• Gemini allows Zcash privacy
    Cryptocurrencies,  Regulation,  United States

    Gemini says yes to a privacy coin. Sort of…

    Crypto exchange claims that its Zcash initiative ‘demonstrates that with the right controls in place and the proper education, regulators can get comfortable with privacy-enabling cryptos’

    New York-based, regulator-friendly Gemini now allows its users to withdraw Zcash with shielded transactions that protect user privacy. The company, run by Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, commented: “This is an exciting moment for crypto, marking the first time shielded ZEC withdrawals are available on a regulated exchange.”

  • Zcash traceable
    Alt coins,  Technology

    Without a trace? Not Zcash, researchers warn

    It has been billed as a privacy coin boasting advanced cryptographic technology, but new research suggests these features are going unused

    A new study by Carnegie Mellon University has uncovered a huge problem with one of the biggest privacy coins… just 0.09% of Zcash transactions in a 30-day period were untraceable.