{"id":"zechub","title":"Zechub","content":"**Zechub** is a community-driven, open-source education hub established in June 2022, dedicated to the [Zcash](https://iq.wiki/wiki/zcash) (ZEC) [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency). It aims to provide resources, guides, and tools to help users understand and utilize the [Zcash](https://iq.wiki/wiki/zcash) network and its privacy-preserving features. [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-PsftWndm3ctfgdCW) \n\n## Overview\n\nZechub operates as a central educational resource for the [Zcash](https://iq.wiki/wiki/zcash) ecosystem, with the primary goal of promoting the understanding and adoption of [Zcash](https://iq.wiki/wiki/zcash) as a digital currency for secure and private payments. The initiative functions as an independent, non-commercial, and grassroots project developed and maintained by members of the [Zcash](https://iq.wiki/wiki/zcash) community. It positions itself as a neutral informational resource, distinct from official entities like the Electric Coin Company (ECC) or the [Zcash](https://iq.wiki/wiki/zcash) Foundation, while working to complement their educational efforts.\n\nThe project's content is open-sourced and hosted on GitHub, which enables a decentralized approach to content creation and curation. This model allows anyone from the community to contribute, suggest edits, and help validate the accuracy of the information, with the intention of creating a reliable and censorship-resistant resource that is not controlled by a single entity. All work distributed by the platform is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, which permits the open sharing and adaptation of its material.\n\nZechub's content covers a wide range of topics, from introductory guides for beginners to advanced technical explanations of [Zcash](https://iq.wiki/wiki/zcash)'s underlying technology. This includes detailed information on cryptographic principles such as the verifiable zk-SNARKs implemented in the [Zcash](https://iq.wiki/wiki/zcash) NU5 network upgrade, which are fundamental to the network's privacy capabilities. [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-PsftWndm3ctfgdCW) [\\[3\\]](#cite-id-lveesgsD9nU0Ah3e) \n\n## Products\n\nZechub develops and maintains several products and resources focused on education and community engagement within the [Zcash](https://iq.wiki/wiki/zcash) ecosystem.\n\n### Informational Platforms\n\nThe primary product is **Zechub.wiki**, an educational website that serves as a repository for guides, tutorials, and a comprehensive glossary of Zcash-related terms. The content on the wiki is often presented in a short, beginner-friendly format to facilitate user onboarding [\\[3\\]](#cite-id-lveesgsD9nU0Ah3e).\n\nZechub also produces a regular article series called **Zcash Shielded News**, which provides the community with updates and facts about developments within the [Zcash](https://iq.wiki/wiki/zcash) ecosystem. [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-PsftWndm3ctfgdCW) \n\n### Newsletters\n\nThe platform offers two distinct newsletters. The **Shielded Newsletter** is an ecosystem update and network statistics digest delivered directly to a subscriber's [Zcash](https://iq.wiki/wiki/zcash) wallet, utilizing the Unified Address format for shielded access. A separate **Weekly Newsletter** provides a digest of community events, [Zcash](https://iq.wiki/wiki/zcash) Community Grants updates, and other developments. [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-PsftWndm3ctfgdCW) \n\n### Multimedia Content\n\nZechub creates multimedia content to explain various aspects of the [Zcash](https://iq.wiki/wiki/zcash) ecosystem. This includes **Video Tutorials** hosted on YouTube that explain how to use ZEC and navigate the ecosystem. The project also produces a **Podcast** and other **Interviews**, which feature conversations with [Zcash](https://iq.wiki/wiki/zcash) community members, developers, and leaders from organizations like the Electric Coin Co., distributed in both video and written formats. [\\[3\\]](#cite-id-lveesgsD9nU0Ah3e) [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-YUB3S55Z7sLlFpdh)​\n\n### Community Tools and Commerce\n\nTo foster community interaction and utility, Zechub maintains **Zcash.me**, a public directory for [Zcash](https://iq.wiki/wiki/zcash) users that includes features like private messaging, user leaderboards, and a verification system. The platform also provides a **Zcash Merchant Map**, a resource that shows retail locations that accept [Zcash](https://iq.wiki/wiki/zcash) for payments. Additionally, the **Zechub Store** serves as an online shop for merchandise related to both Zechub and [Zcash](https://iq.wiki/wiki/zcash). [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-PsftWndm3ctfgdCW)​\n\n## Features\n\nThe Zechub platform incorporates several key features to support its educational mission, and its content is focused on explaining the core features of the [Zcash](https://iq.wiki/wiki/zcash) protocol.