[Zcash Foundation Releases 2026 Strategic Focus: Zebra, FROST, and Privacy Protection Assistance Program] Odaily Planet Daily reports that the Zcash Foundation has released its 2026 strategic focus, which includes: 1. The sole consensus node implementation, Zebra: focusing on performance improvement, completing NU7 ZIP implementation, and advancing the Z3 tech stack to replace zcashd; 2. Continuing to advance the FROST threshold signature scheme: planning to release version v3, finalize ZIP-312, and introduce the Distributed Key Generation (DKG) protocol; 3. Privacy Protection Assistance Program: promoting a "privacy-by-default" digital cash assistance model and exploring identity solutions based on zero-knowledge proofs, aiming to strike a balance between compliance, accountability, and privacy protection. Additionally, the Zcash Foundation announced plans to host three major events in 2026: - Zcomm (online) on March 24, - Zcash Dev Summit in Rome, Italy, on May 8, - Zcon7 in Cancun, Mexico, from October 27 to 29.