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 to make the launch release available on the morning (PDT)
October 27, 2016
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 Ways To Counterfeit Zcash As we’ve mentioned in a previous
October 26, 2016
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 that is cheap to verify. Zcash will be the first
September 25, 2016
zkSNARKs in Ethereum
Over the last week, Zcashers Vitalik Buterin, Andrew Miller, Eran Tromer and myself have been at the Ethereum/IC3 Bootcamp at Cornell. At the event, we worked with a fantastic team
July 28, 2016
Pairing cryptography in Rust
Pairing cryptography is an exciting area of research, and an essential component of Zcash’s zkSNARKs — proofs that transactions are valid without requiring users to reveal private information. Earlier this
July 6, 2016
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 the following changes [1]: We’ve implemented the Zcash protocol in
May 17, 2016
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 priority in the Zcash development process is to securely generate
February 29, 2016
