Latest Zano releases, hard forks, upgrades, and network announcements.
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.
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 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.
The fifth Zano Project Update for February 2025 highlights the significant progress and activities within the Zano ecosystem as it moves through the year. The standout achievement of the month was the integration of Zano into Cake Wallet, a major step forward in enhancing user accessibility and convenience. This integration allows Zano ($ZANO) to be converted to popular assets within the Cake Wallet app, facilitated by a partnership with LetsExchange, which also launched a Zano swap contest to boost engagement.
The update emphasizes Zano’s focus on privacy, security, and scalability as an open-source cryptocurrency ecosystem. Community engagement was strong, with successful connections built with major French-speaking influencers and preparations underway for an exciting “ZANO Treasure Hunt” game in March to further promote Zano’s values and benefits. The Spanish-speaking community also saw growth during the month.
Additionally, Zano announced its participation in ETHDam 2025, a privacy-focused crypto event in Amsterdam, signaling its commitment to expanding its presence in the broader cryptocurrency space. The update acknowledges the dedication of the Zano team and the unwavering support of the zAnon community, setting the stage for further developments and promising more detailed updates in future posts.
Overall, February 2025 was a pivotal month for Zano, marked by technical integrations, community expansion, and preparations for upcoming initiatives, reinforcing Zano’s position as a leading privacy-centric blockchain platform.
https://blog.zano.org/zano-monthly-project-update-5-february-2025
Roadmap link: https://zano.org/roadmap
The fourth Zano Project Update for January 2025 highlights the continued progress and momentum within the Zano ecosystem as it advances its mission to provide a privacy-centric, scalable, and open-source blockchain platform. The update emphasizes several key developments from the month, building on the foundation laid by previous updates, such as the Zarcanum hard fork in February 2024.
Significant achievements include substantial progress in Zano’s documentation, API development, and mobile application enhancements, all aimed at improving user accessibility and developer engagement. The update notes ongoing efforts to expand Zano’s usability, including updates to libraries and tools to make development on the Zano blockchain more intuitive and straightforward.
Community engagement remained a priority, with the Zano team fostering connections and growth within its “zAnon” community. The update also teases exciting integrations and partnerships in the pipeline, positioning Zano for broader adoption in the cryptocurrency space. Additionally, the post reiterates Zano’s commitment to privacy, security, and scalability, referencing its unique features like hidden addresses, amounts, and the ability for any token on the blockchain to share the same anonymity set as Zano itself.
The update concludes by thanking the community for their support and encouraging further feedback and participation, setting the stage for future announcements and developments in the coming months. Overall, January 2025 was a productive month for Zano, marked by technical advancements and community-building efforts, reinforcing its role as a leading privacy-focused blockchain platform.
https://blog.zano.org/zano-monthly-project-update-4-january-2025
Originally recorded on February 8, 2024, Episode 3 of Inside the Zano-Verse focused on Zarcanum and the major privacy improvements it was designed to bring to Zano.
Some details discussed in the video were plans at the time and have since changed. So instead of asking you to watch the full video, we’ve broken down the main ideas in simple terms and added some current context.
🎥 The full hour-long Episode 3 is here if you’d like to check it out: 👇
Zarcanum is a major privacy technology used by Zano.
It introduced a new approach to Proof of Stake, allowing people to help secure the network while keeping their staking amounts hidden. The episode described this as one of the biggest privacy upgrades planned for Zano at the time.
In simple terms:
Zarcanum helps Zano keep more financial information private. 🔒
👉 We’ve explained this part in more detail in How Zano Keeps Your Staking Amount Private 🔒.
Staking means putting your crypto to work to help support and secure a blockchain while earning staking rewards.
The challenge is that a blockchain normally needs to know how much someone has staked.
Zarcanum was designed to solve this while keeping the amount hidden.
The network can still use the stake, but people looking at the blockchain don’t simply see the amount being staked.
The team also discussed improvements to transaction selection to strengthen Zano’s privacy.
Another major part of Zarcanum is Confidential Assets.
Confidential Assets are digital assets on Zano where important transaction details, such as amounts and addresses, can remain private.
This could include things such as:
The idea was to expand Zano from a network focused mainly on ZANO into a privacy-focused platform for multiple assets.
👉 You can also read our guide on Zano Confidential Assets.
Privacy can become stronger when there are more users and transactions taking place.
Think of it like trying to find one person in a crowd.
A small crowd makes it easier to identify someone. A much larger crowd makes it harder.
The same basic idea applies to privacy technology: more activity can create a larger pool of transactions and information to hide among.
Zarcanum wasn’t designed only for people who want to hold or send ZANO.
It also gives developers the ability to build privacy-focused applications and assets on Zano.
The episode discussed the potential for projects such as private stablecoins, decentralised exchanges and other privacy-focused applications.
These were ideas discussed during the episode, rather than promises of specific future products.
The bigger idea is simple:
Developers can use Zano’s privacy technology instead of building an entire privacy blockchain from scratch.
A lot has changed since this 2024 episode.
For example, Zano now has several wallet options, including its mobile wallet, full desktop wallet, Lite Wallet beta, Edge Wallet, Cake Wallet and other third-party options.
The Lite Wallet is designed to connect to a remote node instead of requiring users to download the entire blockchain, making Zano easier to access for everyday users.
Zano has also continued expanding its ecosystem with Confidential Assets, wallet integrations and other privacy-focused applications.
So while the video is now more than two years old, its main discussion around private staking, Confidential Assets and building a privacy-focused ecosystem remains useful for understanding why Zarcanum is important.
You don’t need to watch the entire video to understand the main idea.
Zarcanum was designed to make Zano more private while also giving developers more ways to build on the network.
Private staking.
Private assets.
More possibilities for privacy-focused applications.
That’s the bigger picture behind Zarcanum. 🔐
Disclaimer: ZanoNews.com is an independent news and information website. This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial or investment advice.
