Zcash founder joins Shielded Labs, pushes for hybrid PoS upgrade
Zooko Wilcox is now the new head of product at Shielded Labs and wants to speed up the protocol’s upgrade to a hybrid PoS consensus mechanism. Go to Source
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Edward Snowden reveals he was one of six who helped launch Zcash
It turns out the pseudonymous John Dobbertin, who was one of the six participants in the Zcash Ceremony, was Edward Snowden all along. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Zcash Community Votes to Distribute 20% of Mining Rewards to Infrastructure Development
The Electric Coin Company, a group that supports the development of Zcash (ZEC), announced the community has voted to distribute 20% of the ZEC network’s mining rewards to infrastructure and marketing development. The ZEC development funding proposal was initiated because the coin’s Founder’s Reward expires in November and after block 1,046,400, ZEC miners will only … Read more
Coinbase Founder Launches Cryptocurrency Fueled Charity ‘Givecrypto’
On June 27 the CEO and co-founder of Coinbase, Brian Armstrong, announced the launch of a new cryptocurrency powered charity called Givecrypto.org. Armstrong says he’s always believed in the power of cryptocurrency funded philanthropy and explains the new nonprofit is all about empowering, educating, and elevating global communities. Also read: Cryptocurrency Firm Circle Sees Institutional … Read more
Research Paper Finds Transaction Patterns Can Degrade Zcash Privacy
Just recently researchers from the University College London published a paper about the patterns found in “shielded” and “unshielded” Zcash transactions. The study explains when users switch between these types of addresses anonymity is degraded. The team concludes that while Zcash transactions can be private, it’s also possible to diminish privacy if certain usage patterns … Read more
