Zcon0 - Privacy: From A to Zcon

38 Days From Now I will Be Travelling To Montreal, Canada.

"Privacy researchers, practitioners, influencers, and members of the Zcash community" will be gathering for "A three day conference for people who are working on building the privacy infrastructure for the public good, broken into three tracks: (1) Zcash today, tomorrow and beyond; (2) Privacy tech in other cryptocurrencies and applications; (3) Community and governance."

I plan to record an episode of THE BIT outside the Cathedral of Marie-Reine-du-Monde, a historic location in Montreal Canada. This will certainly be an event to remember!

Bitcoin is cool, but the Zcash Foundation has invited Darkflame Studios to attend this.

"Zcash is the first open, permissionless cryptocurrency that can fully protect the privacy of transactions using zero-knowledge cryptography."

FUNGIBLE CRYPTOCURRENCY
In order to remain equally interchangeable, units of cryptocurrency must be unlinked from their history so that one unit is as good as any other unit. Zcash brings fungibility to cryptocurrency by unlinking shielded coins from their history on the blockchain.

ENABLING NEW APPLICATIONS
Zcash is pioneering the use of zero-knowledge proofs, applying cutting-edge cryptography to blockchain technology. Zero-knowledge proofs allow fully encrypted transactions to be confirmed as valid. This new property will enable entire new classes of blockchain applications to be built.

UPHOLDING CONFIDENTIALITY
In the pre-digital currency world, both individuals and enterprises could justifiably assume that their financial transactions would be kept confidential. With Zcash, users can enjoy the advantages of using a public blockchain, while still being sure that their private information is protected.