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mert | helius.dev·2025-10-02 07:02
RT genzcash (@genzcash)Sean Bowe’s talk summarized:- Most projects: Usable → Scale → Privacy (too late!)- Zcash flips it: Privacy first → Usability → Scale- Privacy isn’t an add-on. It must be built in from the start.Breakthroughs:- zk-SNARKs from Sprout → Sapling → Orchard (mobile privacy, no trusted setup).- Solves double-spend with nullifiers, but scaling is tough (state grows forever).- Recursive proofs + Oblivious Synchronization: prune history, keep full privacy, no heavy user costs.- Shielded Aggrega ...