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Sovright, the nonprofit that spun out of the Zcash governance dispute between Electric Coin Company and Bootstrap, has shipped its first product: Argos, a recovery tool for ZEC holders whose shielded funds were stranded in ZEC Wallet Lite.
Privacy advocate Michelle Lai said the recovery problem has lingered for several longtime Zcash supporters who held funds in the lightweight client. ZEC Wallet Lite has been effectively abandoned for years, leaving users unable to migrate their shielded notes to a current wallet without the keys and viewing infrastructure the original client provided.
Sovright was formed after ECC employees defected to ZODL, while three Bootstrap board members broke off to create the recovery-focused nonprofit. The Argos launch marks the group's first delivered utility since the split.
Frequently asked questions
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What is Sovright's Argos and who built it?
Argos is a wallet recovery tool from Sovright, the nonprofit formed by three former Bootstrap board members after the Zcash governance dispute between Electric Coin Company and Bootstrap. It targets users stranded on the long-defunct ZEC Wallet Lite.
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Why were ZEC funds stuck in ZEC Wallet Lite?
ZEC Wallet Lite was effectively abandoned, leaving users unable to migrate their shielded notes to a current wallet without the viewing infrastructure the original client provided. Privacy advocate Michelle Lai said this stranded funds for several longtime Zcash supporters.
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How does Argos recover shielded ZEC?
The seed describes Argos as a recovery tool for shielded ZEC stranded in ZEC Wallet Lite, addressing the missing viewing infrastructure that prevented shielded-note migration. The seed does not detail the cryptographic mechanism.
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What is the Zcash governance split between ECC and Bootstrap?
A dispute between Electric Coin Company (the Zcash R&D firm) and Bootstrap (the nonprofit governance body) led ECC employees to leave for ZODL, with three Bootstrap board members forming Sovright to pursue recovery tooling and related work.
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Is Argos Sovright's first product?
Yes. Sovright was formed out of the Zcash governance split, and Argos is the nonprofit's first delivered utility, focused specifically on recovering shielded funds stranded in the defunct ZEC Wallet Lite client.
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