Zcon https://watchz.cash/c/zcon/videos Every Zcon presentation, ever. Fri, 01 May 2026 09:51:11 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://watchz.cash Zcon https://watchz.cash/lazy-static/avatars/d9835cea-0da7-47f5-8d2b-16ab7ff35c55.png https://watchz.cash/c/zcon/videos All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://watchz.cash/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder. https://watchz.cash/feeds/podcast/videos.xml?videoChannelId=10 <![CDATA[Zcon1 Opening Keynote - Andrew Miller]]> https://watchz.cash/w/3UwVVqTepGGjrU3XTSv53D https://watchz.cash/w/3UwVVqTepGGjrU3XTSv53D Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:30:49 GMT Presented by Zcash Foundation in Split, Croatia

0:00 Introduction
0:52 What is Zcash
2:49 Opening Ceremony
7:40 Deshielded transactions
8:28 Opening message
12:26 ZCash Foundation
13:11 Grants
13:43 Difficult Decisions
14:26 Decentralization
16:04 Community Governance
17:37 Chain Governance
18:09 Coinholder Voting
18:39 Participation
19:29 Alternate Code
19:59 Coinholder Petitions
20:50 Conclusion

]]> Zcon Science & Technology nonadult Zcon1 Opening Keynote - Andrew Miller Presented by Zcash Foundation in Split, Croatia 0:00 Introduction 0:52 What is Zcash 2:49 Opening Ceremony 7:40 Deshielded transactions 8:28 Opening message 12:26 ZCash Foundation 13:11 Grants 13:43 Difficult Decisions 14:26 Decentraliz... <![CDATA[Current State of Zcash Wallets - Linda Lee]]> https://watchz.cash/w/p3nwPu5nya4kj9bgUkRSvf https://watchz.cash/w/p3nwPu5nya4kj9bgUkRSvf Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:51:06 GMT Linda Lee - Day 1

Presented by Zcash Foundation in Split, Croatia

0:00 State of Zcash Wallets
4:14 Goal: Shielded Addresses for Everyone
5:07 Shielded & Transparent Interoperability
6:18 Which Wallet is Best? Evaluation Criteria
8:00 ZecWallet Review
9:10 Best Overall: Coinomi/Cuarda
11:09 Best Institutional: Trust/Atomic
12:27 Best for Beginners: Jaxx Liberty
13:52 Best Visuals & Design: Exodus
15:08 How Wallets Make Money
16:42 ECC Reference Wallet Update
20:06 Q&A: Paid Wallets, Merchant Wallets & Ratings

]]> Zcon Science & Technology nonadult Current State of Zcash Wallets - Linda Lee Linda Lee - Day 1 Presented by Zcash Foundation in Split, Croatia 0:00 State of Zcash Wallets 4:14 Goal: Shielded Addresses for Everyone 5:07 Shielded & Transparent Interoperability 6:18 Which Wallet is Best? Evaluation Criteria 8:00 Zec... <![CDATA[Making Zcash Shine with Rust - Deirdre Connolly & Anna Kaplan]]> https://watchz.cash/w/pxH5UVvAPvmbvdVhNgzQWS https://watchz.cash/w/pxH5UVvAPvmbvdVhNgzQWS Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:53:17 GMT Deirdre Connolly & Anna Kaplan

Presented by Zcash Foundation in Split, Croatia

0:00 Intro
4:01 Goals for this Project
5:00 Robust Build and Deployment Pipeline
6:17 Aqua Repo
7:46 Goals for the Near Future
9:28 Call to Action