\n\n### Platform Features\n\nZechub is characterized by its decentralized and open structure. Content is **Community-Driven**, relying on contributions from a global community for creation, peer review, and validation of all materials. The entire project is built on an **Open-Source Framework**, with its code and content hosted on a public GitHub repository to ensure transparency and enable a collaborative workflow. The Zechub.wiki website organizes its **Categorized Educational Content** into distinct sections, such as \"Start Here\" for beginners, \"Guides\" for practical applications, and \"[Zcash](https://iq.wiki/wiki/zcash) Tech\" for deep dives into the protocol's technology. It also provides **Resource Directories**, which are curated lists of essential ecosystem tools like [Zcash](https://iq.wiki/wiki/zcash)-compatible wallets and merchants that accept ZEC. To support its operations, the platform includes **Donation Functionality** on a dedicated page for community contributions made in [Zcash](https://iq.wiki/wiki/zcash). [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-PsftWndm3ctfgdCW) \n\n### Documented Zcash Features\n\nA primary function of Zechub is to educate the public on the features of [Zcash](https://iq.wiki/wiki/zcash). The platform frequently creates content explaining **Shielded Transactions**, [Zcash's](https://iq.wiki/wiki/zcash) core feature that allows for private transactions by obscuring the sender, receiver, and transaction amount. Zechub has also highlighted emerging technologies in the ecosystem, such as **Intent-Based Swaps**. This decentralized swap mechanism, used by ecosystem wallets like Zashi, allows a user to broadcast their desired trade as an \"intent,\" which is then filled by a competitive, off-chain network of \"solvers\" who find the most efficient solution. Additionally, the platform reports on the in-development **Zcash Shielded Asset Protocol (ZSA)**, a protocol designed to allow users to create their own custom assets with the same privacy features as [Zcash](https://iq.wiki/wiki/zcash). [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-PsftWndm3ctfgdCW) \n\n## Ecosystem\n\nZechub operates within the [Zcash](https://iq.wiki/wiki/zcash) ecosystem as an educational platform focused on documenting its technologies, organizations, and community projects. It provides information intended to support understanding and adoption of [Zcash](https://iq.wiki/wiki/zcash) by users, developers, and researchers. Zechub covers a range of independent initiatives within the ecosystem, including the [Zcash](https://iq.wiki/wiki/zcash) [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) protocol itself, organizations involved in its development, wallet applications, protocol development teams, and community-led projects. Through this documentation, the platform presents an overview of the tools, contributors, and applications that collectively make up the [Zcash](https://iq.wiki/wiki/zcash) ecosystem. [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-PsftWndm3ctfgdCW) \n\n## Architecture\n\nZechub operates as a web-based educational platform with a technical architecture that is separate from the [Zcash](https://iq.wiki/wiki/zcash) [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) systems it documents. Its platform architecture is centered on a public GitHub repository that serves as the primary hub for content creation, review, and management, enabling an open and community-driven workflow. The website and related tools are built using a combination of Rust, Dart, and TypeScript, with the front end implemented using the Next.js framework. In addition to describing its own infrastructure, Zechub documents architectural designs within the [Zcash](https://iq.wiki/wiki/zcash) ecosystem, including protocol-level concepts such as the intent-based architecture used for decentralized swaps in the Zashi wallet, where users broadcast desired outcomes and off-chain solvers compete to construct and submit executable solutions. 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