Catenaa, Wednesday, January 21, 2026-Privacy-focused Cake Wallet has added support for Zcash, marking a step beyond its long-standing association with Monero and broadening its suite of onchain privacy tools.
The wallet has enabled shielded Zcash transactions by default, meaning transaction details are hidden unless users manually change settings. Zcash supports both transparent and shielded transfers, with shielded transactions using zero-knowledge proofs to conceal sender, receiver and transaction amounts.
Cake Wallet said the integration responds to sustained user demand and reflects wider interest in blockchain privacy tools.
Even when users opt for transparent transfers, funds will originate from shielded sources, with automatic address rotation and autoshielding features designed to limit transaction traceability.
Zcash adoption has increased over the past year, with a growing share of network activity shifting toward shielded transactions.
Data shows shielded transfers now account for more than 23% of Zcash activity, signaling greater comfort with privacy-preserving blockchain use. Regulated platforms have also expanded support, including the addition of shielded Zcash withdrawals by a New York-regulated exchange in late 2024.
The move has drawn mixed reactions within the Cake user community. Some critics have repeated claims that Zcash privacy features are weaker than advertised, though those assertions remain disputed.
Earlier, the Zcash Foundation said a long-running probe by the Securities and Exchange Commission had been closed.
Alongside Zcash, Cake Wallet continues to support multiple privacy options across other blockchains, including advanced transaction methods for Bitcoin and privacy extensions for Litecoin. The latest update also introduces NEAR Intents, a tool used for cross-chain swaps that has seen growing use among Zcash users.
The update follows recent upheaval within the Zcash ecosystem, including the departure of staff from a major development group to form a rival wallet project.
