From 08acd98883e1b697f41dfd8e4fabe29b19179d45 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: chibuike <104794685+Chionerky@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2026 05:01:52 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 1/5] Zcash Ecosystem Digest for February 14, 2026

This document contains the Zcash Ecosystem Digest for February 14, 2026, featuring updates, community projects, grants, and a meme of the week.
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+# Zcash Ecosystem Digest | February 14th
+Happy Valentines Day from ZecHub Zebra 4.1.0 is out 🎉. New Version of Zingo-PC, Zcash ( $ZEC ) Investment Memo, Zcash Shielded News | Vol.5
+NU 7 discussions: NSM, .....Share the love with Zcash.
+
+## Shielded Labs, Electric Coin Company, Zcash Foundation Updates:
+
+- [ZK is the sovereign individual.](https://x.com/ShieldedLabs/status/2022477542569959460?s=20)
+- [Full transparency and true self-sovereignty are in fundamental opposition](https://x.com/ShieldedLabs/status/2020855016857235657?s=20)
+- [Embracing AI, Protecting Privacy: How Zebra Approaches AI-Assisted Contributions](https://zfnd.org/embracing-ai-protecting-privacy-how-zebra-approaches-ai-assisted-contributions/)
+- [ZCAP NU7 Sentiment Polling closes Fri, Feb 20, 2026 at 8:00pm UTC.](https://x.com/ZcashFoundation/status/2021618794347524117?s=20)
+- [Zebra 4.1.0 is out 🎉 Expanded observability with comprehensive Prometheus metrics + Grafana dashboards](https://x.com/ZcashFoundation/status/2020886319614898242?s=20)
+- [NU 7 discussions: NSM](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/nu-7-discussions-nsm/54497/15)
+- [New Version of Zingo-PC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/new-version-of-zingo-pc/45359/26)
+- [NU8 Decision Framework](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/nu8-decision-framework/54670)
+- [Hackmas: Zeeder](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/hackmas-zeeder/54675/1)
+- [Forum update 1st Jan - 8th Feb](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/forum-update-1st-jan-8th-feb/54664/1)
+- [Shielded Labs: Crosslink Deployment Updates](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/shielded-labs-crosslink-deployment-updates/49706/7)
+- [Exporting transaction history to JSON/CSV from UFVK/seed](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/exporting-transaction-history-to-json-csv-from-ufvk-seed/54662)
+- [A message from the Bootstrap board](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/a-message-from-the-bootstrap-board/54329)
+- [Trezor support for Zcash shielded transactions](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/trezor-support-for-zcash-shielded-transactions/39420/2)
+
+
+## Zcash Community Grants:
+
+- [Coinholder: Protocol Feature Sentiment Poll](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/coinholder-protocol-feature-sentiment-poll/54487/2)
+- [Call For Proposals: Coinholder-Directed Retroactive Grants Program (Q1 2026)](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/call-for-proposals-coinholder-directed-retroactive-grants-program-q1-2026/54208/5)
+- [ILE Labs: Zcash Developer Testing & Automation Toolkit - $28K Request](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/ile-labs-zcash-developer-testing-automation-toolkit-28k-request/54699)
+- [Grant Application - Zebra Fork and Reorg Observability: Add Missing Prometheus Metrics for Fork Heights and Fork Lengths (Issue #5297)](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-application-zebra-fork-and-reorg-observability-add-missing-prometheus-metrics-for-fork-heights-and-fork-lengths-issue-5297/54694)
+- [Zcash Browser Wallet Library](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-browser-wallet-library/47897/7)
+- [Zcash Z3 updates (formerly Zcashd Deprecation)](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-z3-updates-formerly-zcashd-deprecation/48965/135)
+- [Grant: ZcashArabia - Q1 2026](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-zcasharabia-q1-2026/53873)
+- [Application for Retroactive Funding for Pepper-Sync (second attempt)](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/application-for-retroactive-funding-for-pepper-sync-second-attempt/54693)
+- [Flatpak support for Zkool2](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/flatpak-support-for-zkool2/54687/2)
+- [Positive Zcash news aggregation thread](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/positive-zcash-news-aggregation-thread/54674/4)
+- [Bootstrapped and deterministic builds a la StageX](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/bootstrapped-and-deterministic-builds-a-la-stagex/53040/2)
+- [Retroactive Grant Application - zec-pay.com](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/retroactive-grant-application-zec-pay-com/54679/1)
+- [[Grant application] Zcash Support in NUFI Multi-Chain Wallet](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-application-zcash-support-in-nufi-multi-chain-wallet/54656)
+- [Proposal to switch ZCG elections to Token Holder Voting](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/proposal-to-switch-zcg-elections-to-token-holder-voting/53533/6)
+- [Proposal- SA-SMS: A FROST-Powered Gateway for Shielded Humanitarian Aid](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/proposal-sa-sms-a-frost-powered-gateway-for-shielded-humanitarian-aid/54671)