]]> Zcon Science & Technology nonadult Making Zcash Shine with Rust - Deirdre Connolly & Anna Kaplan Deirdre Connolly & Anna Kaplan Presented by Zcash Foundation in Split, Croatia 0:00 Intro 4:01 Goals for this Project 5:00 Robust Build and Deployment Pipeline 6:17 Aqua Repo 7:46 Goals for the Near Future 9:28 Call to Action <![CDATA[Zcash For Every(One｜Where)： Creating Shielded Transactions on All The Things! - Jack Grigg]]> https://watchz.cash/w/9Q8Ckc5QXsqwvXXA6nJ1gP https://watchz.cash/w/9Q8Ckc5QXsqwvXXA6nJ1gP Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:53:13 GMT Jack Grigg

Presented by Zcash Foundation in Split, Croatia

0:00 Intro
0:29 Recap
6:55 Hardware Wallets
9:45 Browser Transactions
14:50 Ledger Transactions
17:33 Ecosystem Adoption
20:01 QA

]]> Zcon Science & Technology nonadult Zcash For Every(One｜Where)： Creating Shielded Transactions on All The Things! - Jack Grigg Jack Grigg Presented by Zcash Foundation in Split, Croatia 0:00 Intro 0:29 Recap 6:55 Hardware Wallets 9:45 Browser Transactions 14:50 Ledger Transactions 17:33 Ecosystem Adoption 20:01 QA <![CDATA[Scalable Privacy - Daira Hopwood]]> https://watchz.cash/w/cNBkhSRXrpj6vwuJyy6xBY https://watchz.cash/w/cNBkhSRXrpj6vwuJyy6xBY Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:15:19 GMT Daira Hopwood

Presented by Zcash Foundation in Split, Croatia

0:44 Disclaimers
1:06 Problem statement
2:19 Secondary goals
5:13 Out of scope for this talk
5:45 Privacy properties
6:49 Proposal
9:02 Sharding + recursive validation
10:41 Block chains
15:12 Zero knowledge proving systems
16:36 How Zerocash/Zcash works.contd.
17:34 Sapling-specific detail
17:53 Separated signing
18:42 Protocol bottlenecks
26:20 Recursive SNARKS

]]> Zcon Science & Technology nonadult Scalable Privacy - Daira Hopwood Daira Hopwood Presented by Zcash Foundation in Split, Croatia 0:44 Disclaimers 1:06 Problem statement 2:19 Secondary goals 5:13 Out of scope for this talk 5:45 Privacy properties 6:49 Proposal 9:02 Sharding + recursive validation 10:4... <![CDATA[Envisioning Zcash at Global Scale - Nathan Wilcox]]> https://watchz.cash/w/p2surBukVmKiUv3P7eo7b3 https://watchz.cash/w/p2surBukVmKiUv3P7eo7b3 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:15:13 GMT Presented by Zcash Foundation in Split, Croatia

0:00 Intro
2:07 Economic Freedom and Opportunity
5:32 A Compelling Option for a Global Economy
10:40 Usability Throughout Adoption, Over Time
13:09 Scalability Usability Goals
16:09 Hunting for Flywheels to Reinforce Scaling Up
16:52 Horizontal Scalability Mechanism Design
18:41 Sustainable Coordinated Governance
20:16 The Zcash Governance Ratchet
22:21 Governance and Funding - Threading the Needle

]]> Zcon Science & Technology nonadult Envisioning Zcash at Global Scale - Nathan Wilcox Presented by Zcash Foundation in Split, Croatia 0:00 Intro 2:07 Economic Freedom and Opportunity 5:32 A Compelling Option for a Global Economy 10:40 Usability Throughout Adoption, Over Time 13:09 Scalability Usability Goals 16:09 Hunting f... <![CDATA[Defining and Proving Security of the Sapling Protocol at Zcon0 (2018) by Ariel Gabizon]]> https://watchz.cash/w/eHK29YPxdJScKRpwLs8RZL https://watchz.cash/w/eHK29YPxdJScKRpwLs8RZL Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:27:49 GMT Ariel Gabizon gives an overview of Zcash "Sapling" network upgrade components including parameter generation MPC, key structure, security proofs, and more!

