What is ZCash and how does it work?

What is Zcash? Zcash is a privacy-focused, blockchain-based payments network that uses zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) to shield transactions, making the contents of a transaction private even on a public blockchain. Born out of the Zerocash protocol, Zcash forked from the Bitcoin blockchain in 2016.

How long does it take to mine Zcash?

New blocks of Zcash are created for mining roughly every 75 seconds, meaning every 1.25 minutes. Zcash’s mining time is eight times faster than Bitcoin. When you mine Zcash, you’ll be rewarded with newly minted coins. Zcash’s block reward halves every four years.

What is Zcash's 'Sprout series'?

He also co-invented the BLAKE3 cryptographic hash function. Between 2016 and 2018, Zcash released a series of upgrades called the “Sprout Series” with two core protocol upgrades, i.e., Overwinter and Sapling.