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For years, the Electric Coin Company has been breaking new ground with zero-knowledge proofs. This year it radically improved privacy on its Zcash protocol, even as the right to use it is under attack. That’s why CEO Zooko Wilcox is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.

By Daniel Kuhn

Dec 5, 2022 at 12:13 p.m. UTC

Dec 5, 2022

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$600M Poly Heist Shows DeFi Needs Hackers to Become Unhackable

If computers will continue to do more important things, we'll require those programs to be secure. Learning what not to do is one way there.

By Daniel Kuhn

Aug 12, 2021 at 5:07 p.m. UTC

Aug 12, 2021

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Vitalik buterin

7 Crypto Limericks to Brighten Your Friday

"There was a young man named Vitalik..."

By Marc Hochstein

Mar 5, 2021 at 7:45 p.m. UTC

Mar 5, 2021

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Zcash's Electric Coin Company Shifts to Non-Profit Status Following Stockholder Vote

Zcash developer Electric Coin Company will transition to a new non-profit, with a majority of shareholders electing to donate their equity.

By William Foxley

Oct 12, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. UTC

Oct 12, 2020

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Privacy

The Web Wasn’t Built for Privacy, but It Could Be

Because privacy means different things to different people, a privacy-focused internet is unlikely to please everyone. But it should offer greater personal control.

By Benjamin Powers

Oct 4, 2020 at 5:55 p.m. UTC

Oct 4, 2020

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'The Internet Was Illegal' and Other Early Stories With Zooko Wilcox

In this wide-ranging conversation, CoinDesk reporter Leigh Cuen and early cypherpunk Zooko Wilcox discuss what crypto can learn from technology successes and failures in the '80s and '90s.

By Adam B. Levine Leigh Cuen

Jan 12, 2020 at 2:40 p.m. UTC

Jan 12, 2020

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Zcash Trademark Talks Were About More Than a Logo

Can an altcoin outgrow its founders? A new agreement between Electric Coin Company and the Zcash Foundation could be a good first step.

By Leigh Cuen

Nov 7, 2019 at 3:15 p.m. UTC

Nov 7, 2019

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You Can Now Prove a Whole Blockchain With One Math Problem – Really

According to Electric Coin Company research, you can prove the whole bitcoin blockchain in less space than a bitcoin blockhead, only 80-bytes of data.

By William Foxley

Sep 14, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. UTC

Sep 14, 2019

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