Zcon1, the second annual privacy and technology conference hosted by the Zcash Foundation, was held in Split, Croatia on June 22 – 24, 2019. It was a smashing success, and we’re so grateful to the speakers and attendees for participating!

Zero-knowledge cryptography researchers and cryptocurrency engineers from around the world came together to share knowledge and discuss opportunities for collaboration. We documented the event to share with those of you who couldn’t make it to Croatia, and for everyone’s future reference:

Zcon1 was a technical conference, but not just a technical conference. Several sessions addressed the crucial topics of governance, marketing, and adoption. (On the Foundation blog, we’ve discussed Zcash governance and its practicalities in depth. As always, we’re eager to continue the conversation.)

Additional Resources

Media Coverage

Carelin García livetweeted Zcon1 in Spanish, translating on the fly, and followed up with an article for CriptoNoticias.

Decrypt reporter Tim Copeland wrote the article “A radically new Zcash blockchain is being built to serve 10 billion users,” which provoked some discussion on social media. Please consult Daira Hopwood’s slides and hir clarifications on Twitter, as well as Zooko Wilcox’s comment.

Tim Copeland also wrote about Zcash development funding, the Zcash community’s reaction to Facebook’s Libra, and again, Zcash development funding.

At CoinDesk, reporter Leigh Cuen covered Zcon1’s joint panel with the Monero Konferenco, which you can also read about on the Zcash Foundation blog.

The podcast Zero Knowledge recorded an interview at Zcon1 with Zcash Foundation board member Amber Baldet.

Gratitude

The Foundation had the pleasure of announcing our second annual Privacy Guardian Award at Zcon1. Winner Gareth Davies richly deserves the honor. We commend his contributions to Zcash as an open-source project, his generosity toward developers and users in the Zcash ecosystem, and his indefatigable encouragement of the community spirit that sustains all of the above.

Zcon1 is a large event that requires tremendous efforts behind the scenes. It would not have happened without the leadership of Operations Director Antonie Hodge and the diligent efforts of her team:

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Kasey Darling

Caitlyn Berry

Damir Tomasović

Josef Jelacic

Brankica Maric

Tomislav Markovic

Le Méridien Lav served as the beautiful venue for Zcon1.

Ryan Taylor handled Zcon1 videos (both livestreaming and recording). Josh Cincinnati and Paige Petersen provided invaluable feedback and guidance throughout the Zcon1 planning process.

Stayed tuned for next year! We can’t wait to see both familiar and new faces at Zcon2 in 2020.