+- [Zcash Community Media Infrastructure & Support | Zk Av Club 2026](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-community-media-infrastructure-support-zk-av-club-2026/53913/6)
+
+
+## Community Projects:
+
+- [Happy Valentines Day from ZecHub](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/happy-valentines-day-from-zechub/54692)
+- [Share the love with Zcash](https://x.com/ZecHub/status/2022594172608254407?s=20)
+- [Should Zcash have privacy pools?](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/c/general/18)
+- [Zcash will take 20% of Bitcoin’s market share this cycle.That’s $25k per coin. Stack zats 🛡️](https://x.com/hedge__x/status/2022485194629091398?s=20)
+- [Discord wants your picture](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/discord-wants-your-picture/54639/17)
+- [Stoat.chat: alternative to Discord](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/stoat-chat-alternative-to-discord/54651)
+- [Zcash Ibadan Meetup Report; Growing Privacy Education in Nigeria](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-ibadan-meetup-report-growing-privacy-education-in-nigeria/54678)
+- [At @consensus_hk, Grayscale Chief Legal Officer, @CraigSalm, discussed how privacy-preserving assets like @Zcash $ZEC enable selective disclosure](https://x.com/Grayscale/status/2022369992797512124?s=20)
+- [Artificial intelligence is the attack. Zero knowledge is the defense.](https://x.com/balajis/status/2022462579713675506?s=20)
+- [We're navigating this AI era together as an open-source community.](https://x.com/GustavoValverde/status/2022339932044636448?s=20)
+- [Zcash in Africa: A Practical Adoption Playbook (Nigeria-first)](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-in-africa-a-practical-adoption-playbook-nigeria-first/54680/1)
+- [How do you get your Zcash news?](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/how-do-you-get-your-zcash-news/18392)
+- [ZECA: The Shielded Voice](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zeca-the-shielded-voice/54628)
+- [OpenClaw](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/openclaw/54527)
+- [Zcash, Unwavering](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-unwavering/54669)
+- [Zcash Turns 10. What if We Returned the Favor?](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-turns-10-what-if-we-returned-the-favor/54641/3)
+- [Nym, Critical For Privacy](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/nym-critical-for-privacy/54668)
+- [Zcash ( $ZEC ) Investment Memo: The Privacy Revolution Meets Planetary Scale](https://x.com/CryptoMalfoy_/status/2021987380845015420?s=20)
+- [skills never dip no matter the market state of the market.](https://x.com/CQ_Elzz/status/2022298193040380240?s=20)
+- [AI agents need private communication. HTTP, WebSockets, message queues — they all leak metadata.](https://x.com/lamb356_/status/2022207321628111071?s=20)
+- [zcash is sci-fi money. cypherpunk money. the roots of the zcash movement are a beautiful thing](https://x.com/cypherpunk/status/2021990739203477819?s=20)
+- [Zcash Shielded News | Vol.5](https://x.com/ZecHub/status/2021667033801236640?s=20)
+- [Full video here. Like and follow @ZecHub for more.](https://x.com/OmegaOnChain/status/2022281988946669970?s=20)
+- [Check out the latest @Zcash Protocol R&D updates from the most recent Arborist Call #118 hosted by the @ZcashFoundation 🦓](https://x.com/ZecHub/status/2020969898545914142?s=20)
+- [Learn everything you need to know about contributing to Zcash!!](https://x.com/ZecHub/status/2020871841405874386?s=20)
+- [Just shipped Zentat! 🛡️](https://x.com/maxdesalle/status/2020834546971988232?s=20)
+- [Big congratulations to @be_liev_er22 for emerging as the Best Performer in the Zcash Nigeria Weekly Quiz, earning the Translation Role for this week.](https://x.com/ZcashNigeria/status/2022064475617071476?s=20)
+- [After the Zcash Meetup in Ibadan yesterday, I spoke with Ivyyy, and here's what she had to say.](https://x.com/ZcashNigeria/status/2020505458923233611?s=20)
+- [an interesting excerpt from @theallinpod touching the most underpriced narrative in crypto: privacy. ft. @cz_binance × @chamath](https://x.com/lucidzk/status/2021296175110840483?s=20)
+- [Shielded Magazine #05](https://x.com/zcashbrazil/status/2022301720269795555?s=20)
+- [Chegou o ZECA!](https://x.com/zcashbrazil/status/2022094070336618550?s=20)
+- [Technology stole your privacy, and with it your freedom. Yannik Schrade has a plan to get it back.](https://x.com/TuckerCarlson/status/2022370191108125080?s=20)
+- [O ZIP-235, em votação, propõe usar parte das taxas para reduzir a oferta de ZEC ao longo do tempo, enquanto o restante sustenta os protetores da rede.](https://x.com/zcashbrazil/status/2022019276929216633?s=20)
+- [Além da Criptografia: Simulando Ameaças Sistemáticas e Construindo Autenticação na Web3](https://x.com/zcashbrazil/status/2021708583105441924?s=20)
+- [ZKP: Privacidade é uma escolha | Núcleo de Estudos com a @LetsCoCreate0x](https://x.com/zcashbrazil/status/2021373695718195231?s=20)
+- [Arborist Call #118](https://x.com/zcashbrazil/status/2021294616314773894?s=20)
+- [🚨 ZecHub tiene una invitación para ti…  ¡Mañana es San Valentín! 💝](https://x.com/zcashesp/status/2022416117009125701?s=20)
