[Zcash Foundation Releases 2026 Strategic Priorities: Zebra, FROST, and Privacy Protection Assistance Program] Reported by Golden Finance, Zcash Foundation Executive Director Alex Bornstein has announced the 2026 strategic priorities, which include: 1. The sole consensus node implementation, Zebra: Focus on improving performance, completing NU7 ZIP implementation, and advancing the Z3 tech stack to replace zcashd; 2. Continued advancement of the FROST threshold signature scheme: Plans to release version 3, finalize ZIP-312, and introduce the Distributed Key Generation (DKG) protocol; 3. Privacy Protection Assistance Program: Promote a "privacy by default" digital cash assistance model and explore identity solutions based on zero-knowledge proofs, aiming to strike a balance between compliance, accountability, and privacy protection. Additionally, the Zcash Foundation stated plans to host three major events in 2026: Zcomm (online) on March 24, the Zcash Dev Summit in Rome, Italy, on May 8, and Zcon7 in Cancun, Mexico, from October 27 to 29.