zk-SNARKs

Privacy

Matter Labs Unveils Layer-2 Scaling Solution for Ethereum Payments

William FoxleyDec 5, 2019

Matter Labs released Thursday the testnet of ZK-Sync, a privacy-minded scaling tool meant to help blockchains boost transaction speeds.

Privacy

EY Open-Sources ‘Nightfall’ Code for Private Transactions on Ethereum

Christine KimMay 31, 2019

One of the world's largest consultancy firms has released a new set of protocols for enabling private transactions atop the ethereum blockchain.

Coda Protocol

Coda Protocol Touts User Growth One Year Into Testnet

Danny NelsonJul 30, 2020

The O(1) Labs project thinks recursive zk-SNARKs are the key to more manageable blockchains.

Zcash

Zcash Team Reveals It Fixed a Catastrophic Coin Counterfeiting Bug

Alyssa HertigFeb 5, 2019

The company behind the privacy-minded cryptocurrency zcash said Tuesday that it moved last year to fix a catastrophic bug that could have been used to print infinite coins.

Ethereum

As Plasma Stalls, Snarks Become New Hope for Scaling Ethereum Now

Rachel-Rose O'LearyNov 7, 2018

As work on ethereum's plasma scaling solution proceeds, some developers are hailing a form of cryptography used by zcash as an alternative.

zk-SNARKs

Privacy

Zcash’s Next Upgrade to Make Private Transactions 100x Lighter and 6x Faster

Rachel-Rose O'Leary

Zcash's upcoming Sapling hard fork, expected to execute on Oct. 29, makes substantial improvements to the efficiency of its private transactions.

Ethereum

‘500 Transactions a Second’: Vitalik Says Zk-Snarks Could Scale Ethereum

Rachel-Rose O'Leary

A form of cryptography pioneered by zcash might help scale ethereum "by a huge amount," says founder Vitalik Buterin.

News

Zcash Completes ‘Powers of Tau’ Privacy Ceremony

Nikhilesh De

The zcash community has finished its Power of Tau ceremony in anticipation of the Sapling hard fork, which will occur later this year.

Privacy

No One Should Control the Blockchain Supply Chain

Samantha Radocchia, Ryan Orr and Maksym Petkus

Blockchain supply chains are coming to market, but they might not look the same as they were once envisioned.

News

Zcash Sets Roadmap for Blockchain Upgrades in 2018

Stan Higgins

The zcash development team is planning a series of network upgrades for next year, according to a roadmap published today.

Privacy

More Devs, More Destruction: Another Zcash Crypto Ceremony Is Underway

Alyssa Hertig

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?

Privacy

ZoKrates Seeks to Bring Best of Zcash to Ethereum with Devcon Debut

Rachel-Rose O'Leary

A new programming language, debuted at Devcon Tuesday, promises to boost levels of privacy to the ethereum blockchain.