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Network Stats | May 10 - 17th Transfer Count: 236,863O: 21,578S: 3366T: 211,919 Transaction Count: 94,345O: 8838S: 1738T: 84,327 Net Flow (+OUT,-IN)O: -8339S: 3215 Chain Supply (ZEC): 16,717,243O: 4,531,391S: 597,332T: 11,525,747SP: 25,409Lockbox: 37,363 Total Shielded Supply: 5,191,496 Node Count: 99Zebrad: 62Zcashd: 37

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Zcash Updates ⓩ

ZODL, Zcash Foundation & Shielded Labs 🛠️

• Zodl App to Launch Zcash Coinholder Polling Ahead of NU7 Upgrade - @jswihart

• Zodl 3.4.0: Keystone Management - @zodl_app

• Zcash Enables Private, Shielded Transactions - @tonymargarit

• takeaways from the zcash dev summit - @awasunyin

• Zodl Now Available for GrapheneOS Users - @zodl_support

• Why now? ZODL Update on Zcash. - @jswihart

• Keystone + Zodl = Cold storage for your shielded ZEC. - @zodl_co

• ZODL doesn’t have a desktop wallet. Please be careful. - @zodl_co

• The Zcash devs have been grinding for years, some over a decade. - @jswihart

• ECC Blog archive restored at zodl.com/blog - @joshs

• Zcash Session 2 on Addresses, Keys, and the Privacy Onion Completed - @shieldedmark

• NU7 Sentiment Polling: Questions for Community Review & Coinholder Voting via Zodl - @joshs

• No Arborist Call This Week — Next Call May 28th - @ZcashFoundation

• Zcash Z3 updates 15th May - @pacu

Zcash Community Grants 🏛️

• Zcash Community Grants Meeting Minutes 5/11/2026 - @ZCG

• The deadline to submit proposals for the CDRGP Q2 - @FPF

• Reminder: Coinholder Grants Q2 round proposals submission ended - @ZcashCommGrants

• Grant Application - Hito Hardware Wallet - Zcash Cold Signing (Orchard) APPROVED - @ZCG

• Mastering Zcash Video Series Biweekly Update - @maxdesalle

• [Grant proposal] Using Zcash in an internet freedom crowdfunding campaign APPROVE - @ZCG

• Grant Application — BLINK: Bluetooth-Powered, Privacy-Preserving Payment Infrastructure for Emerging Markets - @ONEONUORA

• Retroactive Grant Application: ZAP1 Attestation Protocol and Verification Tooling - @zk_nd3r

• Rhea Finance – Zcash Gateway (Browser Wallet + Cross-Chain DeFi) - @kruzzz-rhea

• Retroactive Grant Application: THORSwap/Metro - @paperX

• Coinholder-Directed Retroactive Grants Program Q2 2026 - 30 Day Review Period Now Open - @FPF

• [Grant Proposal] Tachyon-Lite: Light-Client SDK and Sync/Proof Server for Zcash - @zynorr

• Retroactive Grant Application — ZODL Q1 2026 Core Protocol Development - @tonym

• Zcash community: Hello from KeepKey! - @KeepKey

Community Projects 🌐

• Exclusive Zodl x Keystone Wallet Available for $149 with Code ‘Privacy’ -@KeystoneWallet

• With many crypto fans souring on bitcoin, some are getting behind Zcash, a privacy token that lets users shield transaction details and remain anonymous - @WSJ

• Vizor Desktop Wallet for Zcash Now Available on macOS - @vizorwallet

• First look at Noir Wallet - @kruzzz-rhea

• Zcash now has a home at Network School, Malaysia, where 400+ techno-optimists and founders live. - @andr9froes

• Protocol Study #3 :: The lifecycle of a shielded note. Tuesday May 19, 11 AM ET - @shieldedmark

• Ansem: Zcash is Swiss banking in your pocket - @MarketBubble

• The $ZEC Bull Case w/ @mert and @tushar_jain: -@Bankless

• Cipherpay New Update - @Kenbak

• Zcash South Africa Community Launch - @Inspire_s

• If you need a reliable VPN, you can choose @nym. You can also make your payment using $ZEC. - @ZecMap

