No. ZecPad is an independent project on Solana. It uses SPL Token-2022's Confidential Transfer extension, which hides transfer amounts only — sender and receiver addresses stay public. Zcash uses a different cryptographic design (zk-SNARK shielded pools) that can hide sender, receiver, and amount together. ZecPad is inspired by the idea that financial privacy is worth building for, but it is not affiliated with, built on, or technically equivalent to Zcash. See the full breakdown in Privacy Mode — Technical Explainer.
No. Once create_token confirms on-chain, the mint exists permanently — a
launch cannot be undone. Review every field on the wizard's final screen
before confirming in your wallet; there is no edit or delete instruction
for a live token.
Nothing forces it to. It simply keeps trading on the bonding curve indefinitely — there's no deadline, and no penalty for a curve that never graduates. Holders can still buy and sell against the curve at any time.
A flat mint fee at creation, a one-time shield setup fee if Privacy Mode is enabled, and a percentage trading fee on every buy/sell (split between the platform and the token's creator). Exact current rates are shown in the create wizard's review step and are always readable directly from the program's on-chain config account — see Developer Docs.
Phantom, Solflare, and any wallet implementing the Solana Wallet Standard
(including Backpack). Privacy Mode's shielded session requires a wallet
that supports message signing (signMessage) — nearly all modern Solana
wallets do.
Solana. A production deployment targets mainnet-beta; development and testing happen on devnet. ZecPad does not support other chains.
No. ZecPad never has custody of your assets or your private keys. Every buy, sell, creation, and shield activation is a transaction or message you sign yourself in your own wallet.