Zcash (ZEC) is a privacy coin for making anonymous payments. Like Monero, its tokens are fungible—each one is identical, and not tied to its transaction history—and it uses cryptography to obfuscate users’ identities. It differs in a few key aspects; namely in that it’s capable of conducting public transactions in addition to private ones, thus sparing it some of the regulatory scrutiny that Monero has encountered. Launched in October 2016, Zcash was created by the Zcash company, founded by Zooko Wilcox.


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