+- [🌱 Frase semilla y otras claves privadas en YWallet](https://x.com/zcashesp/status/2022343256432837078?s=20)
+- [📃 Zcash Shielded News |  @ZecHub en 🇪🇸](https://x.com/zcashesp/status/2022312302272520360?s=20)
+- [Tareas en español en el Dework de  @ZecHub 🛡](https://x.com/zcashesp/status/2021256596148592640?s=20)
+- [Today is the final day for donations. Starting tomorrow, no further donations will be accepted.](https://x.com/ZcashTR/status/2022638892722069629?s=20)
+- [🔐 Zcash Z3 Güncellemeleri](https://x.com/ZcashTR/status/2022587706459509003?s=20)
+- [🔔 ZCAP NU7 Duyarlılık Anketi | Son Hatırlatma](https://x.com/ZcashTR/status/2022344327528054861?s=20)
+- [🔐 Zcash Vakfı | Ekosistem Güncellemesi](https://x.com/ZcashTR/status/2021624922959741354?s=20)
+- [🧵 Zcash Arborist Call – Protokol Güncellemesi](https://x.com/ZcashTR/status/2021463946352296436?s=20)
+- [Zebra 4.1.0 Yayında](https://x.com/ZcashTR/status/2021143973889298575?s=20)
+- [Important notice from Zcash Foundation engineers.](https://x.com/thecodebuffet/status/2022342663106670722?s=20)
+- [Welcome, Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress 3 speakers!](https://x.com/web3privacy/status/2022287780210979104?s=20)
+- [Here’s what happened in ZK this week.](https://x.com/__zkhack__/status/2022315739126931964?s=20)
+- [We’re building a Zcash-run PeerTube home so privacy is the default (starting with Zcon + ZecHub).](https://zkav.club/infrastructure/zcash/)
+- [We’re building a Zcash-run PeerTube home so privacy is the default (starting with Zcon + ZecHub).](https://x.com/ZkAv_Club/status/2021658709005676673?s=20)
+- [согласно этой диаграмме Bitcoin-ETF набрали ~$100 млрд всего за 11 месяцев, а золотым ETF на это потребовалось почти 16 лет.](https://x.com/ruZCASH/status/2022594395493601726?s=20)
+- [Барри Силберт (DCG): 5–10% капитала из биткоина может перетечь в приватные криптовалюты, такие как Zcash](https://x.com/ruZCASH/status/2021683227006550174?s=20)
+- [Экранирование #Zcash сделало ATH после паузы в месяц.](https://x.com/ruZCASH/status/2021455862993408025?s=20)
+- [Поэтому люди будут ещё больше присматриваться к альтернативам.](https://x.com/ruZCASH/status/2021118399980441858?s=20)
+
+
+## Meme of the week:
+
+- [Meme of the week](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HBDYYceXgAICn4M?format=jpg&name=small)
+
+
+## Jobs in the Ecosystem:
+
+- [Tasks are posted on Dework every Monday.](https://app.dework.xyz/zechub-2424/)

From 0fdd25ac6b7a4f93ef730b0237b96aeb49ea7593 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: HackMD <37423+hackmd-hub[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 10:03:14 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 2/5] last changed at Feb 18, 2026 1:58 AM, pushed by
 chibuike247

An update zcash Brand page including ZODL Wallet
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diff --git a/site/Using_Zcash/Wallets.md b/site/Using_Zcash/Wallets.md
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--- a/site/Using_Zcash/Wallets.md
+++ b/site/Using_Zcash/Wallets.md
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+## [Zodl Wallet](https://zodl.me)
+![logo-zodl-black-removebg-preview](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/SkUPabmdWl.png)
+
+- Devices: Mobile | Web
+- Pools: Transparent | Sapling | Orchard
+- Features: Spend before Sync | Unified Address | Shielded Memo | Address Book | Payment Request | DEX Swaps | Multi Coin | Tor Support
+
+
 ## [Zashi](https://electriccoin.co/zashi/)
 ![logo](https://i.ibb.co/HgsHnpN/zashiwallet.png "Zashi")
 - Devices: Mobile

From 8c0cca10d8441a804e3a36361871941d954f386c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: chibuike <104794685+Chionerky@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 02:14:19 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 3/5] Update Zodl Wallet logo and formatting

Updated zcash brand wallet.
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diff --git a/site/Using_Zcash/Wallets.md b/site/Using_Zcash/Wallets.md
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+++ b/site/Using_Zcash/Wallets.md
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 ## [Zodl Wallet](https://zodl.me)
-![logo-zodl-black-removebg-preview](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/SkUPabmdWl.png)
+![logo-zodl-black-removebg-preview](https://zodl.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/logo-zodl-black.png)
 
 - Devices: Mobile | Web
 - Pools: Transparent | Sapling | Orchard
 - Features: Spend before Sync | Unified Address | Shielded Memo | Address Book | Payment Request | DEX Swaps | Multi Coin | Tor Support
-
+---
 
 ## [Zashi](https://electriccoin.co/zashi/)
 ![logo](https://i.ibb.co/HgsHnpN/zashiwallet.png "Zashi")

From 57cbca275d5e38e8ac27953e7131908f12e43142 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: chibuike <104794685+Chionerky@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 02:28:58 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 4/5] Delete newsletter/Digest 14-02-2026.md

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-# Zcash Ecosystem Digest | February 14th
-Happy Valentines Day from ZecHub Zebra 4.1.0 is out 🎉. New Version of Zingo-PC, Zcash ( $ZEC ) Investment Memo, Zcash Shielded News | Vol.5
-NU 7 discussions: NSM, .....Share the love with Zcash.
