New Release Candidate: Final zk-SNARK parameters
The Zcash team has been working to finalize the software for the launch of the Zcash blockchain. We are planning
The Design of the Ceremony
Update: Read our full summary of what took place in the Zcash Parameter Generation Ceremony. The Toxic Waste, and Other
Zcash Parameters And How They Will Be Generated
At its core, Zcash’s privacy technology relies on a novel cryptographic tool called a zkSNARK – a small zero-knowledge proof
zkSNARKs in Ethereum
Over the last week, Zcashers Vitalik Buterin, Andrew Miller, Eran Tromer and myself have been at the Ethereum/IC3 Bootcamp at
Pairing cryptography in Rust
Pairing cryptography is an exciting area of research, and an essential component of Zcash’s zkSNARKs — proofs that transactions are
New Alpha Release: libzcash
Today, we deployed a new alpha release of the Zcash reference implementation, v0.11.2.z3, to the testnet. The new release includes
How To Generate SNARK Parameters Securely
There are a lot of cryptographic challenges to making a fully secure and reliable open financial system. Our current top
