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Each grant is an approved project that aggregates its milestones. A single grantee can hold several grants (for example, Zcash Brazil has 7). Click a grant to view its payments.

Grants

181

approved projects

Committed

$20.4M

USD, excluding cancelled

Paid

$18.6M

milestones already paid

Open

$1.8M

committed, still to pay

Zcash Shielded Assets - Asset Swaps and Beyond
QEDITZcash Protocol Extension$1,800,00058,211.4513/13Completed
Shielded Assets (ZSA/UDA) for DeFi on Zcash
QEDITZcash Protocol Extension$1,187,61527,096.4653611/11Completed
ZSAs in NU7/ Zebra ZSA Integration
QEDITIntegration$840,00022,313.277/7Completed
Arti: a pure-Rust Tor implementation for Zcash and beyond
TorResearch & Development$673,200·4/4Completed
Arti, a project to rewrite Tor in Rust: onion services and beyond!
TorResearch & Development$666,65618,864.564/4Completed
User-Control for ZSAs
QEDITInfrastructure$649,999.9817,929.256/6Completed
ZSAs in NU7, H2 2025 extension
QEDITIntegration$612,1196,746.636/6Completed
Zcash Media 2023
Zcash MediaMedia$600,00021,896.76/9Cancelled
Nighthawk Wallet & Public Infrastructure
NighthawkWallets & Infrastructure$551,00018,098.313/3Completed
Feature Branch Testnet and Compatible Developer Tooling
QEDITInfrastructure$455,000505.41/10Open
Ziggurat 3.0 - Network Wide Testing and Active Validation
EquilibriumInfrastructure$446,20013,478.464/4Completed
ZecHub 2026
ZecHubEducation$433,079.25763.239/14Open
Authentic Financial Insight
Zingo LabsWallets$375,00011,584.784/4Completed
Ziggurat 2.0: Pre-flight testing for the Zebra RC, CI support, a GUI, and more
EquilibriumInfrastructure$372,0004,859.77414994/4Completed
Nighthawk Wallet Design & Development '21
NightHawkWallets$351,2302,627.0502173/3Completed
YWallet
HanhWallets$350,0006,390.0722/2Completed
Zcash Brazil 2026
Zcash BrazilCommunity$344,985682.1215/22Open
Zecwallet Liteclient Research and Development
ZecWalletResearch & Development$342,0002,122.4086564/4Completed
Free2Z: Preparing the Garden For Spring
Free2ZNon-Wallet Applications$333,00011,771.283/3Completed
Maintenance and Improvements to Coin Voting
HanhNon-Wallet Applications$314,000549.938/13Open
Shielded Support for Ledger Hardware Wallets (NanoS+, NanoX)
HanhWallets$300,10010,850.653/3Completed
Zcash Shielded support in Ledger Wallet and Ledger devices
LedgerWallets$300,000·0/1Open
Build Zaino To Deprecate Zcashd and Decentralize Zcash
Zingo LabsProtocol Development$283,8009,131.365/5Completed
OrchardZSA finalization
QEDITIntegration$276,5581,155.993/3Completed
Developer Relations Engineer
PacuDedicated Resource$247,0003,470.1722/25Completed
ZecHub 2025: An Education Hub for Zcash
ZecHubEducation$238,3034,529.0713/13Completed
Zcash Community Media Infrastructure & Support | Zk Av Club 2026
ZK AV ClubCommunity$228,545430.428/13Open
ZCash UniFFI Library
EquilibriumInfrastructure$216,0006,114.3175/5Completed
Zcash Media Launch Plan
Zcash MediaMedia$213,2001,496.8416174/4Completed
Zcash-Avalanche Elastic Subnet Bridge
RedDevInfrastructure$210,4334,151.365/7Open
Zcash Short Documentary
Zcash MediaMedia$208,0141,793.38611536/6Completed
Zcash Brazil | 2025
Zcash BrazilCommunity$206,582.433,878.7421/22Completed
