Zcash (ZEC)

Zcash, a privacy coin built on Bitcoin tech and one of the more popular privacy-focused cryptocurrencies, will be welcoming Josh Swihart as the new CEO of its developer, the Electric Coin Company (ECC). Stepping Down For Self-Care In an article posted on Zooko’s personal Medium – which is separate from the one usually used to post Zcash-related content – the former CEO stated that the eight years at the helm of the ECC had led to a certain degree of conflation between himself...

Crypto cybersecurity firm Unciphered has unearthed a decade-old crypto wallet bug affecting browser-based wallets generated between 2011 and 2015. The bug may allow nefarious actors to steal up to $2.1 billion from wallets on various networks, including Bitcoin (BTC), Dogecoin (DOGE), Litecoin (LTC), and Zcash (ZEC). Discovering An Ancient Bug In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, the Unciphered team explained that they’d accidentally discovered the bug during a...

Binance – the world’s largest and most popular digital currency exchange in the world – has announced it’s pausing all trading of privacy-centered cryptocurrencies indefinitely. Binance Says No More Privacy-Focused Trading At the time of writing, Binance customers will no longer be able to trade or invest in a wide array of anonymous coins focused on full user privacy. The names include Decred, Secret, Verge, BEAM, Monero, Firo, and Zcash, to name a few. Binance...

Binance will not delist privacy coins in Europe, opting instead to review its classification of assets in line with EU law. Binance has reviewed its decision to delist several privacy coins in Europe. The exchange will no longer delist these coins as it works to comply with regulations stipulated by European authorities. Binance will now reclassify privacy coins to satisfy regulations. In a recent comment, Binance said: “After carefully considering feedback from our community and...

Bluesky allows users to use domain names as handles to help achieve decentralized verification and give users more control over their identity. Bluesky, a social media platform created by former Twitter Inc boss Jack Dorsey, has gained significant traction even before its official launch. The official Bluesky Twitter account has more than 252k followers without a solid protocol to showcase to the users. Nevertheless, the Bluesky application has been downloaded more than 245k times by...

ZCash (ZEC) ist eine der jüngsten digitalen Währungen auf dem Markt, die jedoch schnell an Popularität gewinnt. ZCash ist eine Kryptowährung, die auf der Zerocoin-Protokoll basiert und auf maximale Anonymität und Privatsphäre ausgelegt ist. Im Folgenden werden wir uns ansehen, warum ZCash die beste digitale Währung auf dem Markt ist. Anonymität und Privatsphäre Eine der wichtigsten Eigenschaften von ZCash ist seine Anonymität und Privatsphäre. Im Gegensatz zu Bitcoin und anderen...

Blockchain security firm, Halborn has detected several critical and exploitable vulnerabilities impacting more than 280 networks, including Litecoin (LTC) and Zcash (ZEC). Code-named “Rab13s,” this vulnerability has put over $25 billion of digital assets at risk. This was first detected in the Dogecoin network a year ago, which was then fixed by the team behind the premier memecoin. 51% Attacks and Other Issues According to the official blog post, Holborn researchers...

Lugano’s Plan ₿ Forum is the premier Bitcoin conference bringing together world leaders, technologists, and entrepreneurs to discuss nation-state Bitcoin adoption, economics, financial freedom, and freedom of speech. Lugano’s Plan ₿ Forum is the premier Bitcoin conference bringing together world leaders, technologists, and entrepreneurs to discuss nation-state Bitcoin adoption, economics, financial freedom, and freedom of speech. [embedded...

Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) prohibited all activities involving privacy coins such as Monero (XMR) and Zcash (ZEC). The regulator has also enforced certain rules on the domestic cryptocurrency sector to turn the city into an “international hub for virtual assets.” Dubai’s new Policy According to the recently released document, operations with anonymity-enhancing digital assets like XMR and ZEC are now forbidden in the financial heart of the United Arab...

The co-founder of Ethereum suggested that two other PoW blockchain protocols could transition to PoS in the near future. He also spoke about the Merge during the 2022 Mainnet blockchain event and gave a brief update about the next step in Ethereum’s development – the Surge. Ethereum made history on September 15, when it became the first large-scale blockchain protocol that successfully transitioned from proof of work to proof of stake. The ramifications of this significant...