-
-## Shielded Labs, Electric Coin Company, Zcash Foundation Updates:
-
-- [ZK is the sovereign individual.](https://x.com/ShieldedLabs/status/2022477542569959460?s=20)
-- [Full transparency and true self-sovereignty are in fundamental opposition](https://x.com/ShieldedLabs/status/2020855016857235657?s=20)
-- [Embracing AI, Protecting Privacy: How Zebra Approaches AI-Assisted Contributions](https://zfnd.org/embracing-ai-protecting-privacy-how-zebra-approaches-ai-assisted-contributions/)
-- [ZCAP NU7 Sentiment Polling closes Fri, Feb 20, 2026 at 8:00pm UTC.](https://x.com/ZcashFoundation/status/2021618794347524117?s=20)
-- [Zebra 4.1.0 is out 🎉 Expanded observability with comprehensive Prometheus metrics + Grafana dashboards](https://x.com/ZcashFoundation/status/2020886319614898242?s=20)
-- [NU 7 discussions: NSM](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/nu-7-discussions-nsm/54497/15)
-- [New Version of Zingo-PC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/new-version-of-zingo-pc/45359/26)
-- [NU8 Decision Framework](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/nu8-decision-framework/54670)
-- [Hackmas: Zeeder](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/hackmas-zeeder/54675/1)
-- [Forum update 1st Jan - 8th Feb](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/forum-update-1st-jan-8th-feb/54664/1)
-- [Shielded Labs: Crosslink Deployment Updates](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/shielded-labs-crosslink-deployment-updates/49706/7)
-- [Exporting transaction history to JSON/CSV from UFVK/seed](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/exporting-transaction-history-to-json-csv-from-ufvk-seed/54662)
-- [A message from the Bootstrap board](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/a-message-from-the-bootstrap-board/54329)
-- [Trezor support for Zcash shielded transactions](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/trezor-support-for-zcash-shielded-transactions/39420/2)
-
-
-## Zcash Community Grants:
-
-- [Coinholder: Protocol Feature Sentiment Poll](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/coinholder-protocol-feature-sentiment-poll/54487/2)
-- [Call For Proposals: Coinholder-Directed Retroactive Grants Program (Q1 2026)](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/call-for-proposals-coinholder-directed-retroactive-grants-program-q1-2026/54208/5)
-- [ILE Labs: Zcash Developer Testing & Automation Toolkit - $28K Request](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/ile-labs-zcash-developer-testing-automation-toolkit-28k-request/54699)
-- [Grant Application - Zebra Fork and Reorg Observability: Add Missing Prometheus Metrics for Fork Heights and Fork Lengths (Issue #5297)](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-application-zebra-fork-and-reorg-observability-add-missing-prometheus-metrics-for-fork-heights-and-fork-lengths-issue-5297/54694)
-- [Zcash Browser Wallet Library](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-browser-wallet-library/47897/7)
-- [Zcash Z3 updates (formerly Zcashd Deprecation)](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-z3-updates-formerly-zcashd-deprecation/48965/135)
-- [Grant: ZcashArabia - Q1 2026](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-zcasharabia-q1-2026/53873)
-- [Application for Retroactive Funding for Pepper-Sync (second attempt)](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/application-for-retroactive-funding-for-pepper-sync-second-attempt/54693)
-- [Flatpak support for Zkool2](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/flatpak-support-for-zkool2/54687/2)
-- [Positive Zcash news aggregation thread](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/positive-zcash-news-aggregation-thread/54674/4)
-- [Bootstrapped and deterministic builds a la StageX](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/bootstrapped-and-deterministic-builds-a-la-stagex/53040/2)
-- [Retroactive Grant Application - zec-pay.com](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/retroactive-grant-application-zec-pay-com/54679/1)
-- [[Grant application] Zcash Support in NUFI Multi-Chain Wallet](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-application-zcash-support-in-nufi-multi-chain-wallet/54656)
-- [Proposal to switch ZCG elections to Token Holder Voting](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/proposal-to-switch-zcg-elections-to-token-holder-voting/53533/6)
-- [Proposal- SA-SMS: A FROST-Powered Gateway for Shielded Humanitarian Aid](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/proposal-sa-sms-a-frost-powered-gateway-for-shielded-humanitarian-aid/54671)
