On October 28, 2024, the privacy-focused cryptocurrency Zcash (
$ZEC ) community celebrated eight years since the launch of the core network.
In 2016, it was accompanied by high volatility in the coin - at one point, the price jumped to 2,600
$BTC for 1 ZEC, or over $1.8 million at the exchange rate at the time.
Today, the asset is trading at $37.3, having gained 34% over the past year, according to CoinGecko. Zcash ranks 140th in the capitalization ranking with $563.7 million.
In 2020, Zcash creator and ex-CEO of the Electric Coin Company (ECC) behind its development, Zuko Wilcox, told ForkLog that the project has made great strides during its existence.
Among the achievements, he highlighted the identification and elimination of a critical vulnerability in 2018, as well as the development of the community.
Now users are actively speculating on the topic of protecting the Zcash network from the attack of quantum computers.
Wilcox told about the improved security system of the blockchain back in September, but it was paid attention to only this month. According to the developer, quantum computers will not be able to decrypt a transaction without knowing the user's address.
In 2021, ECC unveiled a roadmap for Zcash through 2025. The team called the plan “aggressive but achievable.” It included three key products: transition to the Proof-of-Stake consensus algorithm, interoperability, and an official ECC wallet.
In 2022, former NSA and US CIA employee Edward Snowden revealed his involvement in the launch of
#Zcash .
Recall, in December 2023, Wilcox stepped down as CEO of ECC. His place was taken by the company's senior vice president of development Josh Suihart.
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