Zcash just attacked one of the biggest problems with private crypto payments: speed. ⚡️ $ZEC developers have released a new cryptography stack called Zakura Common that could reduce private transaction proof generation on some mobile devices from more than 3 seconds to under 200 milliseconds. That’s more than 14× faster on mobile and over 5× faster on desktop. The improvement matters because Zcash private transactions hide the sender, receiver and amount, but generating the cryptographic proof requires significant computation before the transaction can even be broadcast. The new stack also makes hashing more than 21× faster, while node verification becomes roughly 4–8× faster. The best part? Wallet developers don’t need a Zcash network upgrade to use it. The open-source libraries can be integrated into existing wallets, with Zakura already adopting the technology and Vizor Wallet among the early users. This is part of a much bigger scaling push. Zakura’s long-term target is more than 50,000 private transactions per second, while improving wallet syncing, node verification and other bottlenecks. $ZEC reacted with a ~5% move toward $839 after the release, but the bigger story may be what this technology means for everyday private payments #Altcoin Season# #ZEC