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Zcash plans to introduce quantum-recoverable wallets within a month and aims to reach full post-quantum status within 12 to 18 months, according to Josh Swihart, founder and CEO of the Zcash Open Development Lab. Speaking at Consensus Miami, Swihart also outlined a separate scaling track targeting transaction throughput comparable to Visa and Mastercard on a similar timeline.
Swihart said Zcash’s near-term focus is shipping quantum-recoverable wallets within the next month. He framed the broader objective as becoming “fully post-quantum” within 12 to 18 months.
He also argued that Bitcoin no longer fits the “cypherpunk-grade” role it was originally intended to serve, pointing to the visibility of balances on a transparent ledger and the resulting risk of government seizure of observable holdings.
In parallel with the post-quantum roadmap, Zcash is pursuing a scaling effort aimed at reaching MasterCard- and Visa-level throughput. Mumtaz, moderating the session, noted that a proposal is under discussion to reduce Zcash’s target block time from 75 seconds to 25 seconds. He added that bridges to Solana and Hyperliquid are already live.
Swihart said token-holder voting through Zashi is also planned, described less as formal governance and more as an opinion layer intended to feed into the project’s existing rough-consensus model.
Swihart tied user-side traction to the Electric Coin Company’s mobile wallet, which integrated with Near Intents in October to enable cross-chain swaps into shielded ZEC. Near Intents allows users to specify an outcome (for example, converting USD into ZEC), while routers handle the multi-step trading process across blockchains.
Swihart said approximately $600 million to $700 million has flowed through this route since launch, mostly to and from USD and USDC. He also cited Near Protocol data showing Near’s intent-based system processed close to $800 million in volume over the past 30 days, with Ethereum, Solana and Zcash among the dominant chains involved.
The roadmap was delivered during a period of strength for ZEC. The token has risen more than 110% over the past 30 days, with the move attributed in part to a disclosed investment by Multicoin Capital and renewed investor interest in privacy-focused crypto, based on sentiment data referenced during the session.
For traders, Swihart’s stated month-long delivery timeline for quantum recoverability was presented as the key near-term test. He pointed to the shielded pool as a “fail-safe,” noting that it now holds roughly 30% of circulating ZEC—described as an all-time high.
If the shielded pool continues to grow alongside price, Swihart said the rally would be supported more by adoption than speculation.
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