Zcash is a digital currency or cryptocurrency that offers privacy and selective transparency of transactions. Zcash privacy crypto are published on a public blockchain, but the sender, recipient, and amount of a transaction may remain private. Unlike Bitcoin, Zcash has a total supply of 21 million units.
Zcash uses cutting-edge cryptography to achieve consensus on the blockchain, providing privacy for its users. Zcash also uses zero-knowledge proofs, which allow for complete anonymity.
Zcash is an open source project, and contributions are welcome from anyone with a technical background.
Zcash was created in October 2016 by Zooko Wilcox-O'Hearn, who is also the founder and CEO of the electric coin company.
The Zcash Foundation is a nonprofit organization that promotes and supports the development of the Zcash protocol.
