Explaining SNARKs Part VI: The Pinocchio Protocol
<< Part V In part V we saw how a statement Alice would like to prove to Bob can be […]
Explaining SNARKs Part V: From Computations to Polynomials
<< Part IV In the three previous parts, we developed a certain machinery for dealing with polynomials. In this part, […]
Explaining SNARKs Part IV: How to make Blind Evaluation of Polynomials Verifiable
<< Part III In this part, we build on Part II and III to develop a protocol for verifiable blind […]
Bellman: zk-SNARKs in Rust
Bellman is a Rust-language library for building zk-SNARKs — small, cheap-to-verify zero-knowledge proofs of arbitrary computations. The goal of bellman […]
Explaining SNARKs Part III: The Knowledge of Coefficient Test and Assumption
<< Part II In Part II, we saw how Alice can blindly evaluate the hiding :math:`E(P(s))` of her polynomial :math:`P` […]
ZSL: zk-SNARKs for the Enterprise
The Zerocoin Electric Coin Company’s primary focus is – and always will be – developing and supporting Zcash. However, as […]
Explaining SNARKs Part II: Blind Evaluation of Polynomials
<< Part I In this post, we recall the notion of a polynomial, and explain the notion of “blind evaluation” […]
BLS12-381: New zk-SNARK Elliptic Curve Construction
Our team is continually working to improve the security, performance and usability of our privacy-preserving shielded transactions. As we mentioned […]
Explaining SNARKs Part I: Homomorphic Hidings
Constructions of zk-SNARKs involve a careful combination of several ingredients; fully understanding how these ingredients all work together can take […]
An Update on Integrating Zcash on Ethereum (ZoE)
Members of the Ethereum R&D team and the Zcash Company are collaborating on a research project addressing the combination of […]
New Release: 1.0.4
Today we’re announcing the release of Zcash 1.0.4, which fixes several bugs, improves performance, and adjusts mining policies. With this […]
How Transactions Between Shielded Addresses Work
In ‘Anatomy of A Zcash Transaction’ we gave a general overview of Zcash Transactions. The purpose of this post is […]