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.
Zcash’s Electric Coin Company Shifts to Non-Profit Status Following Stockholder Vote
Zcash developer Electric Coin Company will transition to a new non-profit, with a majority of shareholders electing to donate their equity.
The Web Wasn’t Built For Privacy – But It Could Be
Because privacy means different things to different people, a privacy-focused internet is unlikely to please everyone. But it should offer greater personal control.
The Web Wasn’t Built For Privacy – But It Could Be
Because privacy means different things to different people, a privacy-focused internet is unlikely to please everyone. But it should offer greater personal control.
‘The Internet Was Illegal’ and Other Early Stories With Zooko Wilcox
In this wide ranging conversation, CoinDesk Reporter Leigh Cuen and early cypherpunk Zooko Wilcox discuss what crypto can learn from technology successes and failures in the 80’s and 90s’, and how in the future your perAI will be a lot like lawyers today.
Zcash Trademark Talks Were About More Than a Logo
Can an altcoin outgrow its founders? A new agreement between Electric Coin Company and the Zcash Foundation could be a good first step.
You Can Now Prove a Whole Blockchain With One Math Problem – Really
According to Electric Coin Company research, you can prove the whole bitcoin blockchain in less space than a bitcoin blockhead, only 80-bytes of data.
Zooko Wilcox Pushes for New Developer Fund to Support Zcash
Zcash founder Zooko Wilcox has called for the creation of a new “Dev Fund” to support the operations of the privacy-focused cryptocurrency.
Monero and Zcash Conferences Showcase Their Differences (And Links)
The future of privacy coins relies on technologists getting the governance setup right. Here’s both sides of the zcash debate.
What Does Crypto Care if Zooko Is a Millionaire?
The creator of zcash has prompted controversy after revealing details about his salary at a conference focused on the privacy-centric blockchain tech.
Whitfield Diffie Talks Cryptography ‘Resurgence’ and Blockchain
A pioneer of public-key cryptography said the blockchain boom represents a “resurgence” of the work he helped start in the 1970s.
Zcash Privacy Weakened by Certain Behaviors, Researchers Say
Patterns in usage have allowed four researchers to link many supposedly private zcash transactions to mining pools and founders. Zcash has responded.