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New Proposal Aims to Add Zcash-Style Privacy to Bitcoin Network

1 report, 1 independent Updated Sep 27
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Alloc Init published a paper detailing Shielded Bitcoin, a proposal that seeks to integrate Zcash-style private transfers onto the Bitcoin network. The design would use encrypted notes for recipients and amounts, rather than relying on the usual public UTXO graph. Scott Odell, COO of Alloc Init, clarified that Shielded Bitcoin is not a mixer and is architecturally closer to Zcash than Tornado Cash.

From gizmodo.com

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The proposal suggests that Shielded Bitcoin could enhance Bitcoin's core utility by adding privacy features without requiring a consensus-level change to the network. This introduces a new competitive option in the digital asset market by offering Zcash-style privacy on Bitcoin's base layer.

From gizmodo.com

Who's involved

  • BitcoinThe digital cash system that the proposal aims to enhance with privacy features.
  • Zcash FoundationThe privacy-focused cryptocurrency whose transfer style the proposal attempts to emulate.
  • Tornado CashThe Ethereum-based protocol that the new proposal is compared against.

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