{"id":"zcash-names","hidden":false,"ipfs":"QmcFV1NrZS6XxyAbbT4wKBUkVMLU2RjXwBPK1yHfhHPrFq","language":"en","transactionHash":"0x79c981c385b923e1c2d9a0bd18822fde7a8b4d60f6dbe31a995e035dc27f157a","created":"2026-10-15T16:24:43.073Z","updated":"2026-10-15T16:24:43.073Z","title":"Zcash Names","summary":"Zcash Names is a name-to-address service that lets users send and receive ZEC using personal names instead of long wallet addresses.","content":"**Zcash Names** is a service for sending and receiving [Zcash](https://iq.wiki/wiki/zcash) (ZEC) payments using personal names instead of long wallet addresses. It links names to Zcash addresses and can connect them to Zcash.me profiles, giving users a way to identify and verify recipients before transacting.[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-cnolsqiffh)​\n\n## Name Registration and Privacy\n\nEach name is registered on an on-chain registry and linked to its owner’s unified address. \n\nOnly the address controlling the name can authorize changes to it. A name can be used, held as a digital asset, sold, transferred, updated, or released. The service says it charges no renewal fees and that a claimed name remains registered until it is sold or released; expiry based on activity is described as a roadmap item rather than the current rule.[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-cnolsqiffh)​\n\nThe name-to-address mapping is public and can be resolved by anyone who knows the name. [Zcash](https://iq.wiki/wiki/zcash) Names distinguishes that public lookup from the privacy of shielded Zcash transactions, which keep transaction amounts, balances, and counterparties off the [public ledger](https://iq.wiki/wiki/public-ledger).[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-cnolsqiffh) \n\nIn an April 13, 2026 post introducing the service, the project said that [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) names can expose users’ identities and presented Zcash Names as an alternative.[\\[2\\]](#cite-id-nn7d7chhdq)​\n\n## Waitlist and Early Access\n\nThe service uses a waitlist and staged access process. Joining the waitlist and confirming an email records interest and a place in the queue, but does not reserve or purchase a name. Invites are sent in queue order; invited users receive an email, log in, choose a name, and secure it before public launch. A completed reservation gives the user an option to buy the name during Early Access, but does not guarantee availability if the name is protected or otherwise unavailable.[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-cnolsqiffh)​\n\nReferrals can affect queue position: each direct referral who completes a reservation, and every three indirect reserved referrals, moves the referring user up one place. Referral rewards are separate from queue movement and are paid when the referred person claims a name, up to the then-current ZEC equivalent of US$4.[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-cnolsqiffh) \n\nThe project also advertised an early-access program for October 15, without specifying a year, in which users could refer friends, earn ZEC, and move up the line to claim a name.[\\[2\\]](#cite-id-nn7d7chhdq)​\n\nDuring Early Access, the project said it sent claim codes by email and shielded memo. A code allowed its holder to claim a reserved name if it had not been claimed in an earlier round; if it had, the holder would receive a refund. The project also invited users to request access to get an [Ethereum](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ethereum) (ETH) name on ZEC.[\\[2\\]](#cite-id-nn7d7chhdq)​\n\n## Address Verification and Testnet\n\nFor address verification, Zcash Names sends a one-time passcode to an address; replying with the code proves control of that address without requiring a password or third-party account.[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-cnolsqiffh)​\n\nThe service offers a [testnet](https://iq.wiki/wiki/testnet) mode using TAZ, which it describes as having no monetary value. Users can try name registration, address updates, and name listings in this mode before using [mainnet](https://iq.wiki/wiki/mainnet).[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-cnolsqiffh)​\n\nThe project noted that most exchanges support ZEC withdrawals only to transparent (t-) addresses, while reservations require a shielded transaction with a memo. It advised users to withdraw ZEC first to a Zcash wallet capable of making that transaction.[\\[2\\]](#cite-id-nn7d7chhdq)​","recentActivity":null,"operator":{"id":"0x1E23b34d3106F0C1c74D17f2Cd0F65cdb039b138"},"categories":[{"id":"projects-and-protocols","title":"Projects & Protocols"}],"tags":[{"id":"Payments"},{"id":"Privacy"}],"images":[{"id":"QmanA77z6YTPHAxMGiCYXunGK9K4mYSbmAdkK5G1irBsEv","type":"image/jpeg, image/png"}],"media":[],"linkedWikis":{"founders":[],"blockchains":["zcash"],"speakers":[]},"events":[{"id":"00a62b50-5c39-4f45-a6f0-989dc9a191fe","type":"DEFAULT","date":"2026-04-01","multiDateStart":null,"multiDateEnd":null,"country":"","continent":"","title":"Zcash Names introduced","description":"Zcash Names was introduced on April 13, 2026, as a service for sending ZEC using names instead of wallet addresses.","link":"https://x.com/zcashnames"},{"title":"Early Access opened","date":"2026-10-01","type":"DEFAULT","description":"Zcash Names opened Early Access on October 15, 2026, allowing users who had reserved names to begin claiming them.","link":"https://www.zcashnames.com/api/press/release/pdf","country":"","continent":"","multiDateStart":null,"multiDateEnd":null,"id":"163fcba3-6028-4f97-9a5f-aba0c056e8ab"}],"founderWikis":[],"blockchainWikis":[{"id":"zcash","title":"Zcash"}],"metadata":[{"id":"references","value":"[{\"id\":\"cnolsqiffh\",\"url\":\"https://www.zcashnames.com/\",\"description\":\"Zcash Names website\",\"timestamp\":1792081090816},{\"id\":\"nn7d7chhdq\",\"url\":\"https://x.com/zcashnames\",\"description\":\"Zcash Names account\",\"timestamp\":1792081090816}]"},{"id":"website","value":"https://www.zcashnames.com/"},{"id":"twitter_profile","value":"https://x.com/zcashnames"},{"id":"telegram_profile","value":"https://t.me/zcashnames"},{"id":"main-image-origin","value":"{\"imageId\":\"QmanA77z6YTPHAxMGiCYXunGK9K4mYSbmAdkK5G1irBsEv\",\"originalId\":\"Qmec7kdaV7j7BWCtQp5tGXyvFQtCy4DGnDAy5C1fsKkkuh\"}"},{"id":"previous_cid","value":"QmcFV1NrZS6XxyAbbT4wKBUkVMLU2RjXwBPK1yHfhHPrFq"},{"id":"commit-message","value":"Update the Zcash Names timeline"},{"id":"previous_cid","value":"QmcFV1NrZS6XxyAbbT4wKBUkVMLU2RjXwBPK1yHfhHPrFq"}],"user":{"id":"0x8af7a19a26d8fbc48defb35aefb15ec8c407f889"},"author":{"id":"0x1E23b34d3106F0C1c74D17f2Cd0F65cdb039b138"},"views":24}