th Birthday Short Film Festival! Prize Pool: 5–15 ZEC - @ryan.taylor

• 🗳️ Alert to ZCAP Members! The SIV poll for “August ZCAP NU7” is now open and will end on Monday, September 14 at 21:00 UAE time - @ZcashArabia

• The amount of protected ZEC (Shielded ZEC) rose from 26% to 28.4% over the weekend - @ZcashArabia

• ZEC, now accessible through U.S. public markets - @zodl_co

• Shielded ZEC supply rose from 26% to 28.4% over the weekend - @zodl_co

• 🗳️ The vote on NU7 is open - @zcashbrazil

• Shielded Magazine #33 📰 - @zcashbrazil

• A wallet where no one can see how much you have, who you sent to, or your history - @zcashbrazil

• ⚠️ Attention, Zodl users on iOS: We have identified a bug that may register your wallet without completing the vote (error “wallet already registered”) - @zcashbrazil

• Coinholder Voting NU7 🗳️| How to Vote Using ZEC in Less Than 1 Minute with Zodl - @zcashbrazil

• Workshop de Crosslink 2 | (Zcash proof of stake) - @zcashbrazil

• Coinholder Voting NU7 🗳️| How to Vote Using ZEC in Less Than 1 Minute - @zcashbrazil

• Arborist Call #130 🌳 - @zcashbrazil

• ZEC TRIVIA | SeaZon 2 - @zcashbrazil

• Zona Z 🧠 - Edition #51 with @AAmandita_ - @zcashbrazil

• 🚀🇬🇭 ZCASH DEVELOPERS RESIDENCY — WE ARE READY! 🦓🛡️ - @ZcashGH

• 🚀🦓 UNVEILING THE ZCASH PRIVACY DEVELOPERS RESIDENCY OFFICIAL T-SHIRT ! 🇬🇭 - @ZcashGH

• 🚨🇬🇭 ZCASH GHANA SHIELDED PAYMENT MEETUP! 🦓🛡️ - @ZcashGH

• 🔴 LIVE! Join us to learn with Nym alongside the amazing Rocio - @zcashesp

• Do you want to learn how to use Zcash payment processors for your digital business? - @zcashesp

• New design in Zingo Wallet - @zcashesp

• Listening to Zcash’s August recap with @zcastesp.bsky.social 🎧 - @zcashesp

• 5 questions for Zcash holders on NU7 Voting 🗳️ - @zcashesp

• How to activate Tor in Vizor Wallet? - @zcashesp

• Today we’re discussing whether the cypherpunk spirit is still alive and well with @gordonestv.bsky.social, thanks to this broadcast from @zcastesp.bsky.social. Check out the recording - @zcashesp

• Tasks in Spanish in ZecHub’s Dework 🛡🛡- @zcashesp

• 🔴 LIVE! Today we’re chatting with Mariana from Red Bridge to learn all about what’s coming with DeFi for Zcash - @zcashesp

• To date, 85.82% of the ZEC dollars have been migrated from Orchard to Ironwood. 🙌🔥 - @zcashesp

• Highlights from #W3LC5 - @ZcashNigeria

• You attended Web3 Lagos Conference 5.0? - @ZcashNigeria

• Key moments from the Web3 Lagos Conference 5.0 - @ZcashNigeria

• Is Zcash well known among Web3 builders in Lagos? - @ZcashNigeria

• On Day 1 of @Web3LagosCon (#W3LC5), we had a Zcash booth set up by @thedrekal with seamless onboarding into the ecosystem - @ZcashNigeria

• I’m thrilled to share some moments from the @Web3LagosCon (#W3LC5) - @ZcashNigeria

• 🚨 NEW BUSINESS ALERT! 🚨 It feels good to see our efforts yielding real results! 💚 - @ZcashNigeria

• 🚨 NEW BUSINESS ALERT! 🚨 Another business has joined the growing list of merchants accepting ZEC in Nigeria! 🛡️⚡ - @ZcashNigeria

• ZEC Market — A marketplace built on Zcash, private and non-custodial - @ZcashTR

• @ZcashIND Meetup Bounty #2 - Winners🏆🦓 🇮🇳 - @ZcashIND

• @Zcash’s new full node is here, @ZakuraZcash!🦓 - @ZcaahIND

• Surat showed up for privacy. 🦓🇮🇳 - @ZcashIND

• 🎉 1,500+ STRONG Family!🦓 - @ZcashIND

• Zcash IND Developer Workshop #03 🦓 - @ZcashIND

• Zec is coming Close to Africa - @ZcashEastAfrica

• One Week Left to Support Zcash SA! 🚨🦓
  A quick reminder to the zebra family that our public donation window closes in just one week - @Zcash_SA

• Building the future of privacy in South Africa takes all of us! 🦓 - @Zcash_SA

• 👀🧑‍🎓 Nice discussion, what do you think? $ZEC - @ZecHub

• How Does A Zcash Shielded Transaction Work? - @ZecIllustrated

• Beyond Payments Part 2 🎞️ - @ZecHub

• Pendrake Watch - @ZecHub

• Zcash Class of 2026 sign ups are live 📢 - @ZecHub

• There’s a joy in watching someone you introduced to an ecosystem find their place - @CQ_Elzz

• The NU7 Eligibility Snapshot has been taken, now is the time to vote 🗳️ - @ZecHub

• ZecHub DAO Proposal A173 has passed 🎉 - @ZecHub

• BREAKING: @ZakuraZcash achieves a cryptographic breakthrough - @cypherpunk

• Cypherpunk’s NU7 Recommendations - @cypherpunk

• Ever wondered what the Zcash network looks like - @cipherscan_app

• The ZEC prediction market on their retroactive funding program continues one of the rare breakthroughs in the public goods world - @devanshmehta

• Grayscale’s Head of Capital Markets, Krista Lynch, explains to Bloomberg why Zcash $ZEC is the next big crypto investment after Bitcoin - @AltcoinDaily

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