Live at Zcon0 (2018) Privacy: From A to Zcon
Presented by ‪@zcashfoundation‬ in Montreal, Canada

00:00 Intro to the crypto of the Sapling upgrade
01:14 Zcash Sprout parameter generation ceremony
02:46 Sapling parameter generation multi-party computation (MPC)
04:01 Payment protocol chain of authority in Zcash Sapling
07:04 Diversified addresses
08:20 Sapling key structure (oversimplified)
13:57 Crypto nuances in security proof
15:38 Different SNARK properties

]]> Zcon Science & Technology nonadult Defining and Proving Security of the Sapling Protocol at Zcon0 (2018) by Ariel Gabizon Ariel Gabizon gives an overview of Zcash "Sapling" network upgrade components including parameter generation MPC, key structure, security proofs, and more! Live at Zcon0 (2018) Privacy: From A to Zcon Presented by ‪@zcashfoundation‬ in Montrea... <![CDATA[Cultivating Sapling at Zcon0 (2018) by Sean Bowe]]> https://watchz.cash/w/g452nQzuAA6M1YSRL46yEe https://watchz.cash/w/g452nQzuAA6M1YSRL46yEe Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:27:37 GMT Sean Bowe gives an overview of Zcash "Sapling" detailing changes to the elliptical curves, zk-SNARK proving system, parameter generation and the breakthrough performance improvements that were included with the upgrade.

Live at Zcon0 (2018) Privacy: From A to Zcon
Presented by ‪@zcashfoundation‬ in Montreal, Canada

00:00 Introduction
02:17 Zcash payment addresses and transactions
04:24 Privacy by default
05:40 Zcash Network Upgrade "Sapling"
06:37 BLS12-381: A new pairing-friendly curve
08:19 Groth-16 zk-SNARK proving system
09:00 Powers of Tau and Sapling multi-party computation (MPC)
10:51 Sapling upgrade summary
11:35 Overview of Zerocash
12:49 Jubjub embedded elliptic curve
14:14 Sapling addresses and viewing keys
15:30 Split circuit design of Sapling
16:08 Groundbreaking performance improvements
17:43 Sapling engineering summary

]]> Zcon Science & Technology nonadult Cultivating Sapling at Zcon0 (2018) by Sean Bowe Sean Bowe gives an overview of Zcash "Sapling" detailing changes to the elliptical curves, zk-SNARK proving system, parameter generation and the breakthrough performance improvements that were included with the upgrade. Live at Zcon0 (2018) Pr... <![CDATA[A History of Zcash at Zcon0 (2018) by Nathan Wilcox]]> https://watchz.cash/w/8WNNuUFei16fx8cCEt2FtP https://watchz.cash/w/8WNNuUFei16fx8cCEt2FtP Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:27:23 GMT Nathan Wilcox tells the story of Zcash's first few years, Sprout, Overwinter, Sapling and the funnest bugs discovered and fixed in that process.

Live at Zcon0 - Privacy: From A to Zcon (2018)
Presented by ‪@zcashfoundation‬ in Montreal, Canada

00:00 Intro
00:38 Birth of Zcash
02:52 Convergence at Real World Crypto
03:47 Zcash 1.0 "Sprout"
05:07 Zcash "Overwinter" Series
05:52 The path to Zcash "Sapling"
06:51 The Funnest Bugs
14:50 Parting thoughts on the future of Zcash security

]]> Zcon Science & Technology nonadult A History of Zcash at Zcon0 (2018) by Nathan Wilcox Nathan Wilcox tells the story of Zcash's first few years, Sprout, Overwinter, Sapling and the funnest bugs discovered and fixed in that process. Live at Zcon0 - Privacy: From A to Zcon (2018) Presented by ‪@zcashfoundation‬ in Montreal, Canad... <![CDATA[From Zerocoin To Zcash at Zcon0 (2018) by Matthew Green]]> https://watchz.cash/w/3q7zbsmGrrAvcqdaR9vX2a https://watchz.cash/w/3q7zbsmGrrAvcqdaR9vX2a Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:27:03 GMT Matthew Green presents the history of electronic cash and the scientists whose work with zero-knowledge proofs led to the creation of Zcash, the problem with Bitcoin's transparency and where Zcash might go in the near future.

