Zcash

ECC, Agoric and a path to composable smart contracts using ZEC - Electric Coin Company

8 months ago

Community

Zcash

Josh Swihart, SVP Growth

We are thrilled Agoric is launching its Mainnet Phase Zero and look forward to working with them to bring shielded Zcash/ZEC to Agoric smart-contract developers and users. A path to composable smart contracts using ZEC has finally arrived. Read more here: electriccoin.co/blog/ecc-agoric-and-a-path-to-composable-smart-contracts-using-zec/

Agoric could be game-changing, both in itself as well as for ZEC users. Now that the Agoric mainnet has launched, we are ready to take the next step of bringing Agoric and Zcash capabilities together.

Marketing

Zcash

Josh Swihart, SVP Growth

Earlier this year, ECC began surveying visitors to both z.cash and electriccoin.co websites. This will be an ongoing effort, but in the link below we summarize our findings to date. electriccoin.co/blog/web-surveys-provide-info-on-zcash-usage-and-reputation/

ECC’s North Star: Building a world class UX for ZEC - Electric Coin Company

Marketing

Zcash

Josh Swihart, SVP Growth

ECC’s North Star: Building a world-class UX for ZEC In planning sessions last week, ECC set a multi-year “North Star” and codified our plans across departments for the next four months. electriccoin.co/blog/eccs-north-star-building-a-world-class-ux-for-zec/

Last week, in our tertile planning sessions, we set a multi-year “North Star” and codified our plans across departments for the next four months. Everything we do will be in support of this focus: To deliver a world-class user experience for ZEC.

New Release 4.5.1-1 - Electric Coin Company

Technical

Zcash

Josh Swihart, SVP Growth

Zcash: New Release 4.5.1-1 Required update for all testnet nodes and highly recommended for mainnet nodes if you were using the deprecated getaddressesbyaccount RPC method. electriccoin.co/blog/new-release-4-5-1-1/

This is a required update for all testnet nodes, and is highly recommended for mainnet nodes if you were using the deprecated getaddressesbyaccount RPC method.

Coin-holder poll: results summary - Electric Coin Company

Community

Zcash

Josh Swihart, SVP Growth

Zcash coin-holder polling results Participants strongly supported changing Zcash’s mining algorithm away from proof of work as their first priority. Here are all the details: electriccoin.co/blog/coin-holder-poll-results-summary/

In ECC's coin-holder poll, participants strongly supported changing Zcash’s mining algorithm away from proof of work as their first priority as measured by weight, receiving 85% of the weighted vote.

New Release 4.5.1 - Electric Coin Company

Technical

Zcash

Josh Swihart, SVP Growth

New release zcashd 4.5.1 addresses bugs in testnet electriccoin.co/blog/new-release-4-5-1/

TL;DR: This is a required update for all testnet nodes, and is highly recommended for mainnet nodes if you are […]

ECC Transparency Report for Q4 2020 and Q1 2021 - Electric Coin Company

Marketing

Zcash

Josh Swihart, SVP Growth

A new ECC Transparency Report is out. It details company income, expenses and use of funds during Q4 2020 and Q1 2021. electriccoin.co/blog/ecc-transparency-report-for-q4-2020-and-q1-2021/

ECC and its parent 501(c)3 Bootstrap received coins at a value above the operating-expense level for Q4 2020 and for Q1 2021.

Zcash coin-holder polling open now - Electric Coin Company

Community

Zcash

Josh Swihart, SVP Growth

ECC has opened its non-binding, coin-weighted ZEC-holder poll ahead of NU5 activation, to gather sentiment regarding development priorities for Zcash. This poll is to gather feedback in addition to sentiment gathered by the ZCAP poll. The ZCAP is a group of community members whose membership and polling is curated and managed by the Zcash Foundation. The ECC coin-weighted poll is open to anyone that holds ZEC. electriccoin.co/blog/zcash-coin-holder-polling-open-now/

ECC has opened its non-binding, coin-weighted ZEC-holder poll ahead of NU5 activation, to gather sentiment regarding development priorities for Zcash and Chris Burniske’s proposal to amend ZIP 1014.