It’s the end of the first quarter of 2018. The markets are bleeding red, the crypto industry is in a panic, and Bitcoin is “dead” once again. The noise can be tough when teams are working hard to deliver the promise of a peaceful revolution that has the potential to disrupt the world as we know it. Borderless systems that enable a sort of start-up nation where people can opt-in to transact and communicate freely and peacefully.

Let’s get to business.

Forget the noise, forget the red, and get working. Times likes this are opportunities to exam what is working, what is not, to refine, and to thrive. My advice is to look at metrics to evaluate progress and success beyond the sticker price.

Teams. Projects. Deliveries.

Having the right team and talent pool is critical to take projects to actual deliveries. Being able to support the talent pool and continue growth is absolutely necessary in tough times. Luckily at ZenCash, our funding model enables us to continue growing despite market conditions.

Actions speak louder than words–relevant for more than dating.

Every 2 weeks, ZenCash holds “board meetings” or Biweekly Calls that are open to any stakeholder where users receive the latest information and are able to ask questions to the team. We do this because we believe in transparency and want our users’ feedback.

While we have these reviews, it’s good to consolidate our activities. I previously wrote about 2017 activities and 2018 projections in Thriving in a Rapid-Fire Industry— boy it feels that way right now!

2018 is the year of expansion for ZenCash. We have a lot of challenges ahead of us, but we are confident we’ll work through them. Let’s check out what we’ve done so far!

Usability | Transparency | Innovation

ZenCash Growth in 2018

Announced partnership with IOHK for research and development in 2 very important projects.

1. A programmatic DAO Treasury and Voting system

2. A scaling study to evaluate next generation blockchain solutions

Continued blockchain maintenance and testing upstream improvements

Completed the design for Secure Node version 2

Continued improvements on wallets Full client – Swing Lite client – Arizen Mobile – Android Paper wallet Web wallet

Began Secure Node payouts to operators

Continued refining Secure Node tracker system

Completed Ledger hardware wallet integration; in the Ledger queue

Began Trezor and other hardware wallet integration

Released community sourced logo

Released new website design!

Transitioned to zencash.com

ZenCash used in multiple ICOs as payment

Began development of multiOS Flagship wallets for desktop, mobile, web

Began design of Crypto Noob multi-coin mobile wallet

Beta test of the FIRST CRYPTO helpdesk with actual HUMANS

Exchange listing: OKEX! ZenCash available to China market

Expanded ZenCash team

Reorganization into 7 professional divisions Engineering – most stacked division Business Development – grow the organization Research and Development – forward looking technology Marketing – promotion and growth Finance – maintaining the books, budgeting, and forecasting Operations – keeps the business together User Experience – users are a priority

Bitco ATMs in Colombia partnership

Began OpenBazaar integration

Purchase ZenCash with your credit card – Indacoin integration

Began in house research ZenHide ZenPub ZenGrid research – computation for rent Began Multi-Tiered Node system

All of this while our team was all over the world World Crypto Economic Forum in San Francisco, USA Anarcapulco in Acapulco, Mexico Global Fintech & Blockchain Forum in Moscow, Russia Crypto Asset Conference in Frankfurt, Germany Blockchain Spring School Meetup in Mittweida, Germany Winnipeg Cryptocurrency Meetup in Winnipeg, Canada Guatemala Meetup in Guatemala City, Guatemala Crypto Investor Show in London, UK ZenCash Meetup in Monterrey , Mexico Cambridge Meetup in Cambridge, USA Front-range Cryptocurrency Meetup in Denver, Colorado USC: Blockchain Explained in Columbia, USA Network of Kenyans in Nairobi, Kenya Multiple meetups in Seoul, Korea



As you can see, we have tons going on in parallel and look forward to continue delivering products in the quarters to come! If you’d like more detail, check out our high-level Roadmap or our public working Roadmap on Trello!

Disclaimer: no actual bears were harmed.