Learn Zcash

What is Zcash?

Zcash is a blockchain designed around a simple idea: money in the digital world should work like money in the real world — useful, fast, and private when needed. When Bitcoin introduced decentralized digital cash in 2009, it was revolutionary, but it had one major limitation: every transaction and balance was visible to anyone. That transparency helped bootstrapping trust in a new technology, but it also meant that financial activity on public blockchains became traceable, linkable, and permanently stored. As crypto adoption grew, it became clear that people, communities, and businesses needed a way to use digital currency without exposing their entire financial history.

In 2016, a group of cryptographers and engineers who worked on the first practical zero-knowledge proof systems launched Zcash — the first blockchain where privacy isn't an optional layer, but a built-in capability. Zcash uses advanced "zero-knowledge" cryptography to allow payments to be verified without revealing who sent them, who received them, or how much was sent. You can choose transparency when you want public accountability — or shield your activity when financial privacy matters, just like handing someone cash.