Live at Zcon0 - Privacy: From A to Zcon (2018)
Presented by ‪@zcashfoundation‬ in Montreal, Canada

00:00 Intro
02:02 A short history of electronic cash
05:16 Bitcoin and its privacy problem
08:05 Zerocoin and zero-knowledge proofs
10:35 Zerocash and zkSNARKs
12:57 Zooko and the Zcash Company
14:30 The future of Zcash, maybe
17:08 Outro

]]> Zcon Science & Technology nonadult From Zerocoin To Zcash at Zcon0 (2018) by Matthew Green Matthew Green presents the history of electronic cash and the scientists whose work with zero-knowledge proofs led to the creation of Zcash, the problem with Bitcoin's transparency and where Zcash might go in the near future. Live at Zcon0 - Pr... <![CDATA[State of the Network Keynote at Zcon0 (2018) by Zooko Wilcox]]> https://watchz.cash/w/qVM8TDLMKUHYAFLcCVV3Xm https://watchz.cash/w/qVM8TDLMKUHYAFLcCVV3Xm Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:26:50 GMT Zooko Wilcox talks about Zcash network upgrades Overwinter and Sapling, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) approval of Zcash including shielded addresses, Zcash Company finances and the proposed roadmap for the next two years.

Live at Zcon0 - Privacy From A to Zcon (2018)
Presented by ‪@zcashfoundation‬ in Montreal, Canada

00:00 Introduction
01:50 Network Upgrade Overwinter
03:04 The consensual decentralized governance process
05:13 Zcash Sapling
06:08 Educating regulators about user-protecting technology
07:22 Zcash approved by New York State Department of Financial Services (NYSDFS)
08:14 Zcash Company mid-2018 finances exposed
11:47 Open questions that need to be addressed by the community
12:28 Roadmap for Zcash useability and adoption
14:08 How should the development of Zcash be funded after the Founders Reward?
14:31 Decentralization of Zcash governance

]]> Zcon Science & Technology nonadult State of the Network Keynote at Zcon0 (2018) by Zooko Wilcox Zooko Wilcox talks about Zcash network upgrades Overwinter and Sapling, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) approval of Zcash including shielded addresses, Zcash Company finances and the proposed roadmap for the next two ye... <![CDATA[Opening Remarks at Zcon0 (2018) by Josh Cincinnati]]> https://watchz.cash/w/tqRg6mvjzjy1GsfRd7YgDt https://watchz.cash/w/tqRg6mvjzjy1GsfRd7YgDt Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:26:07 GMT Josh Cincinnati greets the Zcon0 audience and speaks about the commonly held focus on privacy and its role in decentralized publicly accessible networks. The speaker sessions and workshops at Zcon0 were aiming to bring together the community to share knowledge and build relationships. The conference is focused on topics such as bleeding edge cryptography, privacy protections, governance, and decentralized, publicly accessible networks.

Live at Zcon0 (2018) Privacy: From A to Zcon
Presented by ‪@zcashfoundation‬ in Montreal, Canada

00:00 Welcome to Zcon0!!
02:29 Greetings from Josh Cincinnati
03:10 Our privacy is at risk
04:15 Privacy brings us together
06:54 What to expect at Zcon0
08:10 Zcash Foundation growth in early years

]]> Zcon Science & Technology nonadult Opening Remarks at Zcon0 (2018) by Josh Cincinnati Josh Cincinnati greets the Zcon0 audience and speaks about the commonly held focus on privacy and its role in decentralized publicly accessible networks. The speaker sessions and workshops at Zcon0 were aiming to bring together the community to sh...