ECC:
Technical
News and notes about Electric Coin Company and its work on Zcash

New Release: 2.0.4

This release of Zcashd v2.0.4 fixes a Sprout wallet security bug, fixes miner address selection behaviour and introduces a new […]

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Turnstile Enforcement Against Counterfeiting

The Electric Coin Company has developed consensus code that preserves the Zcash monetary base in the event of a counterfeiting […]

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New Release: 2.0.3

This release is intended to address security issues in libraries used by Zcash and other outstanding tickets that were in […]

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Zcash Counterfeiting Vulnerability Successfully Remediated

Eleven months ago we discovered a counterfeiting vulnerability in the cryptography underlying some kinds of zero-knowledge proofs. This post provides details on the vulnerability, how we fixed it and the steps taken to protect Zcash users.

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Security Announcement

2018 Security Audit Results Overview

As we embark on a new year with new goals, the Zcash Company remains committed to the security and safety […]

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security audits

2018 Security Audit Results in Detail

Today we are announcing the security audit results from five expert security auditors who we contracted last year. We hired […]

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security audits

Final Blossom Goals

Since announcing the proposed Blossom goals on the Forum this past November, the Zerocoin Electric Coin Company has worked both […]

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Zcash Reference Wallet Light Client Protocol

The light client protocol allows users in low-capacity devices to maintain security assurance about the Zcash network and verify execution of transactions.

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Reducing Shielded Proving Time in Sapling

Since the successful Sapling network upgrade, we have already seen an increased adoption of shielded addresses in the Zcash ecosystem. […]

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New Release: 2.0.2

This release adds further support for Sapling in the zcashd wallet RPC and mitigates an issue identified by an external […]

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The Zcash Network Upgrade Pipeline

With the successful activation of Sapling, the Zcash Company engineering team is focused on two strategic priorities in 2019: facilitating […]

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Defense Against Counterfeiting in Shielded Pools

Zcash private addresses and transactions ensure that users are protected from the watchful eye of those wishing to exploit the […]

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