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October 2022
Zebra Release Candidate Tagged!
ZF is pleased to announce that we have recently tagged our first release candidate of Zebra (Zebra 1.0.0-rc.0), the alternative zcash node implementation written in Rust. This is the first time that there has been an alternative zcash node implementation running on mainnet and that we are excited to see some Zebra nodes now appearing on the blockchair node explorer! Learn more at this link.
ZF Board Candidate Community Call - Nov 9th

We are planning to have a community call with the two candidates for the ZF board (Jay Verret  and Kurt Opsahl ) on November 9th. During the call, the candidates will introduce themselves, and answer questions submitted and upvoted by the community.

Please post the questions you would like answered in this thread. The questions with the most likes will be prioritized.

Community Call Recording: Tor Project
ZF and the Zcash Community Grants Committee (ZCG) hosted a call with the Tor Project to discuss Arti, a Rust Tor implementation, the progress of their ZCG funded grant, and how ZCG and Tor align to advance privacy online. The recorded call can be viewed here. 

ZF is a Proud Sponsor of the ZKProof Workshop
ZF is proud to be a sponsor for the 5th ZKProof workshop to be hosted in Tel Aviv, Israel, November 15-17. 

The goals of the ZKProof initiative are to promote the standardization of zero-knowledge proof cryptography and to increase the engagement of companies and researchers worldwide. 

Learn more about this workshop here.
 

Welcome Deidra and Autotunafish!
The Zcash Foundation is happy to welcome two new additions to the ZF team:

Deidra M has joined ZF as our inaugural Operations and Events Coordinator. Deidra will support the Foundation’s day-to-day operations activities as well as the planned expansion of Zcon events worldwide. 

Autotunafish has joined ZF as our inaugural Community Support Coordinator to provide technical support to Zcash users throughout the Zcash ecosystem. Learn more about this role here.

Latest FROST News
We've been hard at work getting the IETF draft ready for last call. Expect for us to enter last call in the next month. When that happens, please write the list in support of the draft and with any final suggested changes!

For the Zcash implementation, we have implemented the DKG as specified in the FROST paper and many other changes to ensure compatibility with the FROST latest draft. You can expect us to be nearing finalization of re-randomizable FROST in the next few months, and at long last, having our codebase audited so that it is ready for everyone to use safely. Stay tuned!
Do you have an issue with your wallet? Is your node not syncing properly? Have you encountered an error or a situation you’re unfamiliar with within the Zcash ecosystem? ZF’s Community Support Coordinator is here to help! DM or tag @autotunafish on the Forum or @tripleyouwu on Discord and he will provide support for your issue.

Approved ZCG Grants - September

The Zcash Community Grants committee (ZCG) approved the following grants in October:

New Zcash Ambassadors

Zcash Community Grants (ZCG) brought on one new ambassador in October:

Madison Parks (United States). Welcome and we look forward to your contributions to the Zcash ecosystem.

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