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Zcash Shielded support in Ledger Wallet and Ledger devices

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Applicant: Ledger
Requested: $300,000
Funding in payment ledger: $300,000.00May reflect a partial approval; excludes refunds and reimbursements.
Status: Approved
Review context: Forum discussion linked1 committee record linked

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Recorded row amount$300,000.00

Estimate: 1 Mar 2026Dated 3/1/2026
FPF “Paid Out” date: Not recorded
FPF “ZEC Disbursed”: Not recorded
FPF “USD Disbursed”: Not recorded
FPF “ZEC/USD” rate: Not recorded
FPF ledger status: Open

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Approved12/8/2025

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📋 Grant Application

Category: Intake
Status: Grant Application
Milestone: -
Observed: 10/19/2026

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Observed: 10/19/2026

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Approved12/8/2025

Zcash Shielded support in Ledger Wallet and Ledger devices

Approved

This project delivers a fully updated Ledger Zcash Device app and Ledger Wallet integration that adds secure, audited support for shielded (Orchard) transactions alongside existing transparent functionality. It introduces native shielded send/receive, balance sync, memo support, transaction history, and transparent ZEC swaps within Ledger Wallet Desktop, backed by a light-client integration and comprehensive testing. On the device side, it provides clear-signing, Unified Address support, shielding/deshielding flows, and upgraded cryptography in Ledger OS (ZIP-32 and Pasta curves), ensuring full compatibility with modern Zcash. This work replaces the soon-to-be-deprecated transparent-only implementation and gives Ledger users first-class, production-ready access to Zcash’s privacy features. Applicant is requesting $300,000. Jason: We’ve worked closely with the Ledger team on this proposal. It’s just for shielded integration. It doesn’t include maintenance and support. The amount is in line with our expectations. The grant has also been reviewed by the ECC team, specifically Daira-Emma, who gave some feedback. So I think we can approve this as it’s more of a formality, and just let them continue to work on shielded support. Zerodartz: Agreed, community is waiting for shielded ZEC support on Ledger, and this is the most likely way for it to become reality.

Confidence: 100%
Match method: Primary Forum Topic Id
Minutes: Zcash Community Grants Meeting Minutes 12/8/2025

Committee notes

Jason: We’ve worked closely with the Ledger team on this proposal. It’s just for shielded integration. It doesn’t include maintenance and support. The amount is in line with our expectations. The grant has also been reviewed by the ECC team, specifically Daira-Emma, who gave some feedback. So I think we can approve this as it’s more of a formality, and just let them continue to work on shielded support.

Zerodartz: Agreed, community is waiting for shielded ZEC support on Ledger, and this is the most likely way for it to become reality.

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Primary forum thread

A Path Forward for Ledger and Zcash

Ledger support for Zcash is broken and needs to be fixed. For years, users have encountered ongoing issues with Ledger’s Zcash integrations. One recent incident, where funds were stuck on Ledger devices, led Binance to suspend ZEC withdrawals because they couldn’t move funds from their cold walle...

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Forum URL: https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/a-path-forward-for-ledger-and-zcash/50951/131

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A Path Forward for Ledger and Zcash

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Forum URL: https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/a-path-forward-for-ledger-and-zcash/50951/152

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A Path Forward for Ledger and Zcash

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Forum URL: https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/a-path-forward-for-ledger-and-zcash/50951/141

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A Path Forward for Ledger and Zcash

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Forum URL: https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/a-path-forward-for-ledger-and-zcash/50951/160

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A Path Forward for Ledger and Zcash

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Forum URL: https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/a-path-forward-for-ledger-and-zcash/50951/164

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A Path Forward for Ledger and Zcash

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Forum URL: https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/a-path-forward-for-ledger-and-zcash/50951/170

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Grant Application - Zcash Shielded support in Ledger Wallet and Ledger devices

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Source ID: ZcashCommunityGrants/zcashcommunitygrants#152

Zcash Shielded support in Ledger Wallet and Ledger devices

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Zcash Shielded support in Ledger Wallet and Ledger devices

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A Path Forward for Ledger and Zcash

A Path Forward for Ledger and Zcash

A Path Forward for Ledger and Zcash

A Path Forward for Ledger and Zcash

A Path Forward for Ledger and Zcash

A Path Forward for Ledger and Zcash

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