Zano Monthly Project Update #8 - May 2025

Welcome zAnons to the 8th Zano Project Update!
May was a huge month for the Zano ecosystem, marked by major milestones across the board. Two standout highlights include the launch of Freedom Dollar (fUSD)—the first privacy stablecoin built on Zano—and the official debut of ZanoBay, a community-made P2P marketplace. These launches, along with new integrations, exchange listings, and community-driven growth, continue to push Zano forward as a true pioneer in privacy tech. Let’s dive into everything that made May a month to remember!
Community Member Of The Month
A big shoutout to our May awardee: MoneroDaTruth! If you’ve spent any time in our Telegram lately, you’ve no doubt come across his name. Constantly engaging, lending a hand to anyone who needs it, and always curious, showing genuine enthusiasm for privacy tech, and more importantly, what it means in practical terms for everyone's future. It’s that kind of steady, genuine contribution that makes a lasting impact. Thank you for all you do, MoneroDaTruth. Your energy doesn’t go unnoticed!

Zano Fact #1: Zano is expanding its presence across multiple channels, with TikTok and Instagram set to be actively managed in the coming months.
Technical Upgrades

May brought continued improvements to stability, wallet features, and ecosystem tooling. Here's a summary of what we've shipped:
Core & Node Improvements
- Updated predownload files to height 3,150,000.
- Also introduced separate predownload files for the new non-pruning mode, allowing faster sync for both standard and archival nodes.
- The wallet cold-signing flow was thoroughly reviewed and adapted for the post-HF4 protocol state.
- Several edge-case issues were fixed, and the documentation was updated accordingly.
- We're closely coordinating with services that have adopted this feature to ensure reliability in real-world use.
- Resolved a rare database cache race condition that could occur under high API load.
- Fixed a rare crash on Windows, related to debug libraries and callstack retrieval.
- Fixed an issue where invalid JSON characters in logs could crash the Linux terminal.
Testing & Stability
Continued improvements to core test coverage and infrastructure refactoring to make automated testing more reliable and maintainable.
Wallet & RPC Enhancements
Thanks to Andrey’s contributions, several new wallet and daemon RPCs were added:
- force_rescan_tx_pool: Forces wallet to re-check the mempool for missed transactions.
- wallet_transfer_info: Added to transfer() RPC for enhanced transfer metadata.
- get_integrated_address: Now available in the daemon API.
- Error handling added for custom seed generators, making wallet creation more robust.
Mobile App
Completed a full refactor and UI redesign of the mobile wallet.
The new version is currently under final testing and expected to be released shortly. It brings improved UX and enhanced support for connecting to Zano ecosystem apps.
Frontend & Ecosystem
Zano Trade Security Review:
The Zano Trade app has been submitted for review under the Immunefi bug bounty program.
Once the review is complete and any findings are addressed, we plan to open-source the code.
Documentation
We are currently updating our entire documentation and have already completely revamped the Use and Stake sections. Our goal is to have it fully up to date so that we can use it to train AI bots that will assist newcomers.
That’s all for May! Thanks for your continued support—more updates and new releases are just around the corner.
Integrations
- Zano has been integrated on Edge Wallet, a huge milestone for Zano’s usability and adoption.
- You can now pay with $ZANO for your custom-built privacy laptops at NovaCustom.com
- You can now easily accept $ZANO as a merchant via the first Zano-only POS system, powered by Zano.cash.
- Zano got listed on two new exchanges, BiFinance and Hotcoin.
- Zano will be accepted on a major POS system in South-America soon.
Events
- We attended ETHDam, which was a great success.
- Check out Aaron Day's presentation about the revolution of tokenization and Zano's role.
- We hosted our very first Zano mini side-event in Amsterdam.
- Bitcoin.com launched new Zano quests which lets their users earn free ZANO for exploring the Zano ecosystem.
- This Saturday, we'll be hosting a Quiz Night on Zano Matrix with $200 in prizes - don't miss it!
- Zano Africa hosted a huge Zano meet-up in Lokoja, Nigeria.
- Zano Brasil Ambassador attended Ipe City, a major local dev conference.


Ecosystem Growth
- ZanoBay, a P2P marketplace built on Zano, went live.
- Confidential Layer did their TGE, and will launch their bridge to Zano soon. Read what it means for the Zano ecosystem here.
- Freedom Dollar, the first privacy stablecoin built on Zano, was launched.
- Zano is now also active on Instagram, please give us a follow.
Zano Fact #2: The activity of Zano is growing with a wave of exchange listings coming in the near future.
Online Coverage
- Curious about all that’s going on within the Zano ecosystem? Quinten posted an update on the latest ins and outs.
- Check out this great clip of @maplesyrupsuckr explaining why privacy matters in the age of digital surveillance.
Zano Around The World
Zano Africa
May was a milestone month for Zano Africa! We hosted a successful meetup in Lokoja, Nigeria, with over 170 attendees discovering the benefits of Zano. Meanwhile, our X account reached 1,000 organic followers, a testament to our growing community!
Zano Turkey
This month, we decided to organize a football-themed event to increase the engagement and activity of the Zano Turkey community. Through this event, we aimed to help participants learn more about Zano while also keeping them motivated with small rewards. To maintain the community’s interest, we continue to share informative content and raise awareness about Zano’s technology, vision, and use cases through various videos and visuals.
Zano France
This month, the French community was on fire! 10 winners are sharing a $FUSD prize pool, thanks to their participation in the thread contest. Meanwhile, two French-speaking companies reached out to integrate ZanoCash into their payment systems. A hot summer is coming for Zano French... and this is just the beginning.
Zano Latam/Spain
May was a great month for establishing the community. We saw moderate growth, but gained many new members on Telegram and had very active user engagement. It was a month of Spanish language adoption, growth, and consolidation in this language. Compared to the first few months since we started, we can now say that we’ve built a real community. In addition, we hosted an F1 event that was very well received.
Zano Brazil
In May, Zano strengthened its presence in Brazil with a $200 giveaway in partnership with top local privacy influencers. We participated in the Ipê City Conference, presenting Zano to Web3 builders and creators, and also released educational content about fUSD and Zano’s latest exchange listings. A month focused on expanding reach, fostering community, and raising awareness around privacy and decentralized finance.
Miscellaneous
- Help us rate the Zano mobile wallet on the Play Store and App Store. The more reviews the Zano Wallet has, the more credible it looks, which is crucial for attracting new zAnons!
Zano Fact #3: May marked another all-time high in confirmed transactions, reaching a whopping 15,509 txs.
Conclusion
That wraps up another exciting chapter for Zano! With so many new integrations, events, and ecosystem milestones, it’s clear our momentum is stronger than ever. We’re incredibly grateful to every zAnon who continues to contribute, engage, and spread the word about privacy and what Zano stands for. Keep exploring, keep sharing, and stay tuned—there’s plenty more to come. We’ll see you in the next update!