Sovright Launches Argos Tool to Help Early Zcash Users Recover Lost Wallet Assets

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On June 30, the nonprofit organization Sovright, founded by members of the governance team from the original Zcash development entity Electric Coin Company (ECC), launched the wallet recovery tool Argos. This tool assists early Zcash users in recovering assets from privacy addresses (Shielded Addresses) that became inaccessible after the ZEC Wallet Lite ceased maintenance in 2022. Sovright's Executive Chairman Michelle Lai stated that users holding the original wallet recovery phrases can use Argos to recover their funds. While the exact number of affected addresses is difficult to quantify, it is expected that a significant amount of funds is involved, primarily impacting early and long-term Zcash users. In addition to Argos, Sovright has recently launched a testnet version of the Sovright Mining Pool, aimed at helping individual miners participate in mining and addressing the issue of excessive centralization of Zcash's hash power. Sovright was established following governance disagreements between ECC and the governance body Bootstrap. All former ECC employees have left to form a for-profit entity called Zcash Open Development Lab (ZODL), while three former board members from Bootstrap formed Sovright to continue promoting the development of the Zcash ecosystem in a nonprofit capacity.
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