Tag: Crypto

Researchers Propose Zcash-Style Privacy for Bitcoin Without a Soft Fork

Researchers behind Alloc Init have proposed “Shielded Bitcoin,” a metaprotocol designed to hide BTC transfer amounts and counterparties without changing Bitcoin’s consensus rules or relying on trusted bridge operators. The design borrows the encrypted-note approach Zcash made known, but builds it directly on Bitcoin’s existing base layer, using cryptographic...
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