Zcash Plans Quantum-Recoverable Wallets Within a Month, Targets Full Post-Quantum Status by 2027

Zcash is preparing to introduce “quantum recoverable wallets” within the next month, with the broader goal of moving the protocol toward full quantum resistance by 2027.

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CoinDesk reports that Zcash will roll out quantum-recoverable wallets within a month and reach full post-quantum status within 12 to 18 months, citing Zcash Open Development Lab founder and CEO Josh Swihart.

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Swihart told a Consensus Miami audience that Bitcoin “it's just fundamentally broken,” framing the upgrade as a proactive measure for long-term asset security.

CoinDesk also ties the roadmap to a ZEC rally, saying the token has lifted “more than 110% over the past 30 days,” alongside Multicoin Capital’s disclosed ZEC investment and renewed interest in privacy-focused crypto.

CoinDesk says Swihart spoke during a session moderated by Solana infra firm Helius’s founder Mert Mumtaz at Consensus Miami on Thursday.

In the same CoinDesk account, Swihart described Bitcoin as an ETF wrapper and store of value, but argued that “Visible balances on a transparent ledger let governments seize what they can see.”

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CoinJournal frames the wallet as a transition mechanism rather than an instant fix, saying the “quantum recoverable wallets” are “not designed to make Zcash instantly quantum-proof.”

Bitget’s write-up of Josh Swihart’s remarks at “Consensus 2026” in Miami adds that the full post-quantum protocol upgrade is expected to be completed within 12 to 18 months.

CoinDesk reports that a separate scaling track is targeting MasterCard- and Visa-scale throughput on a similar horizon, while a proposal to cut Zcash’s target block time from 75 seconds to 25 seconds is in active discussion on the project’s community forum.

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CoinDesk says the user-side traction is running through the Electric Coin Company’s mobile wallet after an October integration with Near Intents opened cross-chain swaps from assets like BTC, SOL and USDC directly into shielded ZEC.

Swihart told CoinDesk that “Roughly $600 million to $700 million has flowed through that route since launch,” and Near’s intent-based system has processed close to $800 million in volume over the past 30 days alone, per Near Protocol data.

For traders, CoinDesk says the “cleanest near-term test is whether quantum recoverability actually ships within Swihart's stated month,” and it points to the shielded pool sitting at roughly 30% of circulating ZEC, an all-time high.