'500 Transactions a Second': Vitalik Says Zk-Snarks Could Scale Ethereum
A form of cryptography pioneered by zcash might help scale ethereum "by a huge amount," says founder Vitalik Buterin.
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Sep 24, 2018 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
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Zcash Completes 'Powers of Tau' Privacy Ceremony
The zcash community has finished its Power of Tau ceremony in anticipation of the Sapling hard fork, which will occur later this year.
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Apr 13, 2018 at 2:50 p.m. UTC
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No One Should Control the Blockchain Supply Chain
Blockchain supply chains are coming to market, but they might not look the same as they were once envisioned.
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Dec 28, 2017 at 4:10 a.m. UTC
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Zcash Sets Roadmap for Blockchain Upgrades in 2018
The zcash development team is planning a series of network upgrades for next year, according to a roadmap published today.
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Dec 8, 2017 at 10:45 p.m. UTC
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More Devs, More Destruction: Another Zcash Crypto Ceremony Is Underway
Amid criticism of its first security ceremony, zcash has made changes as it prepares for a fork. But has it done enough to silence the skeptics?
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Nov 30, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
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ZoKrates Seeks to Bring Best of Zcash to Ethereum with Devcon Debut
A new programming language, debuted at Devcon Tuesday, promises to boost levels of privacy to the ethereum blockchain.
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Nov 1, 2017 at 10:15 a.m. UTC
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JPMorgan Integrates Zcash Privacy Tech Into Quorum Blockchain
The developer of zcash has announced the first integration of its zero-knowledge privacy tech into JPMorgan's enterprise grade Quorum blockchain.
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Oct 17, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
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Zk-Starks? New Take on Zcash Tech Could Power Truly Private Blockchains
While in its earliest stages of development, a new form of cryptography is winning developers for its potential to power truly private blockchains.
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Sep 30, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
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Ethereum's Byzantium Testnet Just Verified A Private Transaction
Part of a zcash transaction was verified on an ethereum testnet amidst testing for the upcoming Byzantium upgrade.
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Sep 19, 2017 at 6:01 p.m. UTC
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Better, Faster zk-SNARKs: Zcash Developers Release New Privacy Tech
Privacy-oriented Zcash is getting a speed boost with researchers investing a faster elliptic curve for generating zk-SNARKs transactions.
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Sep 13, 2017 at 3:59 p.m. UTC
Sep 13, 2017