Zcash developers aim for a January launch of quantum-resistant public payment upgrades, targeting the 70% of ZEC held in public addresses to improve network security and privacy.
Zcash developers are prioritizing a security-focused upgrade targeting January to implement quantum-resistant public payments. This initiative is significant because approximately 70% of ZEC supply is held in public payment addresses, and the accompanying wallet tool aims to enhance user privacy by preventing address correlation during balance checks.
Approximately 70% of ZEC supply is held in public payment addresses.
The tool will prevent balance checks from revealing which addresses are linked to the same user.
Zcash developers have scheduled a January rollout for quantum-resistant public payment features to bolster network security. The upgrade focuses on the 70% of ZEC currently held in public addresses, introducing advanced wallet tools to enhance user privacy by obscuring address relationships.
The upgrade aims to implement quantum-resistant security for public payments and introduce privacy tools to prevent the correlation of user addresses.