Faster sync
Syncing the chain from the network is nearly 5× faster than other full nodes, and bootstrapping from a snapshot is faster still.
Zcash Full Node
A consensus-compatible Zcash full node, built for scale.
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1.0.3Zakura is a full node implementation for Zcash, with major improvements over existing nodes: faster sync, native block pruning with configurable retention, a zcashd compatibility mode, and an experimental P2P layer built for high-performance block propagation.
Our project is led by Sean Bowe, a cofounder of Zcash, and Dev Ojha. Meet the team.
Pruned nodes
Operate a full node with substantially less disk space, and bootstrap it in 2 minutes from the snapshots our team publishes.
Get a snapshotzcashd compatibility
For software that still speaks to zcashd, a compatibility mode runs the real thing on top of Zakura.
Built to scale
Zcash should support the world's payments. Our teams are building the next generation of its protocol, and Zakura is where it lands first.
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