-- [Zcash Community Media Infrastructure & Support | Zk Av Club 2026](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-community-media-infrastructure-support-zk-av-club-2026/53913/6)
-
-
-## Community Projects:
-
-- [Happy Valentines Day from ZecHub](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/happy-valentines-day-from-zechub/54692)
-- [Share the love with Zcash](https://x.com/ZecHub/status/2022594172608254407?s=20)
-- [Should Zcash have privacy pools?](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/c/general/18)
-- [Zcash will take 20% of Bitcoin’s market share this cycle.That’s $25k per coin. Stack zats 🛡️](https://x.com/hedge__x/status/2022485194629091398?s=20)
-- [Discord wants your picture](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/discord-wants-your-picture/54639/17)
-- [Stoat.chat: alternative to Discord](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/stoat-chat-alternative-to-discord/54651)
-- [Zcash Ibadan Meetup Report; Growing Privacy Education in Nigeria](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-ibadan-meetup-report-growing-privacy-education-in-nigeria/54678)
-- [At @consensus_hk, Grayscale Chief Legal Officer, @CraigSalm, discussed how privacy-preserving assets like @Zcash $ZEC enable selective disclosure](https://x.com/Grayscale/status/2022369992797512124?s=20)
-- [Artificial intelligence is the attack. Zero knowledge is the defense.](https://x.com/balajis/status/2022462579713675506?s=20)
-- [We're navigating this AI era together as an open-source community.](https://x.com/GustavoValverde/status/2022339932044636448?s=20)
-- [Zcash in Africa: A Practical Adoption Playbook (Nigeria-first)](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-in-africa-a-practical-adoption-playbook-nigeria-first/54680/1)
-- [How do you get your Zcash news?](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/how-do-you-get-your-zcash-news/18392)
-- [ZECA: The Shielded Voice](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zeca-the-shielded-voice/54628)
-- [OpenClaw](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/openclaw/54527)
-- [Zcash, Unwavering](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-unwavering/54669)
-- [Zcash Turns 10. What if We Returned the Favor?](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-turns-10-what-if-we-returned-the-favor/54641/3)
-- [Nym, Critical For Privacy](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/nym-critical-for-privacy/54668)
-- [Zcash ( $ZEC ) Investment Memo: The Privacy Revolution Meets Planetary Scale](https://x.com/CryptoMalfoy_/status/2021987380845015420?s=20)
-- [skills never dip no matter the market state of the market.](https://x.com/CQ_Elzz/status/2022298193040380240?s=20)
-- [AI agents need private communication. HTTP, WebSockets, message queues — they all leak metadata.](https://x.com/lamb356_/status/2022207321628111071?s=20)
-- [zcash is sci-fi money. cypherpunk money. the roots of the zcash movement are a beautiful thing](https://x.com/cypherpunk/status/2021990739203477819?s=20)
-- [Zcash Shielded News | Vol.5](https://x.com/ZecHub/status/2021667033801236640?s=20)
-- [Full video here. Like and follow @ZecHub for more.](https://x.com/OmegaOnChain/status/2022281988946669970?s=20)
-- [Check out the latest @Zcash Protocol R&D updates from the most recent Arborist Call #118 hosted by the @ZcashFoundation 🦓](https://x.com/ZecHub/status/2020969898545914142?s=20)
-- [Learn everything you need to know about contributing to Zcash!!](https://x.com/ZecHub/status/2020871841405874386?s=20)
-- [Just shipped Zentat! 🛡️](https://x.com/maxdesalle/status/2020834546971988232?s=20)
-- [Big congratulations to @be_liev_er22 for emerging as the Best Performer in the Zcash Nigeria Weekly Quiz, earning the Translation Role for this week.](https://x.com/ZcashNigeria/status/2022064475617071476?s=20)
-- [After the Zcash Meetup in Ibadan yesterday, I spoke with Ivyyy, and here's what she had to say.](https://x.com/ZcashNigeria/status/2020505458923233611?s=20)
-- [an interesting excerpt from @theallinpod touching the most underpriced narrative in crypto: privacy. ft. @cz_binance × @chamath](https://x.com/lucidzk/status/2021296175110840483?s=20)
-- [Shielded Magazine #05](https://x.com/zcashbrazil/status/2022301720269795555?s=20)
-- [Chegou o ZECA!](https://x.com/zcashbrazil/status/2022094070336618550?s=20)
-- [Technology stole your privacy, and with it your freedom. Yannik Schrade has a plan to get it back.](https://x.com/TuckerCarlson/status/2022370191108125080?s=20)
-- [O ZIP-235, em votação, propõe usar parte das taxas para reduzir a oferta de ZEC ao longo do tempo, enquanto o restante sustenta os protetores da rede.](https://x.com/zcashbrazil/status/2022019276929216633?s=20)
