Developer Relations and Integration Engineer @ ZODL - my code buffet goes around iOS, Swift, Rust, Zcash, Privacy, OSS & more. My opinions are my own
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Pacu 🧉 at ZODL (he/him) 🦓 retweeted
Big milestone for Shielded Labs: the activation height for NU7 is being set today! The upgrade includes our first major mainnet deployment: the Network Sustainability Mechanism (NSM).
Like Bitcoin, Zcash faces a long-term challenge: how to sustain network security as block rewards decline. The NSM helps address that while preserving the 21 million coin cap.
ZIP-235 removes 60% of transaction fees from circulation, allowing that ZEC to be reissued as future block rewards. ZIP-237 starts that recycling around February 2031.
At current fee levels, that’s only about 210 ZEC per year. This is a modest first step, but we’re optimistic about how new use cases for the NSM could evolve over time and contribute to Zcash’s long-term security.
Pacu 🧉 at ZODL (he/him) 🦓 retweeted
Applications for the January ZODL Summit are now open!
The best builders in Zcash and the entire ZODL team - all in one room.
Come help us build the future of Zcash 🛡️
Pacu 🧉 at ZODL (he/him) 🦓 retweeted
Zodl Vault is getting closer.
Our team is putting the finishing touches on the first beta release, with access rolling out in stages to early testers.
Join the waitlist today: vault.zodl.com
Pacu 🧉 at ZODL (he/him) 🦓 retweeted
Applications are now open for ZODL Summit 2027.
January 19–21 • Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
We're bringing together a small group to help shape the future of Zcash with one mission: shielded ZEC in the hands of billions.
Apply to attend ↓
Pacu 🧉 at ZODL (he/him) 🦓 retweeted
How to swap into shielded Zcash
Just in case
The super easy process to get shielded Zcash $ZEC:
1. Download Zodl wallet @zodl_app
2. Select "swap"
3. Choose source chain and asset (e.g. $USDC on Ethereum)
4. Enter refund address (just in case swap fails)
5. Get quote and confirm
6. Send funds on source chain to address provided (this sets up the swap functionality powered by $NEAR intents)
7. Once transaction is confirmed on source chain, select "I've sent the funds"
8. That's it! By default the wallet deposits to a shielded Zcash address
Pacu 🧉 at ZODL (he/him) 🦓 retweeted
Introducing Zcash Monthly: a new series from CoinDesk Research, in collaboration with GenZcash.
Every month we’ll cover what just happened across governance, development, privacy usage and markets, with expert input from @GenZcash and the wider @Zcash developer community.
Pacu 🧉 at ZODL (he/him) 🦓 retweeted
Reminder: your Telegram DMs are NOT end-to-end encrypted by default.
Regular “cloud chats” are stored on Telegram’s servers with encryption keys Telegram controls. That means Telegram can access your contents.
Regular group chats have NO end-to-end encryption option, even when the group is set to private.
Even Secret Chats use MTProto, Telegram’s custom protocol, without Signal’s per-message key ratcheting or post-quantum key agreement.
Telegram’s privacy policy also says it may retain metadata such as your IP address, device information and username history for up to 12 months.
For private conversations, use @signalapp.
Here's how exactly Telegram provides user data to U.S. authorities. A letter recently filed in court shows how Telegram transfers that data, such as IP address and phone number.
More: 404media.co/heres-what-teleg…
Pacu 🧉 at ZODL (he/him) 🦓 retweeted
In Jan of ‘24 a small group of Zcashers gathered in Palm Springs for “Zeboot” to reimagine the Zcash UX and set a new trajectory.
It’s now the ZODL Summit. Same mission - shielded ZEC in the hands of billions. Applications for the Jan ‘27 summit open next week. See you there!
Pacu 🧉 at ZODL (he/him) 🦓 retweeted
"Sure, Zcash will hit $1,000. Right around the time cars start flying."
Respect ✊
“You shouldn’t have to give up your privacy to participate in the digital economy.”
Last night, government and cypherpunks came together in DC for the first Cypherpunk Policy Dinner.
