PUBLIC TO PRIVATE
Shield
Move SOL into the shielded pool. In the intended design, a private note represents your funds. The deposit remains public.
ZCASH-INSPIRED PRIVACY / BUILT FOR SOLANA
Some things
stay yours.
The Zcash approach to privacy, designed for Solana. Shield SOL, explore private payments and choose what to disclose in the interactive demo.
EXPLORE BRIDGE ZECINTERACTIVE DEMO · SAMPLE SOL
Move into privacy.
Public balance / Shielded balanceSOL
Up to 9 decimal places · Minimum 0.000000001 SOLCHECK YOUR MOVE
PUBLIC BALANCE AFTER
SHIELDED BALANCE AFTER
Simulated transfer. No blockchain transaction or fee.
Move sample SOL from your public balance to your shielded balance.
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ZCASH TO SOLANA / BRIDGE DEMO
A new home.
The same private intent.
Explore the proposed route from ZEC on Zcash to zZEC in a Solana shielded pool. Sample balances only. No deposit address, real bridge or on-chain transaction is created.
FROM / ZCASHZECSample balance 2.000 ZEC
TO / SOLANA SHIELDED POOLzZECSample balance 0.000 zZEC
ZEC
DEMO OUTPUT / 1:10.500 zZECNo simulated fees. Real backing, custody and redemption rules remain to be implemented.
Choose an amount to review the simulated bridge.
zZEC is an illustrative bridged asset in this demo, not a deployed token. A real bridge introduces custody and verification risks and would not automatically preserve Zcash privacy.
VIEWING KEYS / SELECTIVE DISCLOSURE
A payment record.
Not an open book.
Inspired by Zcash viewing keys: separate the right to read from the right to spend. Compare perspectives and choose visible fields in this illustrative demo.
- STATUS
- Confirmed
- AMOUNT
- FROM
- TO
- NETWORK
- Solana
Choose fields for the reader. These are demo display controls, not cryptographic viewing keys.
THE ZCASH APPROACH
Private, by design.
Clear, by choice.
A Zcash-inspired shielded-pool design for Solana: private notes represent funds, nullifiers prevent repeat spending, and proofs validate a payment without exposing its private details.
WITHIN THE POOL
Prove & send
Send from your shielded balance. A proof would verify a valid payment without publishing its private details.
PRIVATE TO PUBLIC
Unshield
Move SOL back to a public address. Withdrawal details become visible again; amounts and timing can reveal connections.
Privacy needs more than a shield.
Pool activity, timing, distinctive amounts and public activity affect privacy. A quiet pool offers less cover.
Read access is separate from spend access.
The intended viewing permission would reveal selected records without control over funds. Information already seen cannot be taken back.
THE ZCASH CONNECTION
Verify the payment.
Keep the details yours.
ZSIDE takes its intended privacy architecture from the ideas behind Zcash: shielded notes, commitments, nullifiers, zero-knowledge proofs and viewing keys. The current interface demonstrates these ideas with sample data.
A balance, represented privately.
Following the Zcash note model, encrypted notes would represent your funds. Commitments would record their existence without publishing the amount, recipient or note contents.
PRIVATE NOTES / PUBLIC COMMITMENTSOne note. One spend.
A nullifier would prevent the same note from being spent twice. The intended design would let the network reject a repeat spend without publicly linking the nullifier to its original note.
NULLIFIERS / DOUBLE-SPEND PREVENTIONProof, without the full record.
Zero-knowledge proofs would establish spending authority and conservation of value without revealing the private payment details. A proof system has not been implemented in this demo.
ZERO-KNOWLEDGE PROOFS / VALID TRANSACTIONSRead access. Never spend access.
Inspired by Zcash viewing keys, the intended disclosure tools would let an authorized reader inspect permitted records without control over funds. The field switches here illustrate visibility only.
VIEWING KEYS / SELECTIVE DISCLOSUREIndependent project. ZSIDE is not affiliated with Zcash, Electric Coin Company or the Zcash Foundation. Cryptography and the ZEC bridge are not deployed; the interface uses simulated data only.
$ZSIDE / PLANNED TOKEN MODEL
A token built around
the private side.
The proposed model connects pool activity with infrastructure funding, token buybacks and holder decisions about future supported assets.
Proposed fee when funds leave the shielded pool. Shielding and internal transfers would carry no protocol fee; network and relayer costs may still apply.
Keep the pool running.
Half of the collected protocol fee would support relayers and pool infrastructure.
Buy back. Burn.
The other half would fund market purchases of $ZSIDE, followed by token burns. Execution details remain to be defined.
PLANNED GOVERNANCE
Choose what comes next.
Holders would vote on which SPL assets should receive a shielded pool next.
1 token = 1 voteVoting rules and implementation to be published.
Proposed economics only. This demo collects no fees, performs no buybacks or burns, and does not provide live governance. No token contract is published here.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
A few things to know.
What can I do with ZSIDE today?
Explore an interactive interface with sample SOL: shield, send, unshield and compare record perspectives. All operations are simulated and do not create blockchain transactions.
Does connecting a wallet move funds?
No. It only displays your public address. This site does not request signatures or submit transactions. Demo balances are independent of your wallet.
What stays visible?
In the intended design, deposits and withdrawals remain public. Transaction metadata and timing may also reveal connections. Privacy depends on the implementation and user behavior.
Is this a Zcash product?
ZSIDE is an independent project exploring a Zcash-inspired shielded-pool design for Solana. It is not a Zcash product and is not affiliated with Zcash, Electric Coin Company or the Zcash Foundation. Using the same architectural ideas does not mean transactions run through the Zcash network.
Can I bridge real ZEC today?
No. Bridge ZEC is an interactive simulation: it deducts sample ZEC and adds sample zZEC at an illustrative 1:1 ratio. It does not connect to Zcash, accept deposits, mint a token or move real funds. A production bridge requires custody, verification, redemption and independent security review.
Where is the token contract?
No token contract or sale is provided on this website. Official project links will be added when available.