Gary Weinstein 🛡

Infinity Advisory | Crypto, AI & Counter-Terrorism | ex: Zcash Global Regulatory · Act. General Counsel · NY Office of the Attorney General // Not legal advice

[Gary Weinstein 🛡 @Gary_Weinstein_]

Bringing additional awareness to my network.

Trust me... Working with @jswihart (and the larger team) will be the highlight of your career...

[Josh Swihart 🛡 @jswihart]

We're building the UX that puts ZEC in the hands of billions.

Hiring a Head of Product at @zodl_co to lead Zcash's flagship wallet @zodl_app and what's next.

Remote. Apply: https://t.co/VfI0mLMUPa

[Paul Brigner 🛡️ @paulbrigner]

Special thanks to @naval and @arjunkhemani for inspiring my research into this topic. https://t.co/HE01zhqzuf

[Gary Weinstein 🛡 @Gary_Weinstein_]

Exciting development.

[Zcash Labs @ZcashLabs]

Today, we present Zcash Labs.

An independent organization focused on solving technical integration challenges for businesses and institutions interested in Zcash.

We are also funding and supporting teams and infrastructure that help solve real world adoption on zcash.

Our initial focus will include:

- Technical integrations and support for businesses and institutions
- Running mission critical and privacy protecting zcash infrastructure
- Supporting new projects that expand real adoption of Zcash usage

We have already been helping independent Zcash-focused teams move from ideation to launched products, including initial grants to help get their work off the ground.

And we are proud to announce that one of the teams is already ready, launched, and available.

zcashtocash:

@zcashtocash makes it easier to convert Zcash to fiat currency. It uses Peer to facilitate peer-to-peer conversions, with enclaves releasing ZEC only after the fiat payment has been verified.

It supports 6 fiat apps as of now, and 100+ geographies, with a wider range of support coming as the Peer protocol expands.

We have already been operating for some time and supporting teams such as zcashtocash.

We also have more projects and integrations to announce. Follow us on twitter, and stay tuned to our blog for latest from Zcash Labs.

Want to learn more?

Read our latest announcement blog post to learn more about Zcash Labs, the work we plan to focus on, our funding model and where we are headed.

Link in the comment 👇

[zooko🛡🦓🦓🦓 ⓩ @zooko]

One of the most influential groups in Zcash is @ZcashFoundation's “Zcash Community Advisory Panel”. ZCAP determines the Board of Directors and the Zcash Community Grants committee, so its votes indirectly control about $100m worth of funding. ⤵️

[Paul Brigner 🛡️ @paulbrigner]

This is the beginning of something very important. Friends, please follow this account. This will be your source of PGPZ updates going forward.

[Pretty Good Policy for Zcash @pgpzcash]

Today, we sent a letter to Senate leadership urging passage of the CLARITY Act while preserving its core protections: clear treatment of network tokens, protections for non-custodial developers, and technology-neutral rules for privacy-preserving blockchain innovation.

[Gary Weinstein 🛡 @Gary_Weinstein_]

@paulbrigner The part that stands out is the discipline. Forward-looking proposals separated from what is live today, and privacy guarantees presented with their actual boundaries. That is rare, and it is what will make this hold up. Outstanding work, @paulbrigner!

[Gary Weinstein 🛡 @Gary_Weinstein_]

@paulbrigner has built the most complete explanation of #Zcash I have ever seen.

Most writeups leave you with the goals and a few concepts. This one assembles the whole machine, from notes and nullifiers through proof generation and settlement, in one story you can follow end to end. And, in an interactive and customizable way.

I was formerly Head of Global Regulatory Relations for Zcash and have read a great deal of what exists about it. This is the one that connects the pieces.

[Paul Brigner 🛡️ @paulbrigner]

https://t.co/ymz10qFNBr

[Paul Brigner 🛡️ @paulbrigner]

https://t.co/ymz10qFNBr

[Gary Weinstein 🛡 @Gary_Weinstein_]

New readout from @UN_CTED's Counter-Terrorism Week, where I participated in a session on strategy and prevention, co-organized with @UN_OCT and @OSCE.

My take: Zero-knowledge cryptography can help disrupt illicit finance without surveilling everyone. That matters even more as financial systems, AI, and online platforms evolve faster than the rules around them.

https://t.co/JwXnXkER4P

#CTWeek #NationalSecurity

[Gary Weinstein 🛡 @Gary_Weinstein_]

The loss of the word “crucial” — yet another “tell” — might be worth some resentment too. 😉

[Bret Taylor @btaylor]

I deeply resent that AI has forced me to eliminate em dashes from my writing for fear of signaling slop

[Josh Swihart 🛡 @jswihart]

Zcash is elegant in its simplicity.

Private money that can't be censored,
at a global scale.

The one thing is the one thing.

[Gary Weinstein 🛡 @Gary_Weinstein_]

I had the pleasure of working with @ebfull some years ago and can attest that this is *big* news.

Congrats @ZakuraZcash! Impressive... Looking forward to lots of innovative and meaningful advancements ahead.

[Sean Bowe @ebfull]

We're proud to announce Zakura: a new Zcash full node.

Scaling Zcash means our upcoming protocol upgrades (like Tachyon) will need significant full-stack performance improvements. Today's 1.0.0 release puts us on that path.

[Gary Weinstein 🛡 @Gary_Weinstein_]

Shielded does not mean unreachable.

I led Global Regulatory Relations in the #Zcash ecosystem, and it's the same question I work on now: financial privacy that holds up to lawful process.

Viewing keys can support selective disclosure under lawful process. Privacy by design, disclosure by lawful process.

New AI video from Infinity Advisory:

[Gary Weinstein 🛡 @Gary_Weinstein_]

The financing of terrorism now moves at the speed of the technologies it exploits. Weeks like this at UN Headquarters matter because the response has to be built jointly across governments, platforms, and the private sector.

Glad to have been in the room for UN Counter-Terrorism Week 2026.

@UN_OCT @UN_CTED @OSCE @coe @FinlandUN @Turkmenistan_UN

[United Nations CTED @UN_CTED]

More information about the event, including the agenda and statements can be found here:
https://t.co/WY1UGezirt

@Turkmenistan_UN
@FinlandUN
@UN_CTED
@UN_OCT
@coe
@OSCE

[Gary Weinstein 🛡 @Gary_Weinstein_]

Caught mid-blink, not mid-nap — I promise. 😉

Glad to be part of this #CTWeek side event on national and regional #CounterTerrorism and #PCVE strategies, with valuable insights on prevention, cooperation, and practical implementation.

@UN_OCT @UN_CTED #CounterTerrorismWeek #CentralAsia #Prevention #UnitedNations

[United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism @UN_OCT]

At a #CTWeek side event on national and regional #CT & #PCVE strategies, Acting USG of @UN_OCT Zouev commended implementation efforts in #CentralAsia through multilateral & multi-level cooperation, for effective #CounterTerrorism

[Gary Weinstein 🛡 @Gary_Weinstein_]

Available on UN WebTV. https://t.co/KNWUNxtANz

[Gary Weinstein 🛡 @Gary_Weinstein_]

A front-row seat at UN Counter-Terrorism Week, directly behind Alexandre Zouev, Acting Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (@UN_OCT), as he keynoted the public side event on national and regional counter-terrorism strategies, including preventing and countering violent extremism (PCVE).

Prevention holds when systems are designed to anticipate threats, not just react to them. The same logic should guide how we govern AI and digital assets.

#UNiteToCounterTerrorism

[Paul Brigner 🛡️ @paulbrigner]

For last minute voters, here are my latest thoughts on next steps, if elected: https://t.co/kTpKIXNYeo