Vitalik Buterin donates an undisclosed amount to Shielded Labs to support Crosslink

Vitalik Buterin Backs an Altcoin Focused on Privacy and Finality Altcoin News ETHNews

Vitalik Buterin has quietly reinforced his long-standing view that privacy remains core to crypto’s future, backing a major Zcash consensus upgrade at a moment when regulatory focus is shifting toward structure and control rather than censorship resistance. His donation to Shielded Labs places Zcash’s next technical evolution squarely inside a broader conversation about how blockchains defend finality and user privacy at scale. Why Crosslink Mat…

Vitalik Buterin Donates to Shielded Labs for Zcash Crosslink Security Upgrade

TLDR: Buterin’s donation funds Crosslink development from prototype to incentivized testnet and production phase.  Crosslink adds finality layer to Zcash’s PoW chain, preventing reversals and strengthening settlement guarantees.  The upgrade enables shorter exchange confirmations and improves cross-chain integration reliability for Zcash.  Shielded Labs operates independently from Zcash Dev Fund, relying on donations from network supporters.   …

Zcash Crosslink Development Receives Vital Boost: Vitalik Buterin's Strategic Donation Signals Major Consensus Evolution

BitcoinWorld Zcash Crosslink Development Receives Vital Boost: Vitalik Buterin’s Strategic Donation Signals Major Consensus Evolution In a significant development for blockchain interoperability and security, Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin has made a strategic donation to Shielded Labs, directly supporting the ambitious Crosslink upgrade for Zcash (ZEC). This move, confirmed in early 2025, represents a notable convergence of expertise between …

Vitalik Buterin Backs Crosslink, Supporting Shielded Labs’ Zcash Security Project

Vitalik Buterin supports Zcash Crosslink with a donation to a Shielded Labs project aimed at strengthening the consensus architecture of the privacy coin. Buterin described Zcash as one of the most “honorable” projects and highlighted that this upgrade will allow the network to be more secure with a lower security budget, ensuring its long-term viability. https://t.co/wC7b7TmD5u— Shielded Labs (@ShieldedLabs) February 6, 2026 Crosslink acts as …

Vitalik Buterin donates an undisclosed amount to Shielded Labs to support Crosslink

The post Vitalik Buterin donates an undisclosed amount to Shielded Labs to support Crosslink appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Shielded Labs, the Swiss-based Zcash development organization, has announced that Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, has made a donation to support the continued development of Crosslink, a security-focused upgrade to the privacy coin’s consensus architecture. The donation will advance Crosslink from its cur…

Vitalik Buterin extends generosity to Crosslink, Shielded Labs' Zcash security project

Shielded Labs, the Swiss-based Zcash development organization, has announced that Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, has made a donation to support the continued development of Crosslink, a security-focused upgrade to the privacy coin’s consensus architecture. The donation will advance Crosslink from its current prototype stage towards a persistent, incentivized testnet and eventual production readiness. The exact amount of the contrib…