Snowden: Anonymous ‘Zcash’ Could Solve Bitcoin Surveillance Risks
The world’s most famous government whistleblower, Edward Snowden, last week referred to the anonymous cryptocurrency project Zcash as a solution to the surveillance risks of Bitcoin’s public transaction record. The former National Security Agency contractor and now fugitive made the comments about Zcash during a video conference panel called....
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