Why Zcash Beats Monero And Even Bitcoin: MIT Research Scientist

Why Zcash Beats Monero And Even Bitcoin: MIT Research Scientist

MIT research scientist and Zcash co-founder Madars Virza has set off a fresh round of privacy-coin debate after arguing that Zcash’s shielded pool delivers materially stronger anonymity than Monero’s ring-signature model—and that Zcash’s design choices also give it an edge over Bitcoin in a post-quantum world. Virza framed the discussion with a pointed update to […]


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