-- [Além da Criptografia: Simulando Ameaças Sistemáticas e Construindo Autenticação na Web3](https://x.com/zcashbrazil/status/2021708583105441924?s=20)
-- [ZKP: Privacidade é uma escolha | Núcleo de Estudos com a @LetsCoCreate0x](https://x.com/zcashbrazil/status/2021373695718195231?s=20)
-- [Arborist Call #118](https://x.com/zcashbrazil/status/2021294616314773894?s=20)
-- [🚨 ZecHub tiene una invitación para ti…  ¡Mañana es San Valentín! 💝](https://x.com/zcashesp/status/2022416117009125701?s=20)
-- [🌱 Frase semilla y otras claves privadas en YWallet](https://x.com/zcashesp/status/2022343256432837078?s=20)
-- [📃 Zcash Shielded News |  @ZecHub en 🇪🇸](https://x.com/zcashesp/status/2022312302272520360?s=20)
-- [Tareas en español en el Dework de  @ZecHub 🛡](https://x.com/zcashesp/status/2021256596148592640?s=20)
-- [Today is the final day for donations. Starting tomorrow, no further donations will be accepted.](https://x.com/ZcashTR/status/2022638892722069629?s=20)
-- [🔐 Zcash Z3 Güncellemeleri](https://x.com/ZcashTR/status/2022587706459509003?s=20)
-- [🔔 ZCAP NU7 Duyarlılık Anketi | Son Hatırlatma](https://x.com/ZcashTR/status/2022344327528054861?s=20)
-- [🔐 Zcash Vakfı | Ekosistem Güncellemesi](https://x.com/ZcashTR/status/2021624922959741354?s=20)
-- [🧵 Zcash Arborist Call – Protokol Güncellemesi](https://x.com/ZcashTR/status/2021463946352296436?s=20)
-- [Zebra 4.1.0 Yayında](https://x.com/ZcashTR/status/2021143973889298575?s=20)
-- [Important notice from Zcash Foundation engineers.](https://x.com/thecodebuffet/status/2022342663106670722?s=20)
-- [Welcome, Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress 3 speakers!](https://x.com/web3privacy/status/2022287780210979104?s=20)
-- [Here’s what happened in ZK this week.](https://x.com/__zkhack__/status/2022315739126931964?s=20)
-- [We’re building a Zcash-run PeerTube home so privacy is the default (starting with Zcon + ZecHub).](https://zkav.club/infrastructure/zcash/)
-- [We’re building a Zcash-run PeerTube home so privacy is the default (starting with Zcon + ZecHub).](https://x.com/ZkAv_Club/status/2021658709005676673?s=20)
-- [согласно этой диаграмме Bitcoin-ETF набрали ~$100 млрд всего за 11 месяцев, а золотым ETF на это потребовалось почти 16 лет.](https://x.com/ruZCASH/status/2022594395493601726?s=20)
-- [Барри Силберт (DCG): 5–10% капитала из биткоина может перетечь в приватные криптовалюты, такие как Zcash](https://x.com/ruZCASH/status/2021683227006550174?s=20)
-- [Экранирование #Zcash сделало ATH после паузы в месяц.](https://x.com/ruZCASH/status/2021455862993408025?s=20)
-- [Поэтому люди будут ещё больше присматриваться к альтернативам.](https://x.com/ruZCASH/status/2021118399980441858?s=20)
-
-
-## Meme of the week:
-
-- [Meme of the week](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HBDYYceXgAICn4M?format=jpg&name=small)
-
-
-## Jobs in the Ecosystem:
-
-- [Tasks are posted on Dework every Monday.](https://app.dework.xyz/zechub-2424/)

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From: chibuike <104794685+Chionerky@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2026 04:28:04 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 5/5] Update newsletter for February 21st, 2026

Zcash Ecosystem weekly digest.
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+# Zcash Ecosystem Digest | February 21st
+
+``
+Introducing Partner Support & Advisory Services. Zashi Is Becoming Zodl. ZCAP NU7 Sentiment Polling results are in!. Zcash Arborist Call 02-19-2026
+Zcash PFP Generator. Coinholder-Directed Grants Program Q1 2026. Zcash Community Grants Meeting Minutes 2/16/26  
+``
+---
+## Shielded Labs, Electric Coin Company, Zcash Foundation Updates:
+
+- [Introducing Partner Support & Advisory Services](https://x.com/ShieldedLabs/status/2024164927020421320?s=20)
+- [Zashi Is Becoming Zodl](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zashi-is-becoming-zodl/54726/3)
+- [There's no sovereignty without privacy. @ShieldedLabs](https://x.com/ShieldedLabs/status/2023434827559792907?s=20)
+- [📊 ZCAP NU7 Sentiment Polling results are in! Results will be compared across all community polls to guide NU7 priorities. 🛡️](https://x.com/ZcashFoundation/status/2024944231505178939?s=20)
+- [Zcash Arborist Call 02-19-2026](https://x.com/ZcashFoundation/status/2024608313829114036?s=20)
+- [Review Period Open - Coinholder-Directed Grants Program Q1 2026](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/c/grants/retroactive-grants/54)
+- [Metamask Zcash Snap PROBLEM](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/metamask-zcash-snap-problem/53824/14)
+- [Zcash Browser Wallet Library](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-browser-wallet-library/47897/62)
