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Zcash

Index Zcash

Zcash is a cryptocurrency aimed at using cryptography to provide enhanced privacy for its users compared to other cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. [1]

15 relations: Bitcoin, Bitcoin Private, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Cryptographic protocol, Cryptography, Johns Hopkins University, Legality of bitcoin by country or territory, Matthew D. Green, Monetary inflation, Non-interactive zero-knowledge proof, Peter Todd, Reference implementation, Roger Ver, Zooko Wilcox-O'Hearn.

Bitcoin

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

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Bitcoin Private

Bitcoin Private (BTCP) is an open-source, peer-to-peer cryptocurrency with the optional ability to keep the sender, receiver, and amount private in a given transaction.

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Blockchain

A blockchain, originally block chain, is a continuously growing list of records, called blocks, which are linked and secured using cryptography.

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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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Cryptographic protocol

A security protocol (cryptographic protocol or encryption protocol) is an abstract or concrete protocol that performs a security-related function and applies cryptographic methods, often as sequences of cryptographic primitives.

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Cryptography

Cryptography or cryptology (from κρυπτός|translit.

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Johns Hopkins University

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

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Legality of bitcoin by country or territory

The legal status of bitcoin varies substantially from country to country and is still undefined or changing in many of them.

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Matthew D. Green

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

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Monetary inflation

Monetary inflation is a sustained increase in the money supply of a country (or currency area).

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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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Peter Todd

Peter Todd (born 1962) is a Canadian professor and academic administrator.

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Reference implementation

In the software development process, a reference implementation (or, less frequently, sample implementation or model implementation) is the standard from which all other implementations and corresponding customizations are derived.

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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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Zooko Wilcox-O'Hearn

Zooko Wilcox-O'Hearn (born Bryce Wilcox May 13, 1974 in Phoenix, Arizona), is an American Colorado-based computer security specialist, cypherpunk, and CEO of zCash.

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ZCash, Zcash Electric Coin Company, Zerocash.

References

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

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