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ZIP: Unassigned {numbers are assigned by ZIP editors}
Title: {Something Short and To the Point}
Owners: First Owner <email>
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Credits: First Credited
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Status: Draft
Category: {Consensus | Standards Track | Network | RPC | Wallet | Informational | Process}
Created: yyyy-mm-dd
License: {usually MIT}
Pull-Request: <https://github.com/zcash/zips/pull/???>


# Terminology

{Edit this to reflect the key words that are actually used.}
The key words "MUST", "REQUIRED", "MUST NOT", "SHOULD", and "MAY" in this
document are to be interpreted as described in BCP 14 [^BCP14] when, and
only when, they appear in all capitals.

The character § is used when referring to sections of the Zcash Protocol Specification. [^protocol]

The terms "Mainnet" and "Testnet" are to be interpreted as described in § 3.12 ‘Mainnet and Testnet’. [^protocol-networks]

The term "full validator" in this document is to be interpreted as defined in § 3.3 ‘The Block Chain’. [^protocol-blockchain].

The terms below are to be interpreted as follows:

{Term to be defined}

: {Definition.}

{Another term}

: {Definition.}


# Abstract


# Motivation


# Privacy Implications


# Requirements


# Non-requirements


# Specification

<details>
<summary>
{details heading}
</summary>

{ details body }
</details>
<br/>

# Rationale


# Deployment


# Reference implementation


# Open issues


# References

[^BCP14]: [Information on BCP 14 — "RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels" and "RFC 8174: Ambiguity of Uppercase vs Lowercase in RFC 2119 Key Words"](https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/bcp14)

[^protocol]: [Zcash Protocol Specification, Version 2025.6.3 [NU6.1] or later](protocol/protocol.pdf)

[^protocol-blockchain]: [Zcash Protocol Specification, Version 2025.6.3 [NU6.1]. Section 3.3: The Block Chain](protocol/protocol.pdf#blockchain)

[^protocol]: [Zcash Protocol Specification, Version 2025.6.3 [NU6.1]. Section 3.12: Mainnet and Testnet](protocol/protocol.pdf#networks)
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