• Zcoin changing name to Firo
    Cryptocurrencies,  Technology

    Privacy-focused Zcoin changing name to Firo

    The burn-and-redeem privacy coin is rebranding as it launches a new mainnet and protocol it says provides cash-level anonymity

    The new name comes a week after announcing its new Lelantus protocol, which allows Zcoin holders to burn existing coins and then redeem them in batches for new coins with no transaction history.

  • Zcoin bumps up privacy
    Cryptocurrencies,  Technology

    Zcoin bumps up privacy with ability to burn and redeem coins

    The privacy coin is adding a new anonymity feature to counter the growing ability of law enforcement to track privacy coins’ transactions

    The Lelantus protocol went live on a testnet on Oct. 20, offering users of the privacy coin the ability to “destroy coins of arbitrary amounts and to redeem brand new coins (even partially) that appear to have no previous transaction history associated with them,” the organization said.