Foundry Digital Expands Beyond Bitcoin With Institutional Zcash Pool

Foundry Digital, which operates the world's largest Bitcoin mining pool, announced plans to launch an institutional-grade Zcash (ZEC) mining pool, aiming to address the lack of compliant infrastructure for institutional and publicly listed companies in the Zcash ecosystem. This move is expected to attract institutional capital and hash rate, enhancing ZEC network security, and signals growing institutional interest in privacy-focused digital assets beyond Bitcoin. Zooko Wilcox, founder of Zcash, noted this could help distribute the network's mining hashpower. Foundry intends to bring its standards of compliance and transparency to Zcash mining, aligning with the view from DCG CEO Barry Silbert that the need for financial privacy will increase as digital assets integrate with traditional finance. The launch is scheduled for April 2026, coinciding with other positive developments for Zcash, such as ZODL raising $25 million from major institutions.

(Source：BeInCrypto)