Category: Zcash
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Zk-Starks? New Take on Zcash Tech Could Power Truly Private Blockchains
“A myth,” that’s what one developer called it. At a meeting of the team behind the monero cryptocurrency last week, suspicion was high about a new item on the roadmap – so-called “zk-starks.” Described as a “trustless” solution to a problem that’s long prevented anonymous blockchains, to some of the developers assembled it sounded like fantasy. But…
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Edward Snowden: Zcash Is ‘Most Interesting Bitcoin Alternative’
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden weighed in on anonymity-centric cryptocurrencies, calling Zcash the “most interesting bitcoin alternative.” Snowden, a former U.S. intelligence contractor who leaked National Security Agency (NSA) documents revealing that the agency had was spying on private citizens who were not the subject of active investigations, now serves as the president of the Freedom…
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Better in Byzantium? Ethereum Takes Baby Steps Toward a Privacy Boost
Ethereum users may soon be getting a much-needed privacy boost. Long a shortcoming for all public blockchain networks, the world’s second-largest blockchain is nonetheless aiming for big improvements in its upcoming Byzantium release. For most buy-and-hold users, these limitations might not be apparent, but that’s not to say there aren’t potential implications that could affect the wide variety…
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Bitcoin Meets Zcash: Developers Test Tool for Trustless Trades
An in-progress blockchain project could one day help users trade bitcoin for zcash without a trusted third party. Created by zcash developers Jay Graber and Ariel Gabizon, ZBXCAT is a new command-line tool that developers can use to exchange the two cryptocurrencies. With today’s bitcoin exchanges having a history of being vulnerable to hacks (leading to millions of dollars in…
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Top 10 Cryptocurrencies to Invest in Long term
Top 10 Best Cryptocurrencies & Alt-coins Investment: Make Smart Decision Investing in top 10 Cryptocurrency to secure your future. Ripple (XRP) Bitcoin (BTC) Dash (DASH) Monero (XMR) Litecoin (LTC) Ethereum (ETH) Dogecoin (DOGE) Steem (Steem) Zcash (ZEC) MaidSafeCoin (MAID)