Observed arrival · 2026-11-02
Lantern Zero’s Zcash notification protocol
An open protocol for waking Zcash wallets on a schedule or alerting them to incoming shielded payments.
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- Zcash wallet developers and privacy-conscious users
- Worth noticing
- Default mode sends identical 30-minute pings; faster alerts require a temporary incoming viewing key and expose payment timing to push services.
Field notes
The page describes a two-mode design: keyless clients fetch roughly 72 blocks per 30-minute wake, while opt-in scanning lends an incoming viewing key for a lease of 24 hours to seven days. It says the key remains in memory and payment matches are deleted within seven days. In instant-alert mode, the extra push reveals payment timing to Apple, Google, and the push gateway, though not the amount; the hosted service is labeled pre-alpha and not yet open.
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