Protocol & security
Consensus code, node maintenance, tests, releases, migrations, and security review for a chain with its own rules and state.
Explore source INDEPENDENT CHAIN · MERGE-MINED WITH ZCASH
The work behind
merge-mined Wcash.
Wcash has its own rules, state, and software. We work on the protocol, wallet, explorer, pool software, and integrations that make the network usable.
Explore our workparticipating poolsZcash Equihash work
├─ Zcash block candidate
└─ Wcash block candidate
consensusEquihash + AuxPoW
privacyTransparent + Ironwood
emissionSmooth decay → tail
OUR MISSION
Build and maintain the systems around Wcash.
Wcash is an independent private-cash network. Our work spans consensus engineering, self-custody access, public infrastructure, and the integrations that let people and services use it.
Wcash ecosystem
What we build
The network depends on more than a valid block. These are the public tools and continuing work around it.
Wcash Wallet
Self-custody access and private transfer flows. Current builds are developer previews, not supported consumer releases.
Visit walletWcashExplorer
Public access to blocks, transactions, and transparent addresses, with the limits of shielded data made clear.
Open explorerZecWec & pool software
A ZEC + WEC merged-mining pool and integration work that helps participating pools support Wcash.
Read about ZecWecIntegration & coordination
Documentation, contributor work, migration support, promotion, and work toward service and exchange integrations.
Equihash.com
An independent mining reference maintained by the Equihash.com team with principal support from Wcash Foundation, covering coins, pools, hardware, and merged mining.
Visit Equihash.com ↗Molepool is an independent third-party pool outside this project's remit. Integration work does not promise listings or adoption.
ONGOING WORK
Development continues after release.
Software needs review. Wallets and pools need compatibility work. Infrastructure needs operation, and documentation must keep pace. Sustained development gives this work time and contributors.
From the workbench
Notes & references
Short explanations and public technical material.
PROJECT NOTE / 15 OCT 2026
The work around the chain
Why engineering and infrastructure continue after launch.
Read note ↗TECHNICAL NOTE / 15 OCT 2026One work stream. Two networks.
What merge mining shares, and what remains separate.
Read note ↗PUBLIC REFERENCEWcash protocol specification
Network rules, privacy, and auxiliary proof of work.
Open reference ↗Development funding Fixed term
A fixed window for development.
From block 33,000 through block 621,454 inclusive, 30% of each WEC block subsidy goes to the Wcash Foundation's fixed transparent address. Miners receive the remaining 70% plus every transaction fee.
First funded block33,000
Last funded block621,454
Allocation stops621,455
Foundation share30% of subsidy
Issuance and fees
The rule divides existing WEC issuance and creates no additional coins. During the term, the Foundation receives 30% of each block subsidy; miners receive 70% plus 100% of transaction fees. Existing WEC balances, ordinary transfers, and parent-chain ZEC rewards are not charged.
About 17 months
The funded window covers 588,455 blocks. At Wcash's 75-second target interval, that is approximately 511 days, 17 months, or 1.4 years. Actual calendar time follows block production.
Automatic expiry
Block 621,454 is the final funded block. Starting at block 621,455, the allocation is zero and miners again receive the full subsidy plus all transaction fees. There is no automatic renewal; any new term would require a separate consensus change and adoption by network operators.
FIXED MAINNET DESTINATION
One transparent address.
Incoming allocations are publicly inspectable, including when miners receive their own reward privately through Ironwood. Later spending may be less visible if funds are shielded.
The protocol controls incoming allocations. It does not implement spending proposals, contributor payments, token-holder voting, or community control of the wallet. This address is P2PKH, not an on-chain multisig. Audited custody, published budgets, and spending reports are not established here.
“Wcash Foundation” is a project label and wcash.foundation is its domain. This page makes no claim of incorporation, charity status, legal ownership of the address, or independent oversight.