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Other than a short outage at the end of April, things have been quiet for the instance. The successful fundraiser has covered our server costs all the way through 2024-01-07, so thank you all.

On more general news, the Fediverse is experiencing the first wave of spammers that already plague Twitter, Discord and Telegram. Unfortunately, they are using crypto-related messages that reinforce negative perceptions of the blockchain community.

How can you help? Keep being a good neighbor in our little corner of the Fediverse so we can continue to show people that the Zcash community is nothing like that perception. Also, please make sure you report any of these spam accounts so they can be suspended.

Instance Funding

The Zeal Center wallet currently holds 0.62878605 ZEC

Income Statement 2022-11-01..2023-05-31

                  ||        2022-11         2022-12          2023-01          2023-02         2023-03         2023-04  2023-05 
==================++===========================================================================================================
 Revenues         ||                                                                                                           
------------------++-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 income:donations || 2.94100000 ZEC  0.03600000 ZEC   0.25000000 ZEC   1.04312605 ZEC  1.01300000 ZEC  6.00000000 ZEC        0 
------------------++-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  || 2.94100000 ZEC  0.03600000 ZEC   0.25000000 ZEC   1.04312605 ZEC  1.01300000 ZEC  6.00000000 ZEC        0 
==================++===========================================================================================================
 Expenses         ||                                                                                                           
------------------++-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 expenses:servers || 1.77001000 ZEC               0   0.80051000 ZEC   1.39881000 ZEC  0.95801000 ZEC  5.72700000 ZEC        0 
------------------++-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  || 1.77001000 ZEC               0   0.80051000 ZEC   1.39881000 ZEC  0.95801000 ZEC  5.72700000 ZEC        0 
==================++===========================================================================================================
 Net:             || 1.17099000 ZEC  0.03600000 ZEC  -0.55051000 ZEC  -0.35568395 ZEC  0.05499000 ZEC  0.27300000 ZEC        0

The only way to begin this month’s report is with a very heartfelt thank you to all of you, members of the Zeal Center.

The Vernal Equinox Fundraiser has been a great success, allowing us to cover the cost of our server all the way through 2024-01-07!

This is a small example of what our community can accomplish when we work together and I only expect more examples to follow. Thank you for being good neighbors in the Fediverse, and showcasing our community in a very positive way.

As always, I’m only a few clicks away.

Instance Funding

The Zeal Center wallet currently holds 0.62878605 ZEC.

Income Statement 2022-11-01..2023-04-30

                  ||        2022-11         2022-12          2023-01          2023-02         2023-03         2023-04 
==================++==================================================================================================
 Revenues         ||                                                                                                  
------------------++--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 income:donations || 2.94100000 ZEC  0.03600000 ZEC   0.25000000 ZEC   1.04312605 ZEC  1.01300000 ZEC  6.00000000 ZEC 
------------------++--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  || 2.94100000 ZEC  0.03600000 ZEC   0.25000000 ZEC   1.04312605 ZEC  1.01300000 ZEC  6.00000000 ZEC 
==================++==================================================================================================
 Expenses         ||                                                                                                  
------------------++--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 expenses:servers || 1.77001000 ZEC               0   0.80051000 ZEC   1.39881000 ZEC  0.95801000 ZEC  5.72700000 ZEC 
------------------++--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  || 1.77001000 ZEC               0   0.80051000 ZEC   1.39881000 ZEC  0.95801000 ZEC  5.72700000 ZEC 
==================++==================================================================================================
 Net:             || 1.17099000 ZEC  0.03600000 ZEC  -0.55051000 ZEC  -0.35568395 ZEC  0.05499000 ZEC  0.27300000 ZEC

To mark the Vernal Equinox, I am announcing the first official fundraising event for the Zeal Center. Your generous contributions have allowed our server to connect our community with the broader Fediverse without ads or without limiting algorithms.

If you have found meaningful conversations and new connections on the Fediverse, please consider donating what you can. Every zat counts and it would only take about 7 ZEC at current prices to fund the server for the rest of 2023. Another great way to support the Zeal Center is to tell your friends about us and ask them to create an account. They can learn the basics of using a Zcash wallet and join the over 10 million accounts on Mastodon.

As a thank you, the Zeal Center members donating more than 0.5 ZEC during the fundraiser get their very own custom emoji¹! This fundraising campaign will be open until 2023-04-21. You can use the QR code below to donate:

I would also like to remind our members that the Zeal Center Blog is open for submissions for any active member, contact me for details.