
Putting RandomX inside a Zcash fork: what changed and why
Zecnero keeps Zcash's shielded pools and swaps Equihash for a CPU-oriented proof of work. Here's the design and its trade-offs.
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Fair-launch Zcash fork with RandomX proof of work: ordinary desktop CPUs can mine it, and Sapling/Orchard shielded transactions come with it. No premine, no sale, no dev fund. Public testnet live; mainnet not launched.

Zecnero keeps Zcash's shielded pools and swaps Equihash for a CPU-oriented proof of work. Here's the design and its trade-offs.