ZEC $1,203.7124H -3.33%CAP $20.49BRANK #10BLOCK 3,540,453GRANTS 144 ZEC PER DAYCOINHOLDER FUND 216 ZEC PER DAYISSUANCE 1,800 ZEC PER DAYPRICE AS OF 12:53 UTC 2026-11-03ZEC $1,203.7124H -3.33%CAP $20.49BRANK #10BLOCK 3,540,453GRANTS 144 ZEC PER DAYCOINHOLDER FUND 216 ZEC PER DAYISSUANCE 1,800 ZEC PER DAYPRICE AS OF 12:53 UTC 2026-11-03
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Make your ZEC private.

Coins on a transparent address are public, like Bitcoin. Shielding moves them into a private pool in one transaction.

Checked 6 Oct 2026 against each wallet's docs. Not sure what you have? Check your address.

Pick your wallet

Don't have one? Zodl on a phone is the simplest. All wallets.

  1. Tap Receive. Share the shielded address with whoever pays you. It changes each time, and old ones keep working.
  2. Sender only takes transparent? Tap Receive, then Transparent Address, and copy that instead.
  3. Shielded from hereWhen the ZEC arrives, tap Shield on the home screen, then confirm.
  4. Wait for 10 confirmations. Zodl won't spend transparent coins until they're shielded.
  1. Open Receive and stay on the Shielded tab. Share the Orchard (Ironwood) address.
  2. Sender only takes transparent? Use the Exposed transparent tab.
  3. Shielded from hereWhen transparent coins arrive, Zingo shows You have funds to shield. Tap Shield funds.
  4. Coins still in the older Sapling pool? Tap Upgrade funds to newest version.
  1. Use Ledger Wallet desktop 4.21 or later with the Zcash app 3.9.4 or later. Nano S isn't supported, and the phone app is transparent only.
  2. On your Zcash account, click Enable shielded and approve on the device.
  3. To be paid privately: Receive, then Select your private address, and check it on the device.
  4. Shielded from hereTo shield coins you already have: Move funds from transparent to private, then wait about 10 confirmations.
  1. Shielded from hereEdge shields transparent coins for you automatically. There is nothing to tap.
  2. Coins still in Orchard? Since Aug 2026 Edge shows a card on the wallet screen to move them to Ironwood.

What shielding costs

Both times assume wallets keep waiting for 10 confirmations.

Most exchanges only pay out to transparent addresses. That's fine: receive there, then shield. Zodl names Gemini as one that pays to shielded addresses. Exchanges and privacy.

Then keep it private

Pay other shielded addresses, starting u1 or zs, and the payment stays private. Only shielded payments can carry a private memo.

Don't shield and then send the same amount straight to a transparent address. That links the two. Privacy comes from shielded money at rest.

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