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https://x.com/zano_project/status/1911087611332157606

https://blog.zano.org/zano-monthly-project-update-6-march-2025

The Zano Monthly Project Update #6 for March 2025 highlights key developments in the Zano ecosystem. The most significant achievement was the successful rollout of the fifth hard fork on March 18th, which introduced Ethereum-style (EVM) signature support to simplify integration with bridging systems like Confidential Layer, fixed issues from previous forks (e.g., invalid or stuck transactions), and improved network stability for future upgrades. This hard fork is crucial for enabling smart contract interactions and enhancing the Confidential Layer bridge.

Community engagement was strong, with a global treasure hunt attracting nearly 280 participants, particularly from the French-speaking and African communities, and a Formula 1 campaign reaching new audiences. The Brazilian community grew, adding businesses to ZanoMap.com and hosting events. Media coverage included interviews with Zano’s lead developer Andrey Sabelnikov on CryptoNote, co-founder Pavel on privacy and crypto, and a review video by Joe Manuel. A promotional video for Zano’s Bitcoin.com integration and an article on 2025 goals were also released.

Technical upgrades included wallet improvements and ecosystem growth through integrations like Bitcoin.com Wallet. The update emphasizes the community’s role in driving Zano’s vision of private, practical digital cash, with momentum building for future developments.

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Zano, an open-source cryptocurrency focused on privacy, is introducing Obscura, a platform for creating, managing, and trading NFTs like art and music on its blockchain, emphasizing confidentiality in ownership and transfers.

The platform aims to address issues in traditional NFT marketplaces by enabling private transactions, which could prevent market manipulation and protect creators from censorship, especially for controversial content.

This development aligns with growing concerns about privacy in the NFT space, as highlighted by a 2022 Analytics Insight report noting that NFTs can pose security and privacy risks due to blockchain data like addresses and identifiers.

The ECB is set to roll out a digital euro, aiming for a full launch by the end of 2025. While they market it as a step toward modernization, the reality is far more concerning

Zano’s upcoming desktop wallet release introduces a remote node feature, allowing users to access the wallet instantly without downloading the 10 GB blockchain, enhancing user experience by reducing storage, CPU, and RAM demands.

This update maintains the option for users to run a full node, which is essential for staking ZANO, balancing convenience with the network’s security needs.

The development reflects Zano’s focus on building practical blockchain infrastructure, as highlighted by community feedback praising the project’s emphasis on usability and innovation.

The hard fork enables Ethereum-style (EVM) signatures, facilitating integration with existing threshold signature solutions and supporting bridging systems like Confidential Layer, which uses EVM-family toolkits for privacy-focused blockchain interactions.

It addresses previous technical issues, such as invalid and stuck transactions, and prevents old-format transactions from disrupting the network, ensuring smoother future upgrades.

The update is critical for Zano’s integration with the Confidential Layer bridge and smart contract functionality, enhancing the blockchain’s stability and capacity for multi-asset privacy tokens.