Zilkroad

Zilkroad is an NFT marketplace built on Zcash, focused on trading and secondary circulation of digital collectibles with shielded ownership. Zcash's zero-knowledge proofs hide ownership information from outside observers while the asset itself stays visible on-chain, differentiating it from most transparent-ledger NFT markets. Zilkroad opened around September 19, 2026 as the official secondary market for zkSNARKs, a 10,000-piece encrypted-identity collection emphasizing 'asset public, ownership private'.

Narratively, Zilkroad is Zcash's privacy-NFT trading infrastructure, serving the need to hold and transfer collectibles via shielded addresses. It handles listing, offers and settlement for native Zcash items like zkSNARKs, using compatible wallets such as Noir for shielded transfers. As Zcash NFT activity warmed up, Zilkroad filled the anonymous-trading niche unavailable on transparent chains.