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Network Stats | July 12 - 19th Transfer Count: 84,136 O: 20,440 S: 3273 T: 60,423  Transaction Count: 33,396 O: 8094 S: 1668 T: 23,833  Net Flow (+OUT,-IN)O: -4069S: 2857 Chain Supply (ZEC): 16,830,137O: 3,768,477S: 590,551T: 12,394,788SP: 25,409Lockbox: 50,910 Total Shielded Supply: 4,435,349 Node Count: 77Zebrad: 62zcashd: 15

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Zcash Updates ⓩ

ZODL, VZcash Foundation & Shielded Labs 🛠️

• Announcing Zakura: a new Zcash node built for scale. - @ZakuraZcash

• Thank you zcashd. Time to move on - @Jswihart

• Zcash says good bye to a dear friend - Pacu

• Ironwood goes live in 10 days - @ZakuraZcash

• The Valar and Tachyon core teams hired auditing firms to look at Ironwood, in addition to formal verification. - @ZakuraZcash

• New Zakura Release: 1.0.1 - @ZakuraZcash

• Update on the Ironwood upgrade for Zcash! - @Zooko

• Most wallets don’t give you a choice. - @zodl_app

• Zcashd node operators should migrate to the new Z3 stack as soon as possible⚠️ - @Zcash

• Did you know $ZEC is not public by default? - @Zcash

• We’re making migrating to Ironwood as simple as Zodl itself. - @zodl_app

• You don’t publish your text messages. Why should your finances be any different? - @zodl_app

• If ever in doubt, always reach out to support@zodl.com - @zodl_support

• 🆕 F-Droid users! Get @Zodl_app releases faster by adding our repository to F-Droid and choosing it as your preferred source for Zodl. - @zodl_support

• Zebra 6.1.0 Release - @ZcashFoundation

• Building Zcash products end-to-end - @gustavovalverde

• Zebra, Zakura, and the road through NU6.3 - @ZcashFoundation

• ZF Engineering Update - 29th June to 12th July 2026 - @ZcashFoundation

• Welcome @ZakuraZcash, the newest full node for Zcash - @Zcash

Zcash Community Grants 🏛️

• New Zebra 6.1.0 is live. Upgrade recommended for all node operators. - @ZcashCommGrants

• Zcash Ecosystem Security Lead | Report for the month of June 2026 - @Liz315

• What If Private Messaging Was Completely Future-Proof? - @dbsc

• Threshold (FROST) custody for shielded ZEC: design check before a ZCG application - @aryaethn

• Grant Application: Tensor-Core Accelerated Proving for Orchard/Ironwood - @strahncryptography

• Zcash Community Grants Committee Google Meet Meeting: July 6, 2026 - @ZCG

• Grant Application - Turnstile Migration Integration Kit - @soloking

• @fabacab, @cos and I just got back from DWeb Camp, the Internet Archive’s decentralized web gathering, held in a German forest for the first time. - @readymouse

• Grant Application - Educating Communities by EducatingTheir Leaders (ZCLN) - @CryptoEpoch

Community Projects 🌐

• Mert explains why every crypto project needs spaceflight-level security - @genzcash

• How does @ZakuraZcash fit into Zcash’s scalability roadmap? - @maxdesalle

• On 28 July, @Zooko will join our meetup to present and field Q&A on the Ironwood upgrade and the projects of Shielded Labs. - @Bostonzcash

• Mert explains why privacy isn’t secrecy - @genzcash

• Check out .@web3privacy’s: state of privacy in web3. full video below - @Zcash

• Should the Zcash transparent pool be phased out? - @maxdesalle

• Wallet Anonymity Analysis | CipherScan - @nate_zec

• Zcashd is reaching End-of-Life July 18th around 23.00 UTC at block height 3417100 - @thecodebuffet

• The waiting is over! There are 33 brand new Zcash hackathon projects that you can check out right now. Honor the builders - give your feedback! - @ZecHub

