Privacy & ZEC
Privacy in crypto is the topic the mainstream press won't touch — and the reason LeoDex News exists as a real alternative. We cover Zcash (ZEC) developments, Monero, zero-knowