What is Zcash?

Zcash is a privacy-focused cryptocurrency that supports shielded transactions. A privacy pool at the consensus layer has been described as essentially Zcash.

• May 2026 - Tushar Jain said Zcash will almost certainly be the first quantum proof chain.
• Jun 2026 - Josh Swehart stated that organizations could be in complete compliance and still support shielded transactions, but they have chosen not to.
• Jun 2026 - Josh Swehart said that if Bitcoin 10x from here, Zcash could easily 100x from here.
• Jul 2026 - David Hoffman described Zcash as a privacy pool at the consensus layer.