Every $BTC transaction is public: who you paid, how much, your balance.
On 24 Sep researchers published "Shielded Bitcoin", a design borrowing Zcash's idea. Coins go into encrypted notes, amounts and parties are hidden, and a zero-knowledge proof shows no fake coins were made. No Bitcoin rule has to change.
The catch: a private transfer is about 4x the size, so roughly 4x the fees. No way in or out yet, and no launch date.
Would you pay 4x for privacy?
$ZEC · Not financial advice.
On 24 Sep researchers published "Shielded Bitcoin", a design borrowing Zcash's idea. Coins go into encrypted notes, amounts and parties are hidden, and a zero-knowledge proof shows no fake coins were made. No Bitcoin rule has to change.
The catch: a private transfer is about 4x the size, so roughly 4x the fees. No way in or out yet, and no launch date.
Would you pay 4x for privacy?
$ZEC · Not financial advice.