Electric Coin Co. (ECC) — the developer behind Zcash (ZEC) and the Zashi wallet — has released its Q4 2025 roadmap, emphasizing stronger user privacy, wallet usability, and the security of its development fund. The announcement comes as ZEC’s price and the number of shielded coins on the network hit record highs.
At press time, ZEC trades at $419.4, according to data from TradingView.
ECC’s Four Key Priorities
In its latest statement, ECC outlined four main focus areas for the current quarter:
- Ephemeral addresses for each ZEC swap via NEAR Intents to reduce transaction linkability.
- Automatic refresh of transparent addresses after every incoming transfer.
- Enhanced synchronization and disconnection for Keystone hardware wallets to improve stability.
- Multi-signature (P2SH) wallet support in Keystone, allowing safer management of the Zcash Developer Fund.
“This quarter, ECC is focused on reducing technical debt, improving user privacy and Zashi usability, and ensuring smooth management of the development fund,” the company stated. “We will continue to adjust our approach depending on market conditions and revenue flow.”
According to the official roadmap, ECC continues to work in two directions — advancing the Zcash protocol and creating consumer-facing products that bring privacy to everyday financial interactions.
Record Growth in Shielded ZEC Supply
Data from ZecHub shows that the volume of shielded coins in the Orchard protocol — the latest iteration of Zcash’s privacy layer — has surpassed 4.1 million ZEC, accounting for most of the growth since September.
These updates follow a series of technical milestones achieved in previous months:
- August 28: Zashi launched a decentralized off-ramp for converting shielded ZEC.
- October 1: ECC released a decentralized on-ramp (swap) feature and temporarily disabled Coinbase access, calling the exchange’s new token session rules “privacy-hostile.”
ECC says the upcoming Q4 changes will further enhance wallet security, reduce address reuse, and simplify hardware wallet integration.
Building Real Privacy in Practice
The company reaffirmed its mission to “deliver economic freedom through privacy, consent, security, and human dignity.”
ECC also invited the developer community to participate in its biannual open planning sessions, emphasizing collaboration and adaptability.
“Our roadmap isn’t a fixed plan—it’s a direction,” the team wrote. “We adapt, improvise, and learn as we go, building privacy that truly works in the real world.”
Regulatory Context and Market Momentum
Despite the EU’s upcoming 2027 ban on anonymous cryptocurrencies such as Zcash and Monero under new AML directives, Zcash network activity continues to grow.
Major players remain interested:
- Binance labeled ZEC a high-risk asset back in 2024.
- Grayscale launched a private placement of Zcash Trust in 2025.
- And in October 2025, investor Naval Ravikant remarked that “even Satoshi Nakamoto wouldn’t be able to use Bitcoin under today’s surveillance regimes — that’s why we need Zcash.”