• Privacy isn’t just about hiding data, it’s about preserving freedom. - @ZecHub

• Road to Ironwood Part 1 - @ZecHub

• Randomly jumped behind @harryhalpin on the street and asked for an interview - @zksquirrel

• The @Zcash Developers Sprint wrapped up today with dismad - @BlockchainLAUT1

• [Contest] Presenting Zcash Irondevs, a gift to the heroic Zcash developers - @jenkin

• Finally had time to reflect on the @zodl_co Summit last week in Prague. - @k6nb4k

• Introducing Noir Desktop App🌐- @noir_wallet

• You should not publicly disclose your actions in an open blockchain network at all. - @ruZCASH

• 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐳𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐧𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞. - @CQ_Elzz

• 3,770,220 ZEC is sitting in Zcash’s Orchard pool. At block 3,428,143 (~July 28) the Ironwood upgrade closes it to new deposits. Is yours in there? - @dreyethh

• Zcash was built for real-world private payments. - @LiveZEC

• Super impressed with Pendrake - @dismad8

• Inviting a lot of wallets to our release party. A lot!@zcashme

• Would you log in with your Zcash Name? - @ZcashNames

• Using Zecmap and paying with Zcash at businesses is easy. - @ZecMap

• Zcash meme challenge has begun. - @zcashbrazil

• Zebra Talks 🎙️LIVE on YouTube and X with @AAmandita_ and Laura Viana - @zcashbrazil

• ZEC INSIDER | Chamada da Comunidade Zcash Brasil - @zcashbrazil

• Zcash Brasil will raffle off 10 tickets for the Blockchain.RIO, with 5 on 07/23 + 5 on 07/30, live on Zec Insider and on X - @zcashbrazil

• Zec App is launching very soon. - Batuzec

• Zaino keeps evolving. - @ZingoLabEsp

• Are you following us on Instagram yet? - @ZingoLabEsp

• Security remains a priority. - @ZingoLabEsp

• Zcash India Live #04: From Wallets to Builders just wrapped up. - @ZcashIND

• How does @Zcash actually provide privacy? - @ZcashIND

• With @Zcash, you choose how your transactions work, from transparent to fully shielded. - @ZcashIND

• 1,000+ strong and just getting started! 🦓🚀 - @ZcashIND

• Yes!! We will be playing with this at the Recording Station at Zcon7, for sure. - @ZkAv_Club

• Today is the last day to enter the Zcash Playlist Challenge - @ZkAv_Club

• We’re already at the Meetup! With @ETHSpain_ #ClubZcashBarcelona - @ZcastEsp

• Did you participate in the #Zcash challenge in Africa? - @ZcastEsp

• The day has arrived! Today we’ll be sharing the two communities together - @ZcastEsp

• Zakura v1.0.0: Zcash’s Next Generation Full Node - @ZcashTR

• Congratulations to @Indispensabl01 on winning this week’s Translation Role! 🎉 - @ZcashNigeria

• Took a trip down memory lane to when we hosted the #Zcash community in Ibadan. - @ZcashNigeria

• What is the single most expensive physical item you have ever actually purchased using $ZEC? - @ZcashNigeria

• Our Zcash Ghana Financial Privacy Workshop at UENR was an incredible success! - @ZcashGH

• Weekly Quiz Challenge #2 is here! How well do you know Zcash? - @ZcashEastAfrica

• Every great community starts with a simple introduction. - @ZcashEastAfrica

• Shielded wall is now live - the anonymous confession platform - @Batuhan

• Lowo Life as a ZEC Member | July 2026, monthly update - @Lowo88

• Introducing Gleyo, A ZEC- Native Quest & Community Growth Platform (ZecHub Hackathon 3.0) - @gilmore

• The entire Zingo ecosystem is now compatible with NU6.2. - @ZingoLabs

• Tushar Jain explains why Zcash represents crypto’s original vision - @genzcash

• Mert explains why onchain privacy matters - @genzcash

• Harry Halpin explains why financial privacy matters - @genzcash

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