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- Zashi 2.4.9 upgrades privacy with Tor integration and enhanced recovery protection for Zcash users.
- New UI changes simplify navigation, improve performance, and remove Coinbase integration for better privacy.
Zashi, the main wallet used across the Zcash ecosystem, has released version 2.4.9 with notable tweaks to the app’s experience and functionality. This update relies heavily on stronger privacy, smoother performance, and a cleaner overall layout. Without much preamble, this update immediately addresses several requests from the community that have accumulated over the past few months.
Zashi sharpens the core Zcash experience
The first thing that catches your eye is the simplified interface. A “Swap” button is now placed on the main page, allowing users to perform swaps without going through other menus. Meanwhile, various integrations like Flexa and Keystone have been moved to the bottom panel in the top corner for a cleaner yet easily accessible interface.
Additionally, we took the decisive step of removing the Coinbase integration after the service posed an unacceptable privacy risk. The team has added an option to enable Tor protection directly on the restore screen before the sync process begins. This prevents sensitive information from being leaked to our servers and provides peace of mind, especially for users restoring old wallets.
However, perhaps the most notable part for many is the internal performance improvement. Zashi now retrieves exchange rate data from a single, dedicated source, reducing the burden of requests that were previously spread across multiple providers. The team simply calls this a “performance improvement,” but the effect is very noticeable from the moment you open the app.
On the technical side, we’ve also introduced smarter error handling, including fixes for several bugs discovered through community reports. The flow is smoother, and the small glitches that used to be common are gone. There’s certainly room for further polish, but this release at least represents a more streamlined approach to building a user experience that aligns with our continued focus on privacy.
What’s notable is that all of this comes at a time when financial institutions are paying even closer attention to this asset. Last week, we reported that Nasdaq-listed Reliance Global had restructured its scarce treasury by converting its entire crypto portfolio into Zcash (ZEC).
On November 13, we also highlighted Leap Therapeutics’ rebranding to Cypherpunk Technologies. This quickly made privacy coins one of the preferred assets.
It doesn’t stop there, we previously mentioned that BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes even revealed that Zcash is now the second-largest holding in his Maelstrom family office after Bitcoin.
At the time of writing, ZEC is approximately $392.17top 1.26% Over the past four hours. 8.28% Over the past 24 hours.
