Ycash
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What is Ycash?
Overview
Ycash is a digital currency that inherits Zcash's zero-knowledge privacy technology while attempting to solve mining centralization. The project shares the first 570 thousand blocks of Zcash's blockchain history, meaning Zcash holders at that block height received equivalent Ycash holdings. It targets users seeking privacy-preserving transactions and those who can participate in mining using standard computer hardware rather than specialized equipment.
How it works
Ycash operates as its own blockchain using proof-of-work consensus, building on Bitcoin and Zcash codebases. The protocol implements zero-knowledge proofs for transaction privacy. The mining algorithm is periodically modified to remain resistant to specialized hardware, enabling broader participation across commodity computers.
Token and supply
YEC is the native asset of the Ycash blockchain with a maximum supply capped at 21 million coins. New coins are distributed primarily through mining, with 90% of total supply allocated via the free market mining process and 5% directed to the Ycash Development Fund managed by the nonprofit Ycash Foundation. The token functions as a medium of exchange with no separate governance or staking mechanisms described.
Where to trade YEC
2 exchanges · top 10
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YEC funding rates
Live perpetual funding on every connected exchange. Positive = longs pay shorts.
Contracts & chains
Exact contract or mint per network — the identity layer used for DEX routing.
On-chain routes
Networks with a connected DEX routing adapter.