Zaino Release Stabilization
Zingo LabsInfrastructure$200,000233.392/4Open
Coin Voting 2.0
HanhNon-Wallet Applications$200,0004,839.614/4Completed
Zcash (Both Transparent & Shielded Address) Support for Keystone Hardware Wallet
Keystone TeamIntegration$180,9005,120.294/4Completed
Chainsafe Systems
ChainSafeWallets$168,000945.5912/12Completed
Zcash Ecosystem Security Lead
Taylor HornbyDedicated Resource$158,5004,559.72712/12Completed
Zcash Thorchain Integration Grant
NightHawkIntegration$154,956767.4411012/4Cancelled
Zaino Completion
Zingo LabsProtocol Development$151,240550.772/3Open
ZEC-NAM shielded airdrop protocol
EquilibriumNon-Wallet Applications$150,000507.714/4Completed
The Nym mixnet for Network Privacy for Zcash
Nym TechnologiesIntegration$150,0002,928.62/4Open
YWallet Maintenance and Minor Improvements
HanhWallets$150,0005,462.1612/12Completed
WebZjs - ZCash Browser Wallet Library
ChainSafeIntegration$150,0002,705.195/5Completed
Zcash Extensible Wallet Interchange Format (ZeWiF)
Blockchain Commons with Zingo LabsWallets$149,6004,305.675/5Completed
Zcash UniFFI Library addenda
EquilibriumInfrastructure$144,0004,737.153/3Completed
ZGo 2025 (Retroactive)
Vergara TechnologiesNon-Wallet Applications$138,800361.522/2Completed
Implement Orchard Funded Amendment
Zingo LabsWallets$128,5203,188.2913/3Completed
Zenith Full Node Wallet
Vergara TechnologiesWallets$124,8003,865.364/4Completed
Ziggurat: the Zcash Network Stability Framework
EquilibriumInfrastructure$124,000968.7690574/4Completed
Free2Z
Free2ZNon-Wallet Applications$123,0002,191.2472333/3Completed
Payment Gateway with BTCPay
HanhIntegration$120,000942.6285142/2Completed
Orchard and UA for YWallet
HanhWallets$114,4002,631.613/3Completed
Zecwallet and Orchard
ZecWalletWallets$114,4001,781.369213/3Completed
ZGo - The Zcash Register
Vergara TechnologiesNon-Wallet Applications$114,2002,860.2329667/7Completed
Zcash Global en Español 2026
Zcash EspañolCommunity$111,100194.0757/12Open
Assistance for Legal Compliance Activities (2024)
QEDITZcash Protocol Extension$102,546.022,468.232/2Completed
Official Shielded Support for Zcash in Ledger HW Wallet
ZondaxWallets$101,8002,631.694/4Completed
Zcash Name Service
ZcashMe, IncInfrastructure$92,200·0/9Open
Offensive Security
TechSlayersInfrastructure$87,999.99·0/3Open
Transparent & Shielded DEX with Maya Protocol
HanhIntegration$80,0002,194.24/5Completed
CoinPayments Integration
CoinPaymentsIntegration$76,800492.63492222/4Cancelled
CipherScan
CipherScanInfrastructure$73,500174.534/6Open
Zcash Global en Español 2025
Zcash EspañolCommunity$72,0001,383.0312/12Completed
ZecHub
ZecHubEducation$71,590.182,217.712/12Completed
Zcash Wallet Community Developer
PacuDedicated Resource$70,7782,618.266/6Completed
Zaino, The Zallet Release
Zingo LabsInfrastructure$69,811.20786.032/2Completed
Zcash Nigeria 2026
Zcash NigeriaCommunity$68,600115.139/16Open
Marketing at Berlin Blockchain Week & 2-Day Event with WebZero
readymouseEvent Sponsorship$63,8201811/1Completed
Grant Proposal for Zk Av Club Community Support 2025
ZK AV ClubCommunity$60,000884.44/4Completed
Trezor support for Zcash shielded transactions
TrezorWallets$59,800928.85114443/5Cancelled
