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CoinDeskZcash Audit Finds No Serious Issues in Launch Ceremony SecurityCoinDeskIn preparation for the launch of the privacy-centric cryptocurrency, zcash, the project's developers performed an elaborate ceremony. No small feat, the proceedings would determine not only the viability and security of the entire network, but require ...

newsBTCEthereum Testnet Successfully Verifies ZCash Transaction's zkSNARKSnewsBTCThe obvious solution is integrating zkSNARKS, which are also used by ZCash. It now appears the Ropsten testnet successfully verified this particular component of a ZCash transaction. A big step forward for the developers looking to bring more privacy ...

ETHNewsEthereum's Ropsten Testnet Verifies zkSNARKs Component Of Zcash TransactionETHNewsOn September 19, 2017, Dr. Christian Reitwiessner announced via reddit that Ethereum's Ropsten testnet has verified “the zkSNARK part” of a Zcash transaction . Co-creator of the programming language Solidity , Reitwiessner posted a link to the relevant ...

BTCMANAGERZcash is Blazing a Trail to the Future of CryptographyBTCMANAGERZcash developers have made a significant breakthrough in the mathematical development of the proving systems for the shielded addresses that fuel Zcash by introducing a new variation of elliptic curve cryptography which is more efficient and speeds up ...

Ahead of the 1.0.9 release a few months ago, the Zcash development team announced a new monthly release cycle and deprecation policy. We learned a lot in the first month of the release cycle and decided to extend it to 6 weeks. We've discussed this openly in the …

As a science-focused team, ensuring the security of the Zcash protocol and the users of the network is a natural part of our development process. We are committed to serving our users and community, and one of the best ways we can do that is to provide transparency. We've shared …

The Ethereum Metropolis (Byzantium) upgrade adds a new cryptographic tool (zk-SNARKs) that was pioneered by Zcash. The addition of zk-SNARK technology into Ethereum is another validation, like the JP Morgan partnership, that privacy and auditability are important for business and for the economy, and that zk-SNARKs are the premier technology …