Zashi: A Year in Review & Roadmap with Andrea Kobrlova and Josh Swihart - ZconVI
This talk will be about 2024 review of ECC's progress in building Zashi, a Zcash mobile wallet platform for private payments. I will provide an overview of what we shipped in 2024, how it was received by users, and how it impacted Zashi and Zcash adoption. I will also talk about our plans for 2025 and beyond, things we have committed to work on this year, and our future goals & aspirations.
Zashi: Zcash Wallet on Apple: https://apps.apple.com/es/app/zashi-z...
Zashi: Zcash Wallet on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de...
Zashi: Zcash Wallet on F-Droid: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/co.el...
Technical Level: Basic
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:15 Zashi: The Path Ahead
02:01 Zashi Download QR Codes
02:41 Agenda
02:58 Evolution of Money
06:05 Adoption of Shielded Zcash
09:00 The Vision for Zashi
13:30 Zashi Vault
17:25 Next Steps for Zashi Vault
17:50 Zashi: A Year in Review and Roadmap
18:52 Zashi 2024 Milestones
22:03 Delivering Products that Drive Adoption
22:47 Coinbase Onramp
23:27 Flexa Integration
25:33 Keystone Hardware Wallet
26:49 Zashi Impact on the Shielded Pool
27:28 Zcash Net Promoter Score
29:26 UX Improvements
30:35 Team Hires
31:54 Team Processes
33:25 User-Driven Iterative Development
34:47 Android Stats
35:25 iOS Stats
36:10 Zashi in 2025
36:20 Q1 2025 Progress
37:30 2025 Priorities
39:30 Zashi 1.4 Release
41:17 Questions
Speakers:
Josh Swihart is the CEO of the Electric Coin Company and ED of Bootstrap. He was previously the CEO and an owner at Aspenware (exit to Aspen Ski Company and Alterra Resorts). He has also served as the SVP of Global Marketing for K2 (exit to Francisco Partners), a global practice principle for the Interlink Group (exits to EMC and TPG), and co-founder and VP of software development for 3t Systems. X: @jswihart
Andrea Kobrlova is a passionate product builder from the Czech Republic, the land of the freedom fighter Vaclav Havel. In 2018 she joined a blockchain startup incubator and her first crypto startup focused on building tools for crypto traders, and experimenting with AI and machine learning for bitcoin price prediction. Since then she has participated in building an ASMR marketplace, or a cybersecurity product for email data loss prevention. Her last startup, a mobile app for couples which she fully developed with a small team, was acquired by Bumble, Inc. She is a mission-driven hustler who loves to learn and grow with any team she joins. Andrea joined the ECC team full-time in February 2024, and since then she is product/project managing the development of the Zashi wallet. X: @andrea_kob
*This session was curated by the Electric Coin Co.
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