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Zcash 5.8.0



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What is Zcash?

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[Zcash](https://z.cash/) is an implementation of the "Zerocash" protocol.

Initially based on Bitcoin's design, 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](https://zips.z.cash/protocol/protocol.pdf).



## The `zcashd` Full Node



This repository hosts the `zcashd` software, a Zcash consensus node

implementation. 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 several days.





  




The `zcashd` code is derived from a source fork of

[Bitcoin Core](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin). The code was forked

initially from Bitcoin Core v0.11.2, and the two codebases have diverged

substantially.



#### :lock: Security Warnings



See important security warnings on the

[Security Information page](https://z.cash/support/security/).



**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.



## Other Zcash Implementations



The [Zebra](https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra) project offers a

different Zcash consensus node implementation, written largely from the

ground up.



## Getting Started



Please see our [user

guide](https://zcash.readthedocs.io/en/latest/rtd_pages/rtd_docs/user_guide.html)

for instructions on joining the main Zcash network.



### Need Help?



* :blue_book: See the documentation at the [ReadTheDocs](https://zcash.readthedocs.io)

  for help and more information.

* :incoming_envelope: Ask for help on the [Zcash](https://forum.z.cash/) forum.

* :speech_balloon: Join our community on [Discord](https://discordapp.com/invite/PhJY6Pm)

* 🧑‍🎓: Learn at [ZecHub](https://wiki.zechub.xyz/)



Participation in the Zcash project is subject to a

[Code of Conduct](code_of_conduct.md).



### 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. See the

[Debian / Ubuntu build](https://zcash.readthedocs.io/en/latest/rtd_pages/Debian-Ubuntu-build.html)

for detailed instructions.



License

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For license information see the file [COPYING](COPYING).