Zcash 2.1.1-1
What is Zcash?
Zcash is an implementation of the "Zerocash" protocol.
Based on Bitcoin's code, Zcash intends to offer a far higher standard of privacy
through a sophisticated zero-knowledge proving scheme that preserves
confidentiality of transaction metadata. More technical details are available
in our Protocol Specification.
This software is the Zcash client. It downloads and stores the entire history
of Zcash transactions; depending on the speed of your computer and network
connection, the synchronization process could take a day or more once the
blockchain has reached a significant size.
:lock: Security Warnings
See important security warnings on the
Security Information page.
Zcash is experimental and a work in progress. Use it at your own risk.
:ledger: Deprecation Policy
This release is considered deprecated 16 weeks after the release day. There
is an automatic deprecation shutdown feature which will halt the node some
time after this 16-week period. The automatic feature is based on block
height.
Getting Started
Please see our user guide for joining the main Zcash network.
Need Help?
- :blue_book: See the documentation at the ReadTheDocs
for help and more information. - :incoming_envelope: Ask for help on the Zcash forum.
- :mag: Chat with our support community on Rocket.Chat
Participation in the Zcash project is subject to a
Code of Conduct.
Building
Build Zcash along with most dependencies from source by running the following command:
./zcutil/build.sh -j$(nproc)
Currently, Zcash is only officially supported on Debian and Ubuntu.
License
For license information see the file COPYING.