01 / Privacy
Disclosure is a choice.
Shielded and transparent transactions have different privacy properties. Wallet support and transaction choices matter.
Shielded vs transparentAbout the network
Digital money.
Personal privacy.
Zcash is a cryptocurrency designed to let people transact with greater control over what they disclose. Its currency is called ZEC.
Privacy by choice.
Verification by maths.
Shielded transactions use zero-knowledge proofs to validate a transaction without publicly revealing its sender, recipient or amount. Zcash also supports transparent transactions: privacy depends on how you use it.
Read the Zcash introduction
Learn directly from the network’s resources.02 / Mining
Infrastructure matters.
Zcash uses proof-of-work. Miners contribute computing power to the network and compete for block rewards. Hardware, electricity and network competition affect the economics.
Explore mining scenarios →03 / Perspective
Understand the trade-offs.
Price volatility, equipment costs, downtime and network changes can materially change a mining outcome. Privacy technology does not remove financial or operational risk.
Consider rig upkeep →Educational overview reviewed 21 September 2026. Sources: What is Zcash? and shielded and transparent transactions. Zeczi is independent of the Zcash Foundation and the organisations developing Zcash. This page is not an investment recommendation.