+- [Stoat.chat: alternative to Discord](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/stoat-chat-alternative-to-discord/54651/40)
+- [Coinholder: Protocol Feature Sentiment Poll](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/coinholder-protocol-feature-sentiment-poll/54487/2)
+- [Zcash PFP Generator](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-pfp-generator/54721)
+- [The nix flake has been updated to Zebra 4.1.0](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/installing-zebra-with-nix/53440/8)
+
+---
+## Zcash Community Grants:
+
+- [Zcash Community Grants Meeting Minutes 2/16/26](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-community-grants-meeting-minutes-2-16-26/54737)
+- [Zallet ↔ zcashd Wallet RPC Equivalence Harness (Normalized Diff Reports)](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zallet-zcashd-wallet-rpc-equivalence-harness-normalized-diff-reports/54727/1)
+- [NEAR Intents](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/near-intents/54588)
+- [Zcash Global Turkish 2026 Q1-2](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-global-turkish-2026-q1-2/53945/18)
+- [Grant Application: ZecDev Launchpad - One-Command Zebra Devnet + Reusable CI](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-application-zecdev-launchpad-one-command-zebra-devnet-reusable-ci/52472/9)
+- [[Grant Application] - Laminar — The Tactical Spike: Batch Payment Infrastructure for the Zcash Shielded Economy](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-application-laminar-the-tactical-spike-batch-payment-infrastructure-for-the-zcash-shielded-economy/54742)
+- [Grant Application - Secure-by-Default Zebra ↔ lightwalletd: Add RPC Cookie-File Authentication Support](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-application-secure-by-default-zebra-lightwalletd-add-rpc-cookie-file-authentication-support/54722)
+- [Grant Application - hanh - Maintenance and Improvements to Coin Voting](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-application-hanh-maintenance-and-improvements-to-coin-voting/52350/9)
+- [Grant Application - MFKDF2](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-application-mfkdf2/51614/35)
+- [Zingo Labs Hackfest - approved](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zingo-labs-hackfest-grant-proposal/54602)
+- [Sustainability and the Zbase Vision (Zcash Turkey) approved](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-turkiye-sustainability-and-the-zbase-vision/54498)
+
+---
+## Community Projects:
+
+- [Zcash Shielded News | Vol.6](https://x.com/ZecHub/status/2024480992430379183?s=20)
+- [The @Zcash Contributors Workshop begins.](https://x.com/CQ_Elzz/status/2023090454020120913?s=20)
+- [We have a new home! zodl.com](https://x.com/peacemongerZ/status/2023467981054042568?s=20)
+- [ZecHub DAO Proposal A138 has just passed! Welcoming our newest DAO Member, Speedfox](https://x.com/ZecHub/status/2024436905522114873?s=20)
+- [Zcash uses zk-SNARKs to prove transactions are valid without exposing your financial data.](https://x.com/monsignoree/status/2024766300040417335?s=20)
+- [Go .@ZGoCashApp ! Little known fact, ./@ZecHub uses zgo for its store that accepts shielded](https://x.com/dismad8/status/2023166219373904158?s=20)
+- [ZSA interview just dropped](https://x.com/dismad8/status/2024190581132710046?s=20)
+- [Zcash is meant to be something. @deepcandles](https://x.com/deepcandles/status/2025081552032727285?s=20)
+- [Create Your Privacy Manifesto with Zcash](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/privacy-is-normal-at-scale/54740)
+- [First off, I want to clarify that Crosslink is not a proposal for activation, and there is no plan for deployment @maxdesalle](https://x.com/aquietinvestor/status/2022697846328463752?s=20)
+- [Positive Zcash news aggregation thread 📰](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/positive-zcash-news-aggregation-thread/54674/11)
+- [first Zk Av Club Open Call!](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-community-media-infrastructure-support-zk-av-club-2026/53913/22#p-243612-today-1630-utc-first-zk-av-club-open-call-1)
+- [Zcast, the Zcash podcast in Spanish - A new phase](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcast-the-zcash-podcast-in-spanish-a-new-phase/54291)
+- [I've already written my "Privacy is normal" manifesto. Have you written yours yet? ✍️](https://x.com/taminevg/status/2024925227528954271?s=20)
+- [@ZecHub is live with a Zcash workshop designed to help more people contribute in all sorts of ways!](https://x.com/ZkAv_Club/status/2023459799820890549?s=20)
