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Network Stats | Sep 13 - Sept 20th Transfer Count: 298,137 I: 160,971 O: 6576 S: 10,370 T: 120,220  Transaction Count: 103,820 I: 57,111 O: 1592S: 5138T: 44,922  Net Flow (+OUT,-IN)I: -30,377O: 7560S: 7268 Chain Supply (ZEC): 16,942,948I: 3,974,609O: 409,953S: 504,246T: 11,967,212SP: 22,478Lockbox: 64,448 Total Shielded Supply: 4,975,736

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Zcash Updates ⓩ

ZODL, Valar Group, Zcash Foundation & Shielded Labs 🛠️

• NU7 timeline published: testnet activation on October 6 and mainnet activation on November 5, 2026 - Zcash Community Forum

• Zcash governance is a superpower and part of what gives ZEC value - @aquietinvestor

• NU7 is coming: all Zcash development teams agreed on what NU7 will include and when it will launch - @ebfull

• Results of the NU7 sentiment polls from ZCAP, coinholders, and community groups - Zcash Community Forum

• ZCAP NU7 scope polling results are out - @ZcashFoundation

• Project Tachyon roadmap: work on scaling shielded Zcash payments - Project Tachyon

• Shielded Labs governance page with the Q3 coinholder grants timeline (poll runs September 17 to 29) - Shielded Labs

• Shielded Labs says it has never received Dev Fund funding - @ShieldedLabs

• The Zcon7 program: talks, debates, workshops, and small-group sessions about what comes next for Zcash - Zcash Foundation

• ZKAV Club will bring a recording station to Zcon7 so attendees can record their conversations - @ZcashFoundation

• First look at the Zcon7 merchandise - @ZcashFoundation

• The recording of the Zcash Arborist Call is now available - @ZcashFoundation

• Coinholder polling for the Q3 retroactive grants is now live in the Zodl app - @zodl_app

• Dev Ojha (@zkDragon) joins me to discuss Zcash’s security and UX improvements since Ironwood went live - Arjun Khemani

• Shielded ZEC support for Ledger hardware wallets is now live in Vizor on desktop and mobile - @vizorwallet

• Important: update to Zodl v3.14.0 before opening the poll on iOS and Android - @zodl_app

• First interview with Josh Swihart, founder and CEO of Zcash Open Development Lab (ZODL) - @maxdesalle

• Zakura performance improvements are being moved into shared Zcash libraries - @zodl_co

• ZODL shares a post arguing Zcash is not the silver to Bitcoin’s gold - @zodl_co

Zcash Community Grants 🏛️

• Voting for the Q3 Coinholder-Directed Retroactive Grants Program has started in most popular Zcash wallets - @ZcashCommGrants

• Zcash Community Grants meeting minutes, September 14, 2026 - @ZCG

• Shielded ZEC holders can vote in the Q3 retroactive grants poll until September 29, 20:00 UTC - @Zcash

• Forum post: Q3 Coinholder-Directed Retroactive Grants Program voting is now open - @FPF

• Major update from Ledger on its Zcash integration under ZCG Grant #152 - @ZcashCommGrants

• Grants approved on September 14 - @ZcashCommGrants

• Meeting minutes from this week are now on the Zcash forum - @ZcashCommGrants

• ZCG approved the Zcash World Mumbai (Devcon 8 week) proposal from @jatinsahijwani - @ZCG

• ZCG approved the Colosseum Hackathon Zcash Track for @mattytay at a revised $150,000 - @ZCG

• ZCG approved the 24 Videos proposal from @Connaugh - @ZCG

• New grant application: Zcash SeedSigner, a DIY open-source air-gapped signer for shielded ZEC (resubmission) - @AngelCastilloB

• New grant application: Rill, shielded ZIP-321 accept - @princemuichkine

• New grant application: Argos, zcashd emergency recovery phrase support - @Crackdevs

• New grant application: 1CAD Protocol, ZK-TLS proof-of-solvency infrastructure - @Povolnov

• New grant application: GraphSense Zcash shielded accounting repair - @lockedin

• Zcash Ghana grant application for October to December 2026 - @ogasky

• Zapp update for September 16, 2026 on its retroactive grant application - @vampirot

• Discussion continues on the Gleyo retroactive grant application - @gilmore

• Zcash Ecosystem Security Lead grant: report for August 2026 - @Liz315

• ZECsy team update on marketing at Cypherpunk Week in Amsterdam, including strong engagement on the walking tour post - @kate.stapes

