This gem of a privacy-focused project is likely on its way to higher efficiency by migrating to a Proof of Stake consensus algorithm.
“Arguing that you don’t care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don’t care about free speech because you have nothing to say.” ― Edward Snowden
ZCash (ZEC) was originally developed in 2013 by Johns Hopkins professor Matthew Green and a handful of his graduate students, leading to a completed product via Zooko Wilcox, a computer security specialist & cypherpunk (cryptography advocate), who led the Zcash Company to generate $3,000,000 USD in revenue to fund the project from Silicon Valley VC’s (Venture Capitalists).
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