To the Zcash community: I know CEXs are making it a nightmare to buy $ZEC. Delistings, frozen withdrawals, and invasive KYC are choking your liquidity. ​Ironically, the solution to your problem is on Ethereum. ​Specifically, Base Layer 2. Here is how the Ethereum ecosystem can act as your private, non-KYC on-ramp. 🧵👇

The bottleneck is getting fiat into crypto without a trusted third party intermediary acting as a gatekeeper. Ethereum has solved this with @zkp2p. ​It allows you to on-ramp USD → USDC on Base using Venmo or Cash App. • No additional KYC (beyond what you need for your fiat wallet) • No centralized exchange • Verifiable via Zero-Knowledge Proofs ​You now have clean, private USDC on a high-speed L2.

Now, use Ethereum liquidity to exit to Zcash. Don't use a CEX. Use a non-KYC cross-chain swap tool like @SideShiftAI, @TrocadorApp, or @StealthEX_io. ​• Swap: USDC (Base) • Receive: ZEC (Mainnet) ​Funds land in your Zcash wallet (like Zashi or Zingo). If they land transparently, just hit "Auto-Shield".

@zkp2p @sideshiftai @TrocadorApp @StealthEX_io The future isn't "Chain vs. Chain", it's about composability, with Ethereum as the trust root. ​Ethereum provides the permissionless entry (Base + ZKP2P). Zcash provides the shielded exit. ​You don't need a CEX account to own privacy coins anymore. You just need Ethereum. 🛡️🦇

Need to cash out to pay bills? The process works in reverse just as smoothly. ​Swap ZEC → USDC (via SideShift/Trocador) ​Bridge to Base ​Off-ramp USDC → USD (via @zkp2p) ​You post a "Sell" offer on ZKP2P, a peer pays your Venmo/Revolut, and the protocol releases the funds. ​Complete round-trip privacy. 🔄