Paul Brigner @paulbrigner opened the evening with a call to stand with the people building privacy tools and defend everyone’s freedom to use them.
Watch his opening remarks below.
Pacu 🧉 at ZODL (he/him) 🦓 retweeted
More than 4,100 people have already signed up for the Zodl Vault beta.
We're building the secure, self-custodial home for your long-term shielded ZEC savings, and we're excited to get it into your hands.
Join the waitlist today: vault.zodl.com
Pacu 🧉 at ZODL (he/him) 🦓 retweeted
this is not actually a bug in zcash turnstiles fwiw
this is cause they didn't implement the ability to mint coins fully
the only way to mint coins in zcash is via the coinbase/mining
therefore zcash is not effected just fyi
We regret to inform you that an exploit in the new transparent layer related to the Ironwood turnstile for supply accounting has been identified. The developers will be rolling the chain back to 14 October 2026, 1:00 PM Pacific Time. All exchanges have been notified and are temporarily suspending deposits and withdrawals. Please refrain from sending or receiving funds and avoid using your wallet in the meantime. We appreciate your patience while we resolve the issue. Our developers are already working on a fix. Further details will follow once the rollback is complete and an investigation has concluded.
Pacu 🧉 at ZODL (he/him) 🦓 retweeted
I already predicted elsewhere that ZEC will reach $5,000.
$2,000 is a no-brainer for me.
This time, placing this prediction on @OffMarketcx (think of it as a privacy VPN for Polymarket).
Not investment advice. DYOR.
Pacu 🧉 at ZODL (he/him) 🦓 retweeted
¡Hola, Zcashers hispanohablantes!
Join our developer relations engineer Pacu (@thecodebuffet) live with the Zcash en Español team today at 23:00 UTC for a deep dive on Zodl's history, feature set, and more!
Mañana estaremos conversando con @thecodebuffet sobre la historia, filosofía y todo lo que ofrece la billetera @zodl_app para defender tu soberanía financiera.
¡Activa tu recordatorio! ⏰
youtube.com/live/dPXBbK0XeN0
Pacu 🧉 at ZODL (he/him) 🦓 retweeted
A financial system where access to your own money is conditional on institutional approval is a system that needs alternatives.
Zcash is that alternative.
bombshell report from the OCC out today confirming what we all suspected:
between 2020 and 2025, based on a review of 100,000 complaints, America’s largest banks systematically denied banking to lawful businesses based on political and reputational considerations rather than objective financial risk, effectively appointing themselves arbiters of which industries deserved access to the financial system. digital assets was specifically named as one of the six most affected industries.
TLDR: we weren't imagining it. OCP2.0 was real.
Pacu 🧉 at ZODL (he/him) 🦓 retweeted
Si YPF no vendía Profertil, hubiese ganado $80.000 millones en los últimos seis meses
YPF vendió Profertil en diciembre de 2025. Seis meses después, la empresa multiplicó sus ganancias por siete: $159.137 millones en el primer semestre de 2026. Si YPF hubiera conservado su 50%, le habrían correspondido casi $80.000 millones.
La excusa fue "concentrarse en Vaca Muerta". La realidad es que se desprendió de un activo estratégico (fertilizantes) justo antes de que el mercado internacional lo hiciera explotar de rentabilidad. El beneficio se lo quedaron los nuevos dueños, Adecoagro (vinculado a Daniel González, secretario coordinador de Energía y Minería).
Marín, ¿podés explicar que quisiste hacer al vender Profertil? Porque te lo avisé.
Pacu 🧉 at ZODL (he/him) 🦓 retweeted
Shielding isn't a car wash.
Drive in then drive straight out with the same amount, and you've drawn a line from entrance to exit.
Privacy is a place you live, not a tunnel you pass through.
Shield your ZEC.
Stay shielded.
Pay shielded-to-shielded.
The longer and more normally you use the pool, the less your activity stands out.
Pacu 🧉 at ZODL (he/him) 🦓 retweeted
Your ZEC deserves a long-term home.
Zodl Vault is coming.
Join the beta waitlist: vault.zodl.com