Say Hello to the Latest Version of Cake, BNB Smart Chain Support, Zcash Improvements, and EVM Balance Fetching
What’s New in Cake v5.9?
Cake Wallet v5.9.0 is about refinement, reliability, and removing friction where it matters most. Our latest release doesn’t chase novelty for its own sake, it strengthens the core experience across privacy coins and EVM chains, making the wallet more intuitive to use, easier to recover, and more predictable day to day. The goal is simple: fewer surprises, more confidence, and better defaults.
Zcash Optimizations
One of the most meaningful additions in v5.9.0 is Zashi restoration. Restoring a Zcash wallet should be dependable and stress-free, especially when privacy is involved. You can now restore Zcash wallets created in Zashi smoothly inside Cake Wallet, preserving continuity and reducing recovery anxiety when moving between tools.
This release also brings broad Zcash improvements, including proper key view and restoration support, ensuring users can accurately recover and restore their Zcash wallets when needed. Alongside that, Cake Wallet will add full Zcash memo handling, in our upcoming v6.0.0 version of Cake. These are foundational capabilities, and they reinforce our commitment to implementing Zcash the right way.
BNB Smartchain Support Arrives in Cake
On the multi-chain side, BNB Smart Chain support has landed in Cake Wallet. This is a meaningful step forward because BNB Smart Chain has become one of the most widely used networks globally, particularly across the Global South, where stablecoin usage, especially Tether, plays a critical role in everyday payments, savings, and remittances. For many users in these regions, BNB Smart Chain isn’t a niche ecosystem; it’s one of the primary onramps into digital dollars and borderless finance. By adding native support, Cake Wallet meets users where they already are, rather than expecting them to change their habits or learn new tools.
Many people today rely on centralized or semi-custodial apps to access stablecoins on BNB Smart Chain, which introduces counterparty risk and the possibility of freezes or restrictions. With Cake Wallet, users gain full self-custody over these assets while still enjoying a familiar, intuitive interface. Just as importantly, they can easily move between chains and asset types, giving them the freedom to shift into more censorship-resistant systems like Bitcoin or privacy-preserving networks like Monero when needed.
It allows users who depend on stablecoins for daily life to access those tools in a self-custodial environment, while also opening a path toward true financial sovereignty. By bringing these worlds together in one wallet, Cake Wallet lowers barriers, increases resilience, and helps users stay in control regardless of how the global financial landscape evolves.
Block-Based Syncing Status Makes a Comeback
We’ve also improved transparency during syncing by bringing back clear block-based sync status. Instead of progress indicators, users can once again see how many blocks remain. It’s a small change, but one that restores predictability and reduces uncertainty, especially important when syncing privacy-focused chains.
EVM Balance Fetching Automation For ETH, BSC, ARB, BASE & POL
Another quality-of-life improvement in v5.9.0 is automatic token discovery on EVM chains. Cake Wallet will now automatically fetch and display all tokens with a balance, removing the need for manual token adds or guesswork. Your assets show up when they exist, no scavenger hunt required.
In Conclusion
Taken together, Cake Wallet v5.9.0 is about trust through polish. Better wallet restoration paths, stronger Zcash support, BNB smartchain support, clearer feedback, and smarter asset handling all add up to a wallet that feels more solid and dependable. As always, we’ll keep building deliberately, improving the fundamentals, and putting users first, one release at a time.
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This release also includes bug fixes and overall improvements to make your experience in Cake Wallet the absolute best it can possibly be.
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