Assistance for Legal Compliance Activities (2025)
QEDITIntegration$59,130246.171/1Completed
FPF Admin for Coinhold-Directed Retroactive Grants Programcoinholder
Financial Privacy FoundationGrants Program Admin$58,000207.741/1Completed
Zeme Team
Zeme TeamCommunity$55,000433.83506045/5Completed
Zaino Respecification, No Delay
Zingo LabsInfrastructure$54,5601,340.211/1Completed
Rhea Zcash Gateway
Rhea FinanceWallets$54,200135.075/5Completed
Elemental ZEC – Zcash UI Component Kit and Payment Processor
Elemental ZECNon-Wallet Applications$51,144908.86035096/6Completed
Zcash Block Explorer
NightHawkInfrastructure$51,000340.2951221/1Completed
Hito
Hito IncWallets$50,00074.653/4Open
Using Zcash in an internet freedom crowdfunding campaign
TorCommunity$50,00087.521/1Completed
ShapeShift to Integrate Zcash
ShapeShift DAOIntegration$50,000201.062/6Completed
Blockchain Training Alliance development of Zcash training programs
BTAEducation$50,0001,257.422/2Completed
zaino - Stability, Performance & Testing
HanhInfrastructure$50,000·0/1Open
Bootstrapped and deterministic builds a la StageX
Distrust.coNon-Wallet Applications$48,000113.312/3Open
Unstoppable Walletcoinholder
Horizontal SystemsWallets$48,000171.931/1Completed
Zcash Wallet Community Developer 2024
PacuDedicated Resource$45,2001,653.554/4Completed
Batch-vs-Single Verification Equivalence: Continuous Soundness Fuzzing for Zcash Shielded Verification (incl. Ironwood)
robustfengbinResearch & Development$45,00037.12/4Open
OneKey Zcash Hardware Support with Unified Wallet Architecture (Transparent + Shielded)
OneKeyInfrastructure$45,00018.671/4Open
Maya Protocol Advanced Shielded ZEC Supportcoinholder
Maya ProtocolInfrastructure$45,000129.821/1Completed
Zcash Lightwalletd Infrastructure Development and Maintenance
Emersonian & ZancasInfrastructure$45,0001,567.914/6Completed
Zcash Wallet Community Developer 2024 Q2
PacuDedicated Resource$45,0001,601.133/3Completed
ZecHub, An open source education hub for Zcash
ZecHubEducation$44,9801,786.26/6Completed
Zcash Brazil 2023
Zcash BrazilCommunity$41,2081,293.30212/12Completed
Zcash Node - RFP for portable device for running Zcashd nodes - by Stagnum
StagnumNon-Wallet Applications$40,0001,299.3043/3Completed
Zcash Blockchain Infrastructure
zBIInfrastructure$40,000308.3646612/4Completed
MFKDF2
Multifactor, Inc.Research & Development$39,000353.394/6Open
The Ceremony, Powers of Tau, and Halo Video
Zcash MediaMedia$35,256240.0818161/1Completed
ZCash SDK Feasibility Study [JS/TS]
ChainSafeResearch & Development$35,0001,563.21/1Completed
Zcash User Research & Engagement (ZURE), Phase 1
TatyanaCommunity$35,0001,322.332/2Completed
Shielded Dialogues
Foresight InstituteMedia$35,000897.3892/4Cancelled
2 years of Lightwalletd Infra hosting & maintenance
NightHawkInfrastructure$34,800271.18214623/3Completed
Zcash Promotional Song & Music Video
Hanu DixitMedia$34,500270.5944742/2Completed
ZecHub: an education hub for Zcash
ZecHubEducation$34,4401,053.577/7Completed
Zcash Türkiye – Sustainability and the ZBase Vision
BatuhanMedia$31,000131.632/2Completed
A Metamask-style browser extension for Zcash
ZypherWallets$30,10097.38589011/5Cancelled
ZECsy Team in Amsterdam
readymouseCommunity$30,00058.531/1Completed
