eCash Monthly Recap - April 2026

It’s recap time!

Catch up on the latest eCash dev upgrades, ecosystem growth, and key community highlights from this month. Let’s dive in!

eCash Network Upgrade

The upcoming eCash network upgrade scheduled for May 15, 2026 was announced. Node operators are expected to upgrade to version 0.33.x before activation to stay in sync with the network.

ℹ️ More details: https://e.cash/upgrade

https://x.com/eCash/status/2039742309437452525

Bitcoin ABC Node Software

🚀 Bitcoin ABC released version 0.33.0, introducing enhancements to the Avalanche Pre-Consensus and mining layers that enable the eCash network to handle much larger XEC transaction volume during periods of high activity.

🚀 Bitcoin ABC released version 0.33.1, including the removal of UPnP in favor of more modern options and the cleanup of extra logs introduced in the previous version.

🚀 Bitcoin ABC released version 0.33.2, introducing a new endpoint to the Chronik indexer and bringing some minor under-the-hood improvements.

Download it here: https://www.bitcoinabc.org/releases/

Ecosystem

🎉 FIRMA Protocol achieved Swiss licensing milestone, marking progress in its regulatory development.

https://x.com/eCash/status/2046648190171283509

🚀 ProofOfWriting re-launched as a write-to-earn platform on eCash (XEC), combining per-article paywalls with low-fee, wallet-based payments that flow directly between readers and authors on-chain. ✍️

https://x.com/caincurrency/status/2043358636827906479

🚀 Marlin Wallet released v2.0.1 with $FIRMA support for sending and receiving stablecoins on eCash, and v2.1.0 with QR “Share image” support enabling direct app launch into pre-filled send flows, including from screenshots.

https://x.com/eCash/status/2046635586178715747

https://x.com/eCash/status/2047365080304738699

🃏 BlockchainPoker added support for the $FIRMA stablecoin.

https://x.com/eCash/status/2043871221071393032

📊 AgoraCash improved the order UX with full fee visibility, a simplified confirmation flow, and updated swap fee handling.

https://x.com/eCash/status/2046188371299705172

Cashtab Wallet

🎨 Cashtab redesign completed and deployed

https://x.com/CashtabWallet/status/2041705203339292736

🔗 Extended BIP21 to support send-to-many token txs with full Cashtab integration

https://x.com/CashtabWallet/status/2044472458607215048

News/Media

🗞️ eCash (XEC) was referenced in Arizona Senate Bill 1649 as part of a proposed digital assets reserve framework.

https://x.com/cryptodylnews/status/2041157301482967262

🎙 eCash founder, Amaury Séchet, appeared on the Bitcoin Takeover podcast, discussing the evolution of the Bitcoin protocol and the development of eCash.

https://x.com/Vladcostea/status/2044449333819457721

🎁 ProofofWriting 100M XEC contest!

https://x.com/caincurrency/status/2044434575229952020

🎁 eCash x LetsExchange giveaway!

https://x.com/letsexchange_io/status/2039309830733566116

Dev Tooling

🌐 eCash Universal Payments is under development, introducing a universal pay.e.cash link that uses BIP21 requests to open transactions in supported apps as a unified payments UX layer for the ecosystem.

📚 A generalized developer documentation hub was launched at docs.e.cash to consolidate eCash development resources.