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Plain explanations of Zcash, ZEC and mining, hosting deep-dives, and release notes from Z15 PRO. Teach first, sell last.
News: Z15 PRO launches, a dedicated marketplace for Zcash mining and hosting
Z15 PRO (z15pro.com) goes live: Antminer Z15 Pro, Z15K and Z15 at daily-updated euro prices, hosting in Norway and the UAE, a profit calculator, a mining planner and a price tracker. Powered by Homb Cloud.
Air-cooled hostingZEC miner hosting, air-cooled: what happens in a Norwegian rack hall
How air-cooled rack hosting works for Antminer Z15 miners in northern Norway: hydro power, Arctic air, standard racks, Foreman monitoring, and the trade-offs against immersion.
Immersion hostingZEC immersion hosting: why tanks beat fans for the long run
What immersion cooling does to an Antminer Z15 Pro: silence, stable chip temperatures, no dust, longer hardware life, and what the setup fee actually pays for.
Zcash miningZcash mining in 2026: is it still worth it?
An honest look at Zcash mining right now: what has changed since the 2024 halving, what a Z15 Pro earns at today's conditions, and the three risks that decide whether it pays back.
ZEC miningZEC mining explained
How Zcash mining works from the miner's side: Equihash, hashrate in solutions per second, pools, difficulty, and how a block reward turns into ZEC in your wallet.
ZECZEC: the coin, the supply, the halving
ZEC is the native coin of Zcash. Here is how it is issued, what the block reward is today, when the next halving lands, and why that timing matters if you mine it.
ZcashWhat is Zcash?
A plain explanation of Zcash: a Bitcoin-style blockchain with optional privacy, a fixed 21 million supply, and a network kept honest by miners running the Equihash algorithm.
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Independent references we use ourselves. They open in a new tab.
- Zcash official siteWhat Zcash is, wallets, and the project's own documentation.
- Electric Coin CompanyCore developers of Zcash; protocol upgrades and research.
- Zcash FoundationIndependent non-profit supporting the Zcash ecosystem.
- Zcash Community ForumWhere miners and developers discuss changes before they ship.