What is Zcash?

Ethereum's updated roadmap adds a shielded privacy pool at the consensus layer, effectively bringing Zcash-style privacy natively to L1.

“A privacy pool at the consensus layer. That's like basically Zcash.”

Zcash is worth watching as the likely first quantum-proof blockchain and a declared Schelling point for privacy-preserving store of value.

“I would say Zcash will almost certainly be the first quantum proof chain.”

Exchanges can be fully regulatory-compliant and still support shielded Zcash transactions. their failure to do so is an engineering choice, not a legal requirement.

“All of those organizations everywhere could be in complete compliance and still support shielded. They just chose or have chosen not to.”

Josh Swehart names the shielded pool percentage as the single most important KPI for Zcash's health.

“It's the most important KPI in my.”

Zcash (shielded pool) worth watching as a privacy-preserving asset that proponents argue is positioned for outsized gains relative to Bitcoin in a bull market, and whose exchange support gap may be closing.

“If Bitcoin is able to 10x from here, Zcash is easily 100x from here. Zotle can easily thousandx from here.”