Growing Hype and Ecosystem Surrounding Zcash Launch

Not even Ethereum — a network now worth over a billion dollars, if you combine both its “regular” and “classic” versions — received this much hype at launch. But if the Zcash buzz is just “hype” and not something like “the obvious signal of a shimmering new era in cryptocurrency,” where is it coming from? And more importantly, why is it happening? Explaining the Zcash Hype. Answers to these questions offered in this video — if you don’t want to hear the initial comparison of Zcash to Dash, just skip straight to minute 12:03. Observing the hype cycles within cryptocurrency — the....

Over the past few months, an increasing number of cryptocurrency enthusiasts and investors have cited the importance of ZCash and its potential impact on the ecosystem of digital currencies in terms of privacy and anonymity. However, there exists a relatively large community of experts and users that aren’t convinced of the ZCash hype train. Merits. Many investors and experts including Dan Morehead of prominent bitcoin venture capital Pantera Capital are optimistic towards the features of ZCash that can cover the limitations of bitcoin. As Morehead outlines, some of them include: Selective....

There's been plenty to gawk at since Zcash's October launch. Heralded as the world's most anonymous cryptocurrency, Zcash rode a wave of hype with its cypherpunk origin story (complete with its own secretive "ceremony") and an initial frenzy where speculators drove the price of its tokens over $1,000 before they were even released. But perhaps above all, the technology has become synonymous with the promise of its bleeding-edge cryptography, zk-SNARKS, which shield senders and receivers, as well as the balances of each zcash address. Only users with the correct "key"....

There's been plenty to gawk at since Zcash's October launch. Heralded as the world's most anonymous cryptocurrency, Zcash rode a wave of hype with its cypherpunk origin story (complete with its own secretive "ceremony") and an initial frenzy where speculators drove the price of its tokens over $1,000 before they were even released. But perhaps above all, the technology has become synonymous with the promise of its bleeding-edge cryptography, zk-SNARKS, which shield senders and receivers, as well as the balances of each zcash address. Only users with the correct "key"....

With the launch of Zcash today (and the speculation surrounding it) you may be wondering how the decentralized, open-source cryptocurrency compares to bitcoin, the original digital currency. While many structural similarities to Satoshi Nakamoto's bitcoin design are obvious, Zcash utilizes advanced new cryptographic techniques to offer optional improved privacy and transparency, as well as its own unique blockchain. But, despite the differences, there is common ground. Zcash's supply model is extremely similar to bitcoin's, with a fixed and known issuance model that is cut in half....