History

A lineage, not a copy.

That shared beginning does not mean Ycash is identical to Zcash today.
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Ycash's node software is a fork of the Zcash codebase. The first 570,000 blocks of the Ycash blockchain are the same as the first 570,000 blocks of the Zcash blockchain. That shared beginning does not mean Ycash is identical to Zcash today.

  1. 2009

    Bitcoin

    Digital scarcity and permissionless money.

  2. 2016

    Zcash

    Privacy-preserving cryptocurrency technology.

  3. 2019

    Ycash

    A chain fork focused on accessible digital cash.

  4. Today

    Ycash

    Open-source wallets, mining, and developer tooling.