Zebra Coverage-Guided Fuzzing Infrastructure
robustfengbinResearch & Development$30,00050.153/4Open
Zcash Türkiye 2026 Q3-4 - 2027 Q1-2-3-4
BatuhanCommunity$26,40018.642/19Open
Zcash Türkiye 2026 Q1-2
BatuhanCommunity$26,40077.936/7Completed
Zingo Labs Hackfest
Zingo LabsEvent Sponsorship$25,500.2389.391/1Completed
BTCPayServer Multi-Account and 0conf Mempool Support
1337bytesNon-Wallet Applications$25,200391/2Open
Cypherpunk Policy Dinner (“CPD”) ZCG Anchor Sponsorship
PGP for Crypto, LLCEvent Sponsorship$25,00038.531/1Completed
Zcash Integration for the Open Wallet Standard (OWS)
Atmosphere LabsIntegration$25,00071.32/2Completed
Mastering Zcash Video Series
maxdesalleEducation$23,500·0/3Open
Upgrade BTCPayServer Zcash Plugin for 2.1
1337bytesIntegration$21,600602.893/3Completed
Zebra Regtest CI Kit (ZRK)
Abdulkareem Oyeneye (Dapps over Apps)Infrastructure$20,00063.933/5Cancelled
PGP* (Pretty Good Policy) for Crypto Events
PGP for Crypto, LLCEvent Sponsorship$20,000116.664/4Completed
Zecwallet Infra costs
ZecWalletInfrastructure$19,500134.54086622/2Completed
Marketing at ETHCC + Exxxotica, Chicago
readymouseCommunity$18,51072.41/1Completed
Zcash Global <> Zcash Brazil Q3 2024
Zcash BrazilCommunity$16,800575.363/3Completed
Zcash Global <> Zcash Brazil Q2 2024
Zcash BrazilCommunity$16,800745.33/3Completed
Zcash Global <> Zcash Brazil
Zcash BrazilCommunity$16,800623.833/3Completed
Upstream enhancements to librustzcash
ChainSafeIntegration$16,800·0/1Open
ZGo Support 2024
Vergara TechnologiesNon-Wallet Applications$16,100657.322/2Completed
Zcash Marketing at Istanbul Blockchain Week & Community Activation
BatuhanEvent Sponsorship$15,90051.491/1Completed
BTCPayServer - Orchard and UA
HanhIntegration$15,00024.671/1Completed
Zcash based secure payment infrastructure (Exploratory Phase)
BirdcallsInfrastructure$14,600428.152/2Completed
Block Explorer + Testnet Infrastructure
CachoInfrastructure$14,400358.624/4Completed
Community Note Taker
Jason RogersCommunity$13,200383.1382216922/22Completed
ZecHub Bounty Program Admin
FPFEducation$13,1345501/1Completed
Zcash Global <> Zcash Brazil - Q4
Zcash BrazilCommunity$12,780240.133/3Completed
Zcash Ghana (July 2026 - September 2026)
ZcashGHCommunity$12,6007.61/3Open
Zcash Ghana (April 2026 - June 2026)
ZcashGHCommunity$12,60026.83/3Completed
Zcash Network School
Weever / Zcash.meCommunity$12,378.7529.954/4Completed
Free2Z legal expenses reimbursement
Free2ZNon-Wallet Applications$12,037261.99482583/3Completed
Zcash Global Türkish 2025 Q3-4
BatuhanCommunity$10,400130.514/5Completed
Zcash Global Turkiye Q2
BatuhanCommunity$10,400244.64/4Completed
Grassroots Marketing Team at DWeb Camp
readymouseEvent Sponsorship$10,20024.281/1Completed
BitcoinVNcoinholder
BitcoinVNInfrastructure$10,00035.821/1Completed
Zcash Nigeria 2025 (August - October)
Zcash NigeriaCommunity$9,600120.633/3Completed
Zcash Nigeria 2025 v.2.0 ( May-july)
Zcash NigeriaCommunity$9,600231.033/3Completed
Zcash Nigeria 2025
Zcash NigeriaCommunity$9,600256.983/4Completed
Grassroots Marketing at ETHDenver 2026
readymouseEvent Sponsorship$9,00025.11/1Completed
Zcash Global en Español
Zcash EspañolCommunity$9,000177.063/3Completed
Block explorer + Testnet infrastructure 2025
