Hard Fork 6 to Enable Cross-Chain Transfers for Native ZANO and Confidential Assets

New to cross-chain transfers? This 1 minute 34 second video from the Zano team explains how it works.

Table of Contents

  1. What Is Changing?
  2. How It Works Today
  3. What Changes After Hard Fork 6
  4. Why This Matters
  5. What Is Hard Fork 6?
  6. Sources

1. What Is Changing?

The Zano team has shared another preview of what users can expect after Hard Fork 6 (HF6).

Today, users can bridge cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Solana (SOL) into the Zano ecosystem, where they inherit Zano’s built-in privacy features.

After Hard Fork 6, the process will work in both directions. Native ZANO and supported Confidential Assets will also be able to move out of the Zano network through the bridge, making cross-chain transfers more flexible.

2. How It Works Today

Currently, supported cryptocurrencies can be bridged from public blockchains into the Zano network.

Once they arrive on Zano, these assets inherit the network’s privacy features, allowing users to benefit from confidential transactions while continuing to use familiar cryptocurrencies such as BTC, ETH, and SOL.

3. What Changes After Hard Fork 6

After Hard Fork 6 activates, Zano will support two-way cross-chain transfers.

This means:

  • BTC, ETH, and SOL can continue to be bridged into Zano and inherit its privacy features.
  • Native ZANO will be able to move from Zano to supported external blockchains.
  • Supported Confidential Assets will also be able to move to supported external networks.

This functionality is made possible by the new Gateway Addresses infrastructure introduced with Hard Fork 6. It is designed to simplify integrations for wallets, exchanges, payment providers, decentralized applications (dApps), and other blockchain services.

4. Why This Matters

Cross-chain transfers give users and developers more flexibility when moving assets between Zano and other blockchain ecosystems.

It could make it easier to:

  • Move assets between Zano and supported blockchains.
  • Improve interoperability across different blockchain networks.
  • Expand opportunities for wallets, exchanges, payment providers, and cross-chain services.
  • Bring Zano’s privacy technology to a wider range of blockchain users.

For people new to Zano, the concept is simple: assets can enter Zano to inherit its privacy features, and after Hard Fork 6, native ZANO and supported Confidential Assets can also move back to supported blockchains when needed.

5. What Is Hard Fork 6?

If you’d like to learn more about Hard Fork 6, visit our guide, where we explain the upgrade, Gateway Addresses, and how it could make Zano easier to integrate with wallets, exchanges, payment providers, and decentralized applications (dApps).

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6. Sources

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