Sean Bowe
@ebfull
Zcash developer and crypto researcher, also on bluesky @/seanbowe.com
Project Tachyon: Scaling Zcash with Oblivious Synchronization. seanbowe.com/blog/tachyon-s…
fun fact I did not attend a single conference or event during the first 1.5-2y of Helius did not even go to the first 2 breakpoints and sponsored nothing you can just not do things
Zcash's privacy model treats your counterparty as the adversary; they know at least as much as any observer. Shielded transactions leak *nothing* to your counterparty, and therefore your privacy is unaffected by which address type they provide.
Why I changed my mind on t-addresses in Zcash frankbraun.org/t-addr #Zcash $ZEC 🛡️
Drug dealers and criminals captured by network effects and three-card monte tricks are not enlightened privacy and cryptography experts to take your cues from. Unless you're as naive as they are, use your brain instead.
Succinct ZKPs are one of those things for which even seasoned veterans who have worked with the math for over a decade still occasionally pause and reflect: "I can't believe this actually works." Sometimes it feels like it wouldn't but for the hand of God pushing the pencil.