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Network Stats | January 4th - 11th Transfer Count: 126,329 O: 22,191 S: 2823 T: 101,315  Transaction Count: 53,620 O: 8430 S: 1464 T: 43,922  Net Flow (+OUT,-IN)O: -21,897S: 5393 Chain Supply (ZEC): 16,481,263O: 4,232,530S: 621,822T: 11,601,429SP: 25,481Lockbox: 10,279 Total Shielded Supply: 4,879,833 Node Count: 196Zebrad: 88Zcashd: 108

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Zcash Updates ⓩ

ECC, Zcash Foundation & Shielded Labs 🛠️

• In light of recent developments @ElectricCoinCo, Zcash Foundation would like to reaffirm several key facts about the Zcash network and our enduring role in the ecosystem.

• The Zcash Network: Strength in Decentralization, Unity in Purpose - Zcash Foundation

• Zcash Arborist R&D Call 01-08-2026

• Our team is offering Zashi support through Discord. - BostonZcash

• Reduce risk by staying private - Shielded Labs

• NU7 Sentiment Polling and ZIP Submission Window

• Why The BTCPayServer Module Review Is Important

• Update concerning the ECC situation - Josh Swihart

• The Zcash network is open source, permissionless, secure, and private, and nothing that happens in this conflict can change that. You can safely continue to use Zcash. - @zooko

• Hello! The Zcashd maintainers just released Zcashd 6.11.0 which sets a new end-of-service halt height - thecodebuffet

Zcash Community Grants 🏛️

• Call For Proposals: Coinholder-Directed Retroactive Grants Program (Q1 2026)

• Zcash Community Grants Meeting Minutes 1/5/2026

• Cashz.org Name Change Proposal

• Why The BTCPayServer Module Review Is Important

• Grant Application: Zk-CosmWasm: A Programmable Selective Disclosure WebAssembly Smart Contract Virtual Machine

• Zcash Global en Español 2026 Remarks

• CipherScan 2026: Privacy Intelligence Platform for Zcash

• Grant Application - Marketing + Workshops at Global Conferences

• …@ZkAv_Club grant proposal got accepted I’m overcome with gratitude to @ZcashCommGrants for an opportunity unlike anything I’ve dreamed of.

Community Projects 🌐

• No one from Zcash has quit. The entire team of builders at ECC/Zashi is more aligned than ever. @arjunkhemani

• Clarification for Zcash users about news of ECC team “leaving” - Michae2xl

• Join the waitlist: cashz.org

• We are all in on Zcash. @jswihart

• JUST IN: Josh Swihart (@jswihart) announces on X that his team is “launching a new Zcash wallet.” - Coindesk

• Let’s clarify the circulating claims about Zcash that “the developers have left.” - Zcash Turkey

• Official Clarification: Zcash Developers have NOT Abandoned the Project! - Zcash Brazil

• Big drama in one (or two now?) of the many Zcash support orgs - Zooko

• Mert explains the Zcash FUD - CounterpartyTV

• Why Zcash Must Prioritize Node Diversity Now?

• Bootstrap and Financial Privacy Foundation, with broader missions are also deeply involved in maintaining the Zcash ecosystem. - Ambimorph

• I deeply enjoyed the first @BostonZcash 2026 meetup, and excited for more to come. @ZcashFoundation - ReadyMouse

• Looking for the latest protocol development information? - ZecHub

• A great opportunity for everyone to participate by demonstrating their knowledge about crypto, Zcash, and privacy. - Zcash Espanol.

• Privacy Papers Day 1/21 - ( Zcash Unpacked ) - The Techatonian

• Privacy Papers - Day 2: Why Privacy Matters in Crypto - The Techatonoian

• If everyone could see your bank transactions…would you still feel financially free?

• The encryption renaissance has begun - Mert

• FAKE NEWS: FUD today about Zcash - Zcash Brazil

• Actually wild how Zcash has been solving the blockchain privacy problem since 2016 but most people still don’t know how ZK-SNARKS work. - The Techatonoian

• Monitoring the situation closely - genzcash

• I went to a Zcash meetup organized by @BostonZcash where @shieldedmark explained Crosslink (there was also a presentation about @zashi_app and @Zcashme )

• I have prepared a discussion panel to talk about the #Cypherpunk Manifesto - GordonesTV

• technology without culture is meaningless - Zerodartz

• Privacy is a core pillar for the next future of decentralized systems - Zcash Nigeria

• Mert explains how the Zcash developers will make money - CounterpartyTV

• Zcash empowers businesses to thrive by protecting transaction privacy, customer data, and financial freedom. - Zcash Nigeria

• there are philosophical differences re the best structure to steward zashi under going forward

• Imagine the government decides to track crypto transactions for TAX purposes, will your transparent blockchain save you? - Zcash Nigeria

• The above statement made by Aaron Swartz simply explains what Zcash stands for - Zcash Nigeria

• There are now over 20,000 early access sign ups to the new Zcash wallet from @jswihart and his team! - Anonymist

• It’s a good day to join the waitlist for the most agency preserving, freedom first monetary wallet yet. - ArjunKhemani

• Zcash Is an Escape From the Suicide Pact - PelicanInvasion

• Thank you for your support, patience, and encouragement. This has been difficult and it means a great deal. Shields up! - Jenkin27

• January 8th Arborist call summary updates

Meme of the week 😊

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Jobs in the Ecosystem

• Dework Tasks posted every Monday - ZecHub