Zcash

Wallets

Israeli Startup Creates Offline Crypto Wallet with Online Connectivity

Israeli startup GK8 unveiled a cold-storage crypto wallet with on-network transfer capabilities.

Tech  ·  18 September 2019
Zcash

You Can Now Prove a Whole Blockchain With One Math Problem – Really

According to Electric Coin Company research, you can prove the whole bitcoin blockchain in less space than a bitcoin blockhead, only 80-bytes of data.

Markets  ·  14 September 2019
Bitcoin

As Crypto Markets Go Cold, Who Will Pay for Open-Source Code?

Formerly a CoinDesk Contributing Editor, Daniel Cawrey is author of the upcoming “Mastering Blockchain” book to be published by O’Reilly Media. Earlier this year IBM purchased Red Hat, the oft-referred to model for how open source can thrive, for $34 billion. Long the consultant to enterprises, IBM is going through a transitional period as a […]

Markets  ·  5 September 2019
Zcash

Zcash Developer Electric Coin Co. Reveals Q1 Financial Loss

The for-profit arm supporting zcash has issued a new report saying it avoided layoffs throughout the bear market despite being in the red.

Markets  ·  30 August 2019
Coinbase

Barclays Is No Longer Banking Coinbase

Barclays is no longer banking Coinbase, resulting in delayed fiat withdrawals and deposits for the crypto exchange's U.K. users.

Business  ·  14 August 2019
Exchanges

Coinbase UK Dropping Support for Cryptocurrency Zcash

The U.K. arm of Coinbase appears to be dropping support for the privacy-focused cryptocurrency zcash.

Policy & regulation  ·  12 August 2019
Bitcoin

From Ghana to the Bronx, These Teen Bitcoiners Are Building the Future

From experimenting with zcash in the Bronx to rogue bitcoin contributors, these teens are shaping the future of cryptocurrency.

Markets  ·  4 August 2019
Hard Forks

Privacy Cryptocurrency Zcash Prepares for ‘Friendly’ Fork

A new privacy coin, Ycash, will be created in a matter of hours. Here's everything you need to know about the spin-off.

Markets  ·  18 July 2019
Monero

Monero and Zcash Conferences Showcase Their Differences (And Links)

The future of privacy coins relies on technologists getting the governance setup right. Here are both sides of the zcash debate.

Tech  ·  30 June 2019
Lawsuits

Ex-Employee Sues Startup Behind Zcash for $2 Million Over Unpaid Stock

The plaintiff alleges Zerocoin did not have authority to issue common stock to employees when he was hired.

Markets  ·  11 June 2019
Bitcoin

What’s Holding Back Bitcoin in Venezuela? This Group Is Investigating

The Open Money Initiative is bringing insights from Venezuela to help crypto startups make better tools for people in distressed economies.

Business  ·  10 May 2019
Bitcoin

Bolt Labs Raises $1.5 Million Seed Round to Boost Lightning Privacy

With $1.5 million in seed funding secured, Bolt Labs wants to bring privacy features to the lightning network and other blockchain solutions.

Business  ·  17 April 2019
Governance

Zooko Wilcox Envisions ‘Ambitious’ Changes for Zcash Cryptocurrency

Founder and CEO of the Electric Coin Company Zooko Wilcox envisions zcash to change radically over the next five years, starting with "an ambitious scalability improvement."

Tech  ·  12 April 2019
AntMiner

Bitmain’s Latest Zcash Miner Claimed to Have Tripled Hashing Power

Bitmain has unveiled a new miner for the privacy-oriented crypto zcash, which it says, has three times more hashing power than its predecessor.

Markets  ·  19 March 2019
Zcash

Zcash Team Reveals It Fixed a Catastrophic Coin Counterfeiting Bug

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.

Tech  ·  5 February 2019