Zcash Bug Prevents Private Transactions Soon After Launch

Zcash Bug Prevents Private Transactions Soon After Launch

Just after Zcash launched, the anonymous new digital currency that has taken the crypto world by storm, a bug was found that apparently prevents private transactions from being mined. Zcash’s official website states: “There is one known bug, which causes private transactions (those in which all of the inputs and outputs are shielded addresses) to not get mined. We’re going to release v1.0.1 shortly to fix it.” The Zcash Mining Pool currently has a big red banner which states: “Because of a critical Zcash wallet bug we are unable to send any payments to z addresses at the moment. Please....


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