+- [A few days ago, I had the privilege of visiting Almamata to share food items with 38 amazing students, spreading a little comfort and support during this blessed season (RAMADAN).](https://x.com/ZcashNigeria/status/2024851213750022501?s=20)
+- [What Do Nigerians Really Think About Crypto Privacy? | Zcash Ibadan](https://x.com/ZcashNigeria/status/2024506911727505744?s=20)
+- [Ramadan Mubarak to all our Muslim brothers and sisters in the Zcash community, and to every privacy enthusiast and believer around the world ☪️](https://x.com/ZcashNigeria/status/2024232635963478301?s=20)
+- [The Zcash Nigeria Contributor Program is live, and there are exciting tasks waiting for YOU on Dework!](https://x.com/ZcashNigeria/status/2023690106519818339?s=20)
+- [Cómo instalar Zkool Wallet el sucesor de @ywallet_2021](https://x.com/zcashesp/status/2024932315940671553?s=20)
+- [Te invito a leer este artículo completo sobre el Flared Gas y su potencial para transformar la economía venezolana.](https://x.com/zcashesp/status/2024885256457683039?s=20)
+- [Descarga, Instala y crea tu billetera Zcash en @cakewallet](https://x.com/zcashesp/status/2024856566911107086?s=20)
+- [¡Excelente! Disfrutando del Workshop Comunitario dictado por @siloe8790187232 , dentro de la comunidad de @zcashesp y por @free2zcash](https://x.com/gordonesTV/status/2024578262371094605?s=20)
+- [🧠 Quién Quiere Ser Zcasher 2.0](https://x.com/zcashesp/status/2024595002165256527?s=20)
+- [📣 Coinholders: Encuesta de opinión sobre las características del protocolo CIERRA MAÑANA](https://x.com/zcashesp/status/2024562946995552710?s=20)
+- [¡Comienzan los workshops comunitarios de @zcashesp !](https://x.com/ZcastEsp/status/2024468007318143217?s=20)
+- [🚨 ¡Hola, amigos de ZCAP! Les recordamos que la encuesta de opinión de ZCAP NU7 finaliza el viernes 20 de febrero de 2026 a las 8:00 p. m. UTC.](https://x.com/zcashesp/status/2023799602701291818?s=20)
+- [📢 ZCASH 360.º - EPISODIO 47](https://x.com/zcashesp/status/2023525417018442089?s=20)
+- [A @zodl_app vai virar Zodl na próxima atualização e sem mudar nada pra você!](https://x.com/zcashbrazil/status/2024960568818278485?s=20)
+- [Shielded Magazine #06](https://x.com/zcashbrazil/status/2024878217513832779?s=20)
+- [Memo Bundles na Zcash: 1 memo, vários destinos, mais espaço + autenticação!](https://x.com/zcashbrazil/status/2024485135211511962?s=20)
+- [🚨 ¿Quieres crear tu propio avatar en Zcash creado con IA?](https://x.com/zcashesp/status/2024156706024853696?s=20)
+- [ZCAP: Votação da Poll de sentimento sobre as novas atualizações está ABERTA](https://x.com/zcashbrazil/status/2024171930232705411?s=20)
+- [ZONA Z - Edição #25 com @AAmandita_](https://x.com/zcashbrazil/status/2023802560381866168?s=20)
+- [É Carnaval, mas sua privacidade nunca sai do normal com Zcash! 🛡️](https://x.com/zcashbrazil/status/2023544660619395228?s=20)
+- [Interpretation of the Zcash coinholder sentiment collection... (My personal view is that if coinholders strongly oppose a change, it's *really* hard to argue we should do it anyway.)](https://x.com/ebfull/status/2025008288530845843?s=20)
+- [🛡️ NU7 Kamuoyu Duyarlılığı – ZCAP Anket Sonuçları](https://x.com/ZcashTR/status/2025125507319144770?s=20)
+- [🎨 Zcash PFP Oluşturucu yayında!](https://x.com/ZcashTR/status/2024883092268159487?s=20)
+- [ZecHub | Senkronize Toplantı Özeti](https://x.com/ZcashTR/status/2024735482387542169?s=20)
+- [🚀 Zcash Shielded News | Cilt 6](https://x.com/ZcashTR/status/2024523565526106384?s=20)
+- [Проект #Dash интегрирует экранированные транзакции в сеть Evolution, используя Orchard-технологию #Zcash.](https://x.com/ruZCASH/status/2024714185435709806?s=20)
+- [«На прошлой неделе объём свопов достиг $35 млн.](https://x.com/ruZCASH/status/2024711775464116513?s=20)
+- [You no longer have to buy ZEC on Centralized Exchanges!](https://x.com/unstoppablebyhs/status/2023756360585015435?s=20)
+- [#지캐시 의 타키온 프로젝트(Project Tachyon)개발이 시작 되었습니다.](https://x.com/Insightnerd/status/2024856877331525639?s=20)
+- [[#지캐시 26년 8주차 요약 및 주요 소식]](https://x.com/Insightnerd/status/2024778895648845909?s=20)
+- [지캐시 홀더라면 PFP 하나 만들어야죠 !! #zcash #ZEC X 프로필에 지캐시 PFP가 도배되는 그날을 기다립니다.](https://x.com/Insightnerd/status/2024684216680841252?s=20)
+- [프라이버시는 숨겨야 할 것이 아니라 보호받아야 할 기본 권리입니다.](https://x.com/zcashkorea/status/2024264881185362250?s=20)
+- [@ShieldedLabs 지속 가능한 운영을 위해 도입한 '파트너 서비스'의 핵심 내용은 다음과 같습니다.](https://x.com/Insightnerd/status/2024232806478729488?s=20)
+- [Zashi의 새로운 이름: "Zodl" Zcash의 핵심 개발팀이 독립하여 새로운 챕터를 시작함에 따라, 기존의 지갑 앱 Zashi의 명칭이 Zodl로 변경됩니다.](https://x.com/Insightnerd/status/2023481676488471005?s=20)
+
+---
+## Image of the week:
+- [Image of the week](https://x.com/Insightnerd/status/2024684216680841252/photo/1)
+
+---
+## Jobs in the Ecosystem:
+
+- [Tasks are posted on Dework every Monday.](https://app.dework.xyz/zechub-2424/)