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Threshold Shielded Signing Kit (TSSK) - FROST-powered multisig for Zcash
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- Creatives Onchain
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- $25,000
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- Declined
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📋 Grant Application👀 Ready For ZCG Review❌ Grant Declined
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Declined11/24/2025
The Threshold Shielded Signing Kit (TSSK) delivers true multisignature support for Zcash shielded addresses through an open-source, production-ready integration kit. It includes a FROST-based Rust SDK for N-of-M key generation and signing,…
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2 meeting notes linkedDeclined11/24/2025
Threshold Shielded Signing Kit (TSSK) - FROST-powered multisig for Zcash
Declined
The Threshold Shielded Signing Kit (TSSK) delivers true multisignature support for Zcash shielded addresses through an open-source, production-ready integration kit. It includes a FROST-based Rust SDK for N-of-M key generation and signing, an operations-hardened relay for secure signer coordination, and a reference command-line tool (Vault CLI) demonstrating full end-to-end shielded multisig flows. TSSK enables wallets, custodians, and organizations to manage shielded ZEC with quorum-based control—eliminating single-key risk, aligning with Zebra and lightwalletd, and requiring no zcashd dependencies. By filling a long-standing gap in shielded multisig infrastructure, TSSK unlocks institutional and community use cases for private, policy-compliant Zcash custody and transactions. Applicant is requesting $25,000. Jason: We took feedback from the community and ecosystem engineers, and it isn’t clear that what this provides isn’t already in some of the Zcash Foundation toolkits for FROST. Reject based on feedback from ZF and community on usefulness. Rejected
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Jason: We took feedback from the community and ecosystem engineers, and it isn’t clear that what this provides isn’t already in some of the Zcash Foundation toolkits for FROST.
Remains Open11/10/2025
Threshold Shielded Signing Kit (TSSK) - FROST-powered multisig for Zcash
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The Threshold Shielded Signing Kit (TSSK) delivers true multisignature support for Zcash shielded addresses through an open-source, production-ready integration kit. It includes a FROST-based Rust SDK for N-of-M key generation and signing, an operations-hardened relay for secure signer coordination, and a reference command-line tool (Vault CLI) demonstrating full end-to-end shielded multisig flows. TSSK enables wallets, custodians, and organizations to manage shielded ZEC with quorum-based control—eliminating single-key risk, aligning with Zebra and lightwalletd, and requiring no zcashd dependencies. By filling a long-standing gap in shielded multisig infrastructure, TSSK unlocks institutional and community use cases for private, policy-compliant Zcash custody and transactions. Applicant is requesting $25,000. Artkor: Based on expert feedback, the practical need and the adoption path of these toolkits is unclear.
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Artkor: Based on expert feedback, the practical need and the adoption path of these toolkits is unclear.
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Open forum threadThreshold Shielded Signing Kit (TSSK) - FROST-powered multisig for Zcash
Organization Name Creatives Onchain How did you learn about Zcash Community Grants Grant website Requested Grant Amount (USD) $25,000 Category Infrastructure Project Lead Name: Akeem Adelanke Role: Project Manager & Developer Onboarding Specialist Background: Experience in devel...
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Open source recordThreshold Shielded Signing Kit (TSSK) - FROST-powered multisig for Zcash
### Terms and Conditions - [x] I agree to the [Grant Agreement](https://9ba4718c-5c73-47c3-a024-4fc4e5278803.usrfiles.com/ugd/9ba471_f81ef4e4b5f040038350270590eb2e42.pdf) terms if funded - [x] I agree to [Provide KYC information](https:/...
repo: zcashcommunitygrants | owner: ZcashCommunityGrants | state: closed | author: CreativesOnchain | labels: ["📋 Grant Application","👀 Ready For ZCG Review","❌ Grant Declined"] | number: 123 | closedAt: 2025-11-24T14:30:08Z | commentCount: 2
Github Issue Comment
Open source recordComment on #123: Threshold Shielded Signing Kit (TSSK) - FROST-powered multisig for Zcash
@CreativesOnchain please post to the [Forum](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com) for community feedback and post a link to post here. Thanks.
repo: zcashcommunitygrants | owner: ZcashCommunityGrants | author: alexgbo | number: 123 | issueUrl: https://github.com/ZcashCommunityGrants/zcashcommunitygrants/issues/123 | commentId: 3499749554 | createdAt: 2025-11-06T23:05:33Z | issueNumber: 123
Github Issue Comment
Open source recordComment on #123: Threshold Shielded Signing Kit (TSSK) - FROST-powered multisig for Zcash
Hi @alexgbo, thank you very much for your comment. We have posted the proposal to the [forum](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/threshold-shielded-signing-kit-tssk-frost-powered-multisig-for-zcash/52937). Pls let us know if we need to d...
repo: zcashcommunitygrants | owner: ZcashCommunityGrants | author: CreativesOnchain | number: 123 | issueUrl: https://github.com/ZcashCommunityGrants/zcashcommunitygrants/issues/123 | commentId: 3500081049 | createdAt: 2025-11-07T01:30:23Z | issueNumber: 123
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Open source recordThreshold Shielded Signing Kit (TSSK) - FROST-powered multisig for Zcash
Date Submitted: 11/7/2025 | Proposal Title: Threshold Shielded Signing Kit (TSSK) - FROST-powered multisig for Zcash | Applicant(s): Creatives Onchain | Grant Platform Link: https://github.com/ZcashCommunityGrants/zcashcommunitygrants/issues/123 | Forum Link: https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/thres
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