NozyWallet Manifesto
NozyWallet is a privacy-first Zcash wallet: shielded Orchard only, self-custodial keys, and a stack meant to run against infrastructure you control—starting with your own Zebrad node.
Cypherpunks write code
The Cypherpunk Manifesto (Eric Hughes, 1993) argued that privacy in the electronic age will not be handed down by governments or corporations. It must be built:
- Privacy is the power to selectively reveal oneself to the world.
- We must defend our own privacy if we expect to have any.
- Cypherpunks write code.
NozyWallet is an attempt to live up to that—not as nostalgia, but as engineering:
| Manifesto idea | Nozy practice |
|---|---|
| Selective revelation | Orchard hides public ledger details; you reveal payment only to the recipient |
| Don’t trust benevolent intermediaries | Self-custodial keys; run your own Zebrad instead of opaque hosted RPC |
| Write the software | Open-source wallet + documented node path; no “privacy toggle” that leaks by default |
“Cypherpunk” (with a y) is the movement for cryptography and privacy tools. It is not the same as the “cyberpunk” sci-fi aesthetic—though both distrust centralized control.
Freedom is privacy
On a transparent blockchain, the world sees your graph. On Orchard, the math hides the graph—but your RPC provider can still watch you use the wallet unless you run your own node.
Nozy’s stance:
- On-chain: No transparent escape hatch. Shielded-only.
- Off-chain: Zebrad-first. Learn to operate your node; verify with
nozy test-zebra. - Culture: Read the manifesto. Understand what you’re defending. Then backup your seed.
If I say something, I want it heard only by those for whom I intend it.
— Cypherpunk Manifesto
Your transaction intent should not be a free feed for every RPC operator on the internet.
View the NozyWallet codebase on GitHub →
Next: Getting started — or What is Nozy? for the full node + privacy model.