YCASH

What is Ycash?

Private digital cash.

The 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.
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Why Ycash

Built for private payments.

  • Private

    Move value without putting your financial activity on display.

  • Permissionless

    Open networks should be open to everyone.

  • Open

    The technology is available to inspect, build, and contribute to.

  • Community

    Ycash is built around people who choose to participate.

Sourced protocol facts

21M

Max supply

2019

Announced

Open

Source

GPU

Mining

History

A lineage, not a copy.

  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.