• Cypherpunk Adds 10,279 ZEC, Now Controls 1.88% of Network - @cypherpunk

• Adoption doesn’t happen on servers, it happens in communities. - @zcashbrazil

• Migration to PerpDex. 📈 - @zcashbrazil

• From Corporate to Crypto: Attitudes and Lessons from a Real Transition. - @zcashbrazil

• I am a ZEC crypto big-timer!- @zcashbrazil

• Zodl is launching quantum-recoverable wallets in June - @Winiweb3

• ZecVault UPDATE - @gorusys

• Zcash Developer Workshop – Onboarding Call - @Dre_Nesthub

• Lagrange Interpolation: The Foundation of ZK Proofs - @annkkitaaa

• Devs didn’t think we would grow so fast - @ZcashNames

• ZecHub DAO Proposal A146 passed 🎉 - @ZecHub

• Shielded Zcash support has landed on LeoDex!! - @ZecHub

• ZSA’s only run on Zebra. 🦓 - @ZecHub

• Spend Shielded $ZEC 🛡️ in the new LeoDex Wallet - @leodexio

• ZecMap is live! 🚀 - @Batuzec

• For $ZEC builders, who is some testnet info 🏗️ - @dismad8

• The ZecMap Reward Program has started! You can find the details in our blog post. - @ZecMap

• @zcashesp X Account Temporarily Suspended - @ZcastEsp

• I’m here, learning about Signal in this @ZkAv_Club workshop, made by @yoditarzk - @gordonesTV

• Happy Birthday, @zooko! - @gordonesTV

• Zcash featured in both Forbes and Wall Street Journal today. - @arjunkhemani

• GRAYSCALE FILED FOR THE WORLDS FIRST EVER SPOT ETF FOR A PRIVACY COIN - @BSCNews

• A lot of new ZEC holders this month thanks to Robinhood. - @cipherscan_app

• How NOT to use Zcash: - @cipherscan_app

• Zcash will win. - @ZcashNames

• Early Access Referral Links Fixed - @ZcashNames

• Crypto News - @zkradioz

• zcash is on the wall street journal today - @mert

• Digital Self-Defense - @zkradioz

• ZKAV Club Workshop Signal!!! - @zkradioz

• no way Obama bull posted Zcash in 2017 😭 - @unstoppablebyhs

• Zcash vs. Bitcoin - @unstoppablebyhs

• Empowering merchants around the world. - @cipherpay_app

• Use @cipherpay_app, zcash payments for digital and real world commerce! - @k6nb4k

• Forbes and WSJ covering Zcash. Now merchants need a way to accept it.- @cipherpay_app

• Z3 is the integrated set formed by three parts that operate together: - @taminevg

• Zingo! supports transparent, shielded & unified transactions. - @ZingoLabs

• The @ZkAv_Club is a project that seeks to create quality audiovisual content focused on the use of Zcash and free software through community - @ZingoLabs

• We’re already live here! - @ZingoLabs

• If you want to know much more about the Zk Av Club, you can visit their website here: - @ZingoLabs

• .@TrustlessState: “The investment case for Zcash is robust and thorough.” - @arjunkhemani

• .@zooko: “Bitcoin is not a payment system that can empower individuals the way Zcashers and Hal Finney would have wanted.” - @cypherpunk

• There’s many problems that Zcash solves, including obviously privacy, simplicity, a roadmap for quantum resilience, scalability, some degree of lindyness given it’s been around for 10 years - @will__mcevoy

• Whales are swapping their surveilled money for sovereign money. 🐳 - @cypherpunk

• Guess what happens when @ledger launches its shielded ZEC integration. - @cypherpunk

• Zcash with a Latin Twist - @zkradioz

• 🚀 Zodl 3.4.0 Released! The latest update brings major improvements for Keystone hardware wallet users and significantly enhances the overall wallet experience. - @ZcashIND

• #Zcash Visualizer continues to be updated. In this episode, we tell you about the latest from @ZecHub - @ZcastEsp

• Latest Episode: Zcash and Financial Privacy Updates - @zcashesp.bsky.social

• New Zcash Tasks Available on ZecHub Dework - @zcashesp.bsky.social

• Zcash Foundation Manages Key Community Assets - @zcashesp.bsky.social

• ZCG Vulnerability Disclosure and Security Initiative - @zcashesp.bsky.social

• Cybersecurity Talk with AntONION on Privacy and Decentralization - @zcashesp.bsky.social

• How to Be Active in Crypto Communities - @zcashesp.bsky.social

• Do you know what Ztips are? - @ZingoLabEsp

• X Blocks Our Account, We Move to Bluesky - @zcashesp.bsky.social

• Zkool: A Powerful Zcash Wallet Explained on ZK Radio - @zcashesp.bsky.social

• #Zcash and #Solana come together, and @zcashbrazil tells us all about it. - @ZcastEsp

• 30-Day Review Period Open for Zcash Shareholder-Directed Grants - @zcashesp.bsky.social

• We also talked about this new #Zcash list in our new episode: - @ZcastEsp

• In April we had a great interview. Who will we interview this month? - @ZcastEsp

• Zcash Shielded News by ZecHub - @zcashesp.bsky.social

• Zcash Coinholder Voting Coming Soon via Zodl - @zcashesp.bsky.social

• Who Wants to Be a Zcasher – EP 19 - @zcashesp.bsky.social

• Arrival of the Protected Pool #ZEC at Its All-Time High - @ZcashArabia

• Spend securely! Now $ZEC is in @leodexio’s wallet - @ZcashArabia

• Reminder: Today, May 14, at exactly 23:00 Saudi time, is the deadline for submitting proposals for the second quarter round of Coinholder Grants. - @ZcashArabia

• 📅 May 15 Engineering Updates - @ZcashArabia

• Adding the voting feature for Zcash coin holders in the @zodl_app application soon, with the first vote scheduled for next June. - @ZcashArabia

• New ATH!  - @ruZCASH

• ZCASH BRUTALITY - @rafaelando__

• @SuperteamBR 🤝 @zcashbrazil - @capitao_cripto

• This meeting with @shefibrazil at the Solana House was wonderful - @AAmandita_

• A @Zcash is back at the center of discussions about privacy, ZK, and financial infrastructure. 🦓 - @tokennation_io

• It’s official: Our first speaker for Zcon Vozes 2 is confirmed! 🎙️ - @zcashbrazil

• How is @NEARProtocol building the next generation of privacy? 🌐 - @zcashbrazil

• ZEC TRIVIA 🧠 - @zcashbrazil

• ZONA Z 🧠 - Edition #37 with @AAmandita_- @zcashbrazil

• Zcash Protocol Study # 2 by @shieldedmark. 🦓 - @pedamerico

• Have you already understood what and how digital products are developed in the web3 market? - @zcashbrazil

• The system has collapsed. In the eye of the hurricane, you need to listen to those who understand the foundations. - @zcashbrazil

• 50% of the spots already filled in one week! - @zcashbrazil

• A New Zcash Wallet for Desktop - @zcashbrazil

• Shielded Magazine #18📰 - @zcashbrazil

• Its important to remember the why 🛡️- @zec_fi

• ZecFi Treasury Update: 05/15/2026 - @zec_fi

• We Fair launched Nov 21, 2025. - @zec_fi

• Crypto’s earliest believers are rotating into $ZEC. Up ~1,140% in a year. SEC probe closed @FortitudeCrypto

• Set up an official ZecFi wallet via @fomo. - @zec_fi

• 🚨 Ordinary people only see “money.” - @ZcashTR

• 🚨 As the quantum computing era approaches, Zcash has made a critical move.- @ZcashTR

• ♟️ The game is changing.- @ZcashTR

• 🔐 Zodl 3.4.0 Released! - @ZcashTR

• 🌍 Would you like to manage your crypto assets securely, quickly, and conveniently from your desktop? - @ZcashTR

• 🚨 Zcash Protected News | Volume 18 🚨 - @ZcashTR

• 📢Zcash Community Grants Meeting Minutes Summary - @ZcashTR

• Zcash Protocol Working Series #3: - @ZcashTR

• 🚨 ZCASH BOUNTY ALERT - @ZcashNigeria

• Your friend told you to buy Zcash. - @ZcashNigeria

• Discussing - Privacy Meets Payments - @ZcashGH

• Happy Birthday zooko Father of Zcash. - @thedrekal

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