Crypto OG Zooko on State of Digital and Financial Privacy in Crypto as Industry Evolves
Early cypherpunk Zooko Wilcox, CEO of Electronic Coin Company (ECC), the creator of privacy-focused, blockchain-based payments network Zcash, discusses the current state of privacy in crypto. "Everyone's everything has already been hacked and exploited," Zooko said. "At some point, it's going to be easier to buy a new Social Security Number from the dark web than to convince someone to take your real Social Security Number." Plus, the latest updates to Zcash, thoughts on CBDCs, and more.
What Is Zcash? The Privacy Coin Explained
Zcash has seen ZKP breakthroughs, its first halving and progress toward further scalability. This feature is part of CoinDesk's Privacy Week.
Twitter Picks Crypto Developer Jay Graber to Run Decentralized Social Media Wing 'Bluesky'
Crypto developer Jay Graber, who contributed to the privacy coin project Zcash until October 2018, will lead Twitter's "Bluesky" initiative to help create a decentralized social media protocol. "The Hash" hosts discuss the possible future of Twitter and social media following the social networking site's latest step towards decentralization.
Twitter Picks Crypto Developer Jay Graber to Run Decentralized Social Media Wing
Bluesky's new leader has worked on Zcash and more.
Tor Project Receives $670K From Zcash Open Major Grants for Coding Language Upgrade
The funding will go toward developer salaries as they develop Arti.
Can Privacy Coins Comply With Regulators?
Josh Swihart of Electric Coin Company joins “First Mover” to discuss the need for privacy coins and how Zcash can comply with regulators while still offering users privacy.
Privacy Will 'Become a More Popular Investing Theme': Barry Silbert
In an appearance this morning on CoinDesk TV’s "First Mover," Silbert said he believes privacy tech will be a draw for investors.
Zcash Announces 'Halo Arc' and Timeline for Protocol Privacy Update
Halo Arc includes updates to Zcashd, an ECC Wallet prototype and the ECC wallet SDKs.
Bittrex to Delist 'Privacy Coins' Monero, Dash and Zcash
While Bittrex gave no reason for the removals, exchanges around the world have been moving to delist coins that seek to hide the activity of their users.
Zcash Undergoes First Halving as Major Upgrade Drops 'Founders Reward'
Along with the halving, Zcash has rolled out its Canopy upgrade that replaces the Founders Reward with built-in funding for development.