CachoInfrastructure$8,400·0/4Open
Zcash Onboarding @ Web3Lagos Conference 2026
Zcash OnboardingEvent Sponsorship$8,24016.351/1Completed
ZcashArabia Q1 2026
ZcashArabiaEducation$7,50028.773/3Completed
Bootstrapping liquidity for renZEC on Binance Smart Chain
RenZecIntegration$7,50029.33699421/1Completed
Zcash Parsers
Mark HarrisInfrastructure$7,200268.962/2Completed
Moeda.casa - Smart Brazilian Fiat-to-Crypto over Zcash
Moeda.casaIntegration$6,95080.77648311/1Completed
Zcash Turkiye RLAY HUB Event
BatuhanEvent Sponsorship$6,87012.511/1Completed
1 year of ZECpages servers
ZecPagesNon-Wallet Applications$6,60052.77469942/2Completed
Zcash Nigeria 2025 (November - December)
Zcash NigeriaCommunity$6,40015.412/2Completed
The Zcash Podcast on the Digital Cash Network
Joel ValenzuelaMedia$6,006223.4212/12Completed
Zcash Infra - 1 year
HanhInfrastructure$6,000175.71/1Completed
ZcashCommunity.com Website Hostingcoinholder
mineZcashCommunity$5,94121.281/1Completed
Zcash Global Turkish 2025
BatuhanCommunity$5,700147.393/4Completed
ZECpages Testnet Faucet - App development + 1 year infra
ZecPagesNon-Wallet Applications$5,58029.836570023/3Completed
Privacy services from Zcash to Status usage within the Ukrainian-Russian war (research)
SiuskoResearch & Development$5,000141.842/2Completed
Educational Video Series in Hindi for Indian Market
Hindi VideosEducation$5,00041.9152542/2Completed
Zcash in the privacy stack
Proof StreetEducation$5,000·0/2Open
Zcash Ecosystem Onboarding At Women in DeFi Summit 2026
Zcash Ecosystem OnboardingCommunity$4,96021.161/1Completed
Alphaday.com Grant Application
AlphadayCommunity$4,900174.312/2Completed
Cold Wallet
HanhWallets$4,80032.0238293/3Completed
Twitter Ambassador Program by @_tm3k
tm3kCommunity$4,50016.63/4Completed
ZeWIF Errors Handling Update
Blockchain CommonsWallets$4,50016.911/1Completed
Zcash Arabia (May to September 2026)
ZcashArabiaEducation$4,0007.251/1Completed
Crypto Lounge Experience and The Hunting of The Snark
Inversed TechEvent Sponsorship$3,821119.521/1Completed
Support In Person Collaboration at Z|ECC Summit in Prague
Zingo LabsResearch & Development$3,726.0189.372/2Completed
Generation Z - Educational camp for youth
Zcash EspañolCommunity$3,50084.261/1Completed
Proposal to fund zcash skydives!
TmekMedia$3,30016.47538711/1Completed
Zcash CIS Media & Community Growth Program 2026
PRO BLOCKCHAINMedia$3,0005.541/1Completed
ZcashZeal
ZcashZealCommunity$2,75415.32308451/4Cancelled
ToDeFi: Torino Decentralized Finance Conference
ToDeFiEvent Sponsorship$2,50062.65661/1Completed
Telegram Anti Scam Bot - Grant Request
JRGBCommunity$70020.71/1Completed
Oblivious Message Retrieval
Columbia UniversityResearch & Development$00.10020643/9Cancelled
halo2 Community Manager
Ying TongDedicated Resource$0·0/3Cancelled
halo2 docs improvement
Halo2 DocsEducation$0·0/3Cancelled
Proof of Balance
HanhResearch & Development$0·0/1Cancelled
ZSA Use-cases Features
QEDITZcash Protocol Extension$0·0/3Cancelled
Bootstrap Org / Electric Coin Companycoinholder
Bootstrap Org / Electric Coin CompanyInfrastructure$0·0/1Veto
Zeme Team- returned funds intended for tip creators
Zeme TeamCommunity-$4,000-30.261/1Completed

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