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Author Topic: [ANN][WEC] Wcash — zk‑SNARK‑shielded PoW privacy coin  (Read 1260 times)
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January 02, 2026, 01:57:39 PM
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Are you developing the application yourselves? Why don't you have a GitHub account? Also, are you planning to open a Discord channel? What are your next plans? Do you have a roadmap? I'm asking these questions because they're not mentioned in the topic or on your website.

There isn’t a “company” here to publish corporate promises.

There is software and a running network. The only authority is what code nodes and miners choose to run.

Why no GitHub account?
GitHub is a hosting site, not a trust model.

A single “official repo” quickly becomes a single point of:
  • account compromise
  • takedown pressure
  • social trust confusion (“official” vs “safe”)
  • quiet history edits people don’t notice

Mirrors are healthy. If a GitHub/GitLab mirror is useful, make one:
  • mirror the source
  • publish hashes/signatures
  • document reproducible builds
  • keep multiple independent copies online

Discord / chat channel?
Real‑time chat is fine for support, but it should not be treated as governance.

If a Discord helps, start one and run it as a community channel.
Best practice:
  • keep Bitcointalk / long‑form posts as the canonical record
  • use community‑run Discord/Telegram for support
  • pin links back to canonical docs and releases
  • avoid treating chat as governance

Next plans / roadmap?
A roadmap usually turns into promises and deadlines, then into disappointment.

A better approach is a public, living priority list that anyone can pick up:

Near‑term priorities (boring but important):
  • stability: syncing, peers, reorg handling, clear error messages
  • mining/pool UX: fewer gotchas, better docs, known‑good configs for common miners
  • wallet UX: balance clarity, send flow, auto‑shield / consolidation that “just works”
  • reproducible builds + signed artifacts
  • more independent pools / explorers / mirrors (fewer choke points)

Concrete ways to help right now:
  • run a full node and report real bugs with logs + exact versions
  • mirror releases and publish checksums/signatures
  • write a step‑by‑step guide for a specific OS/miner combo and keep it updated
  • run a pool or a public endpoint and document the setup
  • build a simple GUI wrapper/installer and ship binaries people can use

No promises needed. Progress is visible in code, releases, and uptime.
If a roadmap is required, the most honest roadmap is:
“ship what gets built, keep what stays stable.”

If someone spins up a mirror / Discord / repo, post the link in this thread and it can be indexed in the OP.

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January 05, 2026, 09:45:33 PM
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I made a small read‑only Telegram bot to check Wcash shielded + transparent balances

I’ve been playing with Wcash for a bit and noticed the same thing keeps tripping people up in this thread:
You can’t “see your shielded balance” on the explorer.
So new miners and users end up thinking payouts are missing or something wrong, when the coins are just not publicly visible.

The CLI wallet works, but it’s heavy if all you want is a quick “do I have shielded funds / how much?” check.

So I built a simple Telegram bot that does one job: read balances.



How it works
You load it with your uview1… (UFVK / viewing key)
Then you can run:
/balance
and it returns
    Transparent: X WEC
    Shielded: Y.YYY WEC



Security (please read)
    This is READ‑ONLY. It cannot spend your coins.
    DO NOT paste your seed / mnemonic anywhere (ever). The bot does not want it and never will.
    Yes, a UFVK can still reveal your shielded activity/balance (view-only), so don’t treat it like public info.
    For convenience the bot stores your UFVK mapped to your Telegram ID so you don’t have to paste it every time. If you want fully trustless, use the local CLI from https://w.cash/downloads instead.
    [/list]




    Extra
    I added a tiny faucet command (1h cooldown) mainly for testing / dust txs. It’s very small.



    Tips (shielded)
    u19rv4f099lk0f52n6etxrqj9fmd0q58gslj87nslym46pqjeql4l2k7dncj4mnsvnxm69vf75ufph7 y5vlgnuh86m355dese2cqcsfgwxltvvazsut38xg56hlqzpwtwnn68zmyx9cefg6qcuwtt4pt2r24hm rcsz863xe0y2yysrdldas06r75c0jjrg39r63xcehy3nyaf6k7a34vl

    If something looks wrong (wrong balance / slow update / errors), reply here with what command you ran + redacted output (no keys) and I’ll take a look
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    January 08, 2026, 07:55:48 PM
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    difficulty jumped 4x today
    from 3M up to 12M.
    what is going on?
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