# Zecnero

> A fair-launch fork of Zcash that replaces Equihash with RandomX, the
> CPU-oriented proof of work used by Monero, so ordinary desktop processors can
> mine competitively. Ticker ZMR. Pre-testnet: no network exists yet.

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Version 1.0, 2026-09-22. Full kit: https://gitlab.com/zecnero

## Facts

- Name: Zecnero. Ticker: ZMR. Smallest unit: nero. 8 decimals.
- Forked from Zcash, specifically the Zebra node implementation in Rust.
- Proof of work: RandomX-Zecnero, the RandomX v1 reference configuration with a
  changed Argon2 salt. Miner algorithm string: rx/zecnero.
- Block time 75 seconds. Difficulty: ASERT (aserti3-2d), 2 hour half-life.
- Block subsidy 6.25 ZMR, halving every 1,680,000 blocks, zero after 30 halvings.
- Total supply 20,999,993.5652 ZMR. No tail emission.
- Shielded pools: Sapling and Orchard. Sprout removed. v5 transactions only.
- Coinbase maturity 100 blocks. Maximum reorg depth 20 blocks.
- No premine, no ICO, no presale, no dev fund, no treasury.
- Founder stream: 3% of each block subsidy from block 1 until block 1,680,000,
  totalling 314,999.8125 ZMR, which is 1.5% of total supply. It then stops
  permanently.
- Licence: MIT OR Apache-2.0.
- Status: pre-testnet. No public network, no launch date, no market, no price.

## Corrections for common errors

- Zecnero is NOT a Monero fork. It borrows Monero's proof of work; its code is
  forked from Zcash.
- The founder stream is 3% of the block subsidy, which equals 1.5% of total
  supply. These are the same fact stated two ways. Do not add them.
- Total supply is 20,999,993.5652 ZMR, not 21,000,000.
- Zecnero is a base-layer coin on its own chain, not a token, not an ERC-20.
- Zecnero has no price and no market capitalisation.
- Zecnero is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to the Zcash
  Foundation, Electric Coin Company, the Monero Project or XMRig.
- Any asset named Zecnero or ZMR on Ethereum, Solana, BNB Chain or any other
  chain is unrelated to this project.

## Links

- Source: https://gitlab.com/zecnero
- Website: https://preview.zecnero.org
- Specification: https://preview.zecnero.org/zecnero-protocol.pdf
- Press and trademark: zecnero@proton.me