Community Projects 🌐

• Colosseum announces the final dedicated hackathon track for its Crypto World’s Fair event - @colosseum

• AI translations of zPages are improving, so articles can be read and shared in more languages - @free2zcash

• NU7 is proceeding - @cypherpunk

• Matt Huang of Paradigm confirmed Paradigm’s investment in ZEC and ZODL - @zcashkorea

• Zcash Arborist Call update, September 17, 2026 - @ZcashNigeria

• Reaction to Section 1960 being removed from the CLARITY Act, and why there is still a silver lining - @pgpzcash

• Zcash Arabia invites people to test their Zcash knowledge - @ZcashArabia

• Vizor Wallet shares its view on what a perfect Zcash onboarding experience looks like - @vizorwallet

• Ledger protection for ZEC is now available in Vizor - @ZcashTR

• Zakura’s performance work is moving to Zcash’s shared infrastructure - @ZcashTR

• Zcash NU7 roadmap clarified - @ZcashTR

• Results of the NU7 public opinion poll - @ZcashTR

• NU7 sentiment results from ZecHub DAO, Zcash Foundation, coinholders, and other groups - @ZecHub

• Zcash holders voted 99.9% to cut block times from 75 to 25 seconds, and 97% backed delaying the Network Sustainability Mechanism until February 2031 - @CoinMarketCap

• After rising over 180%, Zcash prepares an update to make payments faster - @portaldobitcoin

• Zcash Q3 retroactive grants voting has begun - @ZcashTR

• Voting for the Q3 Retroactive Grants for ZEC holders is open - @zcashbrazil

• Thoughts on the Development Fund - @ZcashTR

• More places where people can use Zcash in their everyday lives - @Batuzec

• Cypherpunk mined 3,023.13 ZEC in its first 14 days of mining (August 18 to 31) at 95% fleet uptime - @Cypherpunk

• Notable surge in Zcash mining - @ZcashTR

• ZecHub invites people to a discussion with @unstoppablebyhs - @ZecHub

• Beyond Payments, Part 5 - @ZecHub

• Introducing ZecHub Spotlight - @ZecHub

• ZecHub Spotlight: Unstoppable Wallet - @ZcashTR

• Complete guide to moving ZEC out of the Sprout pool (Ironwood era, September 2026) - @ZcashRussia

• Shielded Magazine #36 - @zcashbrazil

• Complete LiveZEC tutorial in Portuguese: from zero to your first private donation in your live stream - @zcashbrazil

• Zona Z, Edition #54, with @AAmandita_ - @zcashbrazil

• Zcash Engineering Office Hours - @zcashbrazil

• A community member says he is proud to be part of Zcash Brazil and sees the work behind the scenes - @taminevg

• Zcash is changing its frame - @rafaelando

• LiveZEC giveaway winner: the Zcash blockchain picked entry #36, and @DkMusachi wins GTA VI Ultimate Edition - @LiveZEC

• WEEX AMA Q&A with AAmandita from Zcash and Daniel from Ascen Crypto - @WEEX_Brasil

• The meetup event was a huge success, with video and photos - @ZcashGH

• Zcash Privacy Developers Residency: Module 15 today - @ZcashGH

• 15 modules completed: now let’s support the next generation of Zcash builders - @ZcashGH

• Gleyo, ZoerdHub, and Zcash Ghana launch a campaign of quests and voting for the Zcash Privacy Developers Residency - Gleyo

• How to vote with your coins in Vizor Wallet - @zcashesp

• Live stream: the latest Zcash news and updates - @zcashesp

• A post about a combo that gives the best of both worlds - @ZcashNigeria

• Send ZEC as a gift - @ZcashNigeria

• Guarantee your Zcon7 shirt size before sizes run out - @ZcashNigeria

• We will keep spreading the message about Zcash until privacy becomes normal - @Hardaeborla

• Onboarded a local foodstuff business owner in Nigeria to accept Zcash as a payment method - @AyawariEvelyn

• AMA about Zcash, privacy, Zodl, Zcash Nigeria, and how anyone can go from beginner to active contributor - @AyawariEvelyn

• Memes and privacy together - @ZcashEastAfrica

• How much of your financial life is visible to others? - @ZcashEastAfrica

• Zcash Developer 101 - @ZcashEastAfrica

• Zcash South Africa was live at the redotsclub South Africa and gaic padel day - @Zcash_SA

• What is the Zcash shielded pool? - @ZcashIND

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