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Zerocoin

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Zerocoin is a cryptocurrency proposed by Johns Hopkins University professor Matthew D. Green and graduate students Ian Miers and Christina Garman as an extension to the bitcoin protocol that would add true cryptographic anonymity to bitcoin transactions. [1]

20 relations: Accumulator (cryptography), Anonymity, Backdoor (computing), Bitcoin, Bitcoin network, Commitment scheme, Cryptocurrency, Cryptocurrency tumbler, Cryptography, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Johns Hopkins University, Matthew D. Green, Money laundering, Non-interactive zero-knowledge proof, Proof-of-stake, Pseudonymity, Reed Business Information, Roger Ver, Zcash, Zero-knowledge proof.

Accumulator (cryptography)

A cryptographic accumulator is a one way membership function.

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Anonymity

Anonymity, adjective "anonymous", is derived from the Greek word ἀνωνυμία, anonymia, meaning "without a name" or "namelessness".

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Backdoor (computing)

A backdoor is a method, often secret, of bypassing normal authentication or encryption in a computer system, a product, or an embedded device (e.g. a home router), or its embodiment, e.g. as part of a cryptosystem, an algorithm, a chipset, or a "homunculus computer" (such as that as found in Intel's AMT technology).

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Bitcoin

Bitcoin (₿) is the world's first cryptocurrency, a form of electronic cash.

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Bitcoin network

The bitcoin network is a peer-to-peer payment network that operates on a cryptographic protocol.

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Commitment scheme

A commitment scheme is a cryptographic primitive that allows one to commit to a chosen value (or chosen statement) while keeping it hidden to others, with the ability to reveal the committed value later.

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Cryptocurrency

A cryptocurrency (or crypto currency) is digital asset designed to work as a medium of exchange that uses strong cryptography to secure financial transactions, control the creation of additional units, and verify the transfer of assets.

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Cryptocurrency tumbler

Cryptocurrency tumbler or cryptocurrency mixing service is a service offered to mix potentially identifiable or 'tainted' cryptocurrency funds with others, so as to obscure the trail back to the fund's original source.

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Cryptography

Cryptography or cryptology (from κρυπτός|translit.

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a professional association with its corporate office in New York City and its operations center in Piscataway, New Jersey.

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Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University is an American private research university in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Matthew D. Green

Matthew Daniel Green (born 1976) is a cryptographer and security technologist.

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Money laundering

Money laundering is the act of concealing the transformation of profits from illegal activities and corruption into ostensibly "legitimate" assets.

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Non-interactive zero-knowledge proof

Non-interactive zero-knowledge proofs are a variant of zero-knowledge proofs in which no interaction is necessary between prover and verifier.

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Proof-of-stake

Proof of stake (PoS) is a type of algorithm by which a cryptocurrency blockchain network aims to achieve distributed consensus.

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Pseudonymity

Pseudonymity, a word derived from pseudonym, meaning 'false name', is a state of disguised identity.

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Reed Business Information

Reed Business Information is a provider of data services, analytics and information to businesses.

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Roger Ver

Roger Keith Ver (born January 27, 1979) is an early investor in bitcoin-related startups.

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Zcash

Zcash is a cryptocurrency aimed at using cryptography to provide enhanced privacy for its users compared to other cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin.

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Zero-knowledge proof

In cryptography, a zero-knowledge proof or zero-knowledge protocol is a method by which one party (the prover Peggy) can prove to another party (the verifier Victor) that she knows a value x, without conveying any information apart from the fact that she knows the value x. Another way of understanding this would be: Interactive zero-knowledge proofs require interaction between the individual (or computer system) proving their knowledge and the individual validating the proof.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zerocoin

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