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How to use Zcash

Zcash is private, fast, and accessible for everyone. Use your mobile phone or computer to privately pay a friend, send money overseas, buy groceries, or send a donation to a …
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What is Zcash?

Store it, spend it or send it. Zcash is a digital currency — and a store of value — that keeps all your …
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What’s the point of Zcash?

Future money: An in-depth look at the privacy issue in Bitcoin.

How is Zcash different than Bitcoin?

Zcash is a digital currency like Bitcoin, but it protects a user’s privacy instead of exposing their …
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What are the economics of Zcash?

Just like Bitcoin, Zcash has a fixed supply of 21 million coins. Their inflation schedules are the same, too.
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Why is privacy so important?

Is Zcash traceable?

Shielded Zcash transactions are encrypted, and users’ addresses, their transaction amount …
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What are Zcash unified addresses?

A unified address is generated from multiple Zcash address types, and with other features, like …
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Where can I use or spend Zcash?

Zcash is built for the digital age. It’s private, fast, flexible, and accessible to everyone. Use …
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Can I make money mining Zcash?

A miner earns roughly .03 ZEC per block mined. Your profitability depends on operating costs and …
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Is Bitcoin private?

Bitcoin transactions are public. They can be viewed by anyone.

What is the difference between shielded and transparent Zcash?

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Who created Zcash?

Zcash was invented by a group of scientists and brought to life by Electric Coin Co. and Zooko Wilcox, a computer security specialist and original cypherpunk.

What is the difference between Zcash and ZEC?

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What are zero-knowledge proofs?

A zero-knowledge proof is a cryptographic method that can prove something to be true without revealing …
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What’s the best Zcash exchange?

We recommend using an exchange that supports shielded withdrawals to fund your ZEC wallet. …
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Does Zcash have a max supply?

Yes. Zcash’s max supply is 21M, so you can be confident your holdings will not get inflated …
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What is Halo for Zcash?

Halo is a cryptographic breakthrough discovered by Electric Coin Co.’s Sean Bowe. The Halo …
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What’s the best Zcash wallet?

We recommend using a wallet that is shielded by default.
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Who funds Zcash?

A 20 percent portion of Zcash mining rewards funds three organizations focused on Zcash development …
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What are zk-SNARKs?

The acronym zk-SNARK stands for Zero-Knowledge Succinct Non-Interactive Argument of Knowledge …
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Does Zcash contain a backdoor?

No. Zcash does not contain a backdoor, it has never contained a backdoor, and Electric Coin Co. has …
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Useful Tips when using Zcash

This tutorial provides various strategies to keeping your financial information secure when …
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Comparing on-chain Privacy Technologies

This video covers the differences between various onchain privacy solutions used by cryptocurrencies. …
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How to spend your Zcash on everyday items

This tutorial covers how to spend Zcash on real world items and lists multiple ways to support Zcash …
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How to run a Zcash Full Node

How to compile zcashd on Raspberry Pi. Run your own Full Node at home!
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How to buy and use Zcash Orchard

In this tutorial we show you how to acquire Zcash (ZEC) and store your funds privately in the Orchard …
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Download Zebra

Zebra is the Zcash Foundation’s independent, consensus-compatible implementation of a Zcash …
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Run a Zcash full node

Zcashd & Zcash-cli allow you to run a full node and interact with it via a command-line interface. …
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