Jason McGee is a privacy-focused cryptocurrency executive who founded Shielded Labs, an independent, donation-funded organization built to support and decentralize Zcash. Jason McGee's Twitter Score is 30 out of 1000 as of October 2026, ranking #33,341 (top 10%) among 497,421 tracked accounts.
Jason McGee announced the formation of Shielded Labs in January 2023, establishing it as an entity that operates entirely on donations and has never drawn from the Zcash Development Fund or block rewards. He previously served as a committee member at Zcash Community Grants, where he was elected and re-elected, including for the 2025 term, before transitioning fully to his role leading Shielded Labs.
Jason McGee has contributed directly to Zcash's technical development and security. He co-authored the disclosure of a critical counterfeiting vulnerability in the Orchard protocol, which was subsequently remediated. He also co-authored the Ironwood proposal alongside Zooko Wilcox and Taylor Hornby, a Zcash network upgrade designed to restore user-verifiable assurance of the circulating supply. Under his direction, Shielded Labs is developing Crosslink, a proposed hybrid proof-of-work and proof-of-stake consensus design for Zcash.
Jason McGee has published 1,690 posts on the platform and has been mentioned by 13 accounts a total of 35 times.
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