Privacy Is a Gradient: An Interview With Zcash’s Josh Swihart

Key Takeaways Crypto Briefing sat down with Electric Coin Company executive Josh Swihart to discuss Zcash, on-chain privacy, CBDCs, and more. Swihart believes Zcash can outperform the rest of the cryp...

Zcash’s NU5 Upgrade Goes Live, Boosting Privacy and Removing ‘Trusted Setups’

Halo Arc, invented and developed at Electric Coin Company (ECC) with the support of the Ethereum Foundation, includes updates to Zcashd (Zcash’s consensus node software), an ECC wallet prototype and t...

Edward Snowden Revealed as the Pseudonymous Member in Zcash’s Creation

The famed NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, who has been taking refuge in Moscow, was revealed as one of the six participants that played a role in the creation of the privacy-enhancing cryptocurrency...