Zcash Arrives on Solana with zenZEC

Privacy and performance rarely meet in crypto. Zcash built one of the most trusted privacy assets in the world, while Solana became the fastest, most composable layer for decentralized finance. With zenZEC, those worlds finally converge, bringing ZEC's legacy of privacy to Solana's high-speed DeFi ecosystem.

Built on Zenrock's Decentralized Custody Token (DCT) standard and secured by dMPC (Distributed Multi-Party Computation) custody, zenZEC is a fully 1:1 backed wrapped ZEC designed for transparency, scalability, and productivity on Solana.

ZEC's New Home on Solana

Zenrock exists to bring the most important crypto assets to Solana and make them productive. We proved it with zenBTC, the first yield-bearing wrapped Bitcoin on Solana, which reached 70+ BTC in four months. In that time, we integrated across many Solana ecosystem projects — Orca, Kamino, Jupiter, MarginFi, Meteora, Project0, and more — so holders could LP, borrow, route, and compose immediately. The result: more than $30M in volume, deep liquidity, and an active lending market.

Why zenZEC vs. Other Wrapped ZEC Assets

• zenZEC unlocks ZEC DeFi on Solana — built for composability, it turns ZEC into a functional DeFi asset while preserving its privacy roots
• zenZEC is the only wrapped ZEC that earns you rewards on Solana today
• zenBTC holders received a zenZEC airdrop at launch — in the future, zenZEC holders will too
• Custody fees from every asset flow back to TVL providers — when a new asset launches and generates fees, a portion also benefits existing zenZEC holders

With privacy coins leading crypto sector performance over the past quarter and more than 30% of ZEC's supply now shielded, zenZEC captures that momentum while giving holders ecosystem-wide rewards no standalone wrapped asset can match.

Launch Liquidity

zenBTC is the primary trading partner for zenZEC. The zenBTC:zenZEC pool on Orca is the main venue, turning zenBTC into productive routing liquidity for ZEC to BTC flow on Solana. This drives network effects for assets onchain — the more swaps in a token, the more valuable it becomes for holders. As more assets are added, zenBTC and zenZEC unlock even more routes and use cases, translating into more earning opportunities and greater depth.

12-Week Incentive Program

• zenBTC:zenZEC LP — 2,000,000 $ROCK + 1,500 $ORCA
• zenZEC:$ROCK LP — 800,000,000 $ROCK
• Free zenZEC mints — first week only

Airdrop

DeFi thrives when users, builders, and token holders all share in the upside. That's why Zenrock's ecosystem will feature recurring airdrops designed to reward participation and contribution. The first distributed $25K to 1,200 early supporters including ZEC community leaders, $ROCK holders, and teams building with Zenrock tech. This is just the beginning.

How to Mint zenZEC

• Connect your Solana wallet to the zenZEC mint page
• Generate a dMPC-powered Zcash deposit address
• Send ZEC from any wallet (including directly from a CEX) to your deposit address
• Your ZEC is automatically and securely locked in a decentralized wallet
• Your Solana wallet is soulbound to your ZEC address — no need to create multiple ZEC addresses
• Within approximately 5 minutes, your zenZEC will appear in your wallet

The Takeaway

zenZEC bridges privacy — one of crypto's founding missions — with Solana, one of its fastest-moving ecosystems. On Solana, ZEC is no longer just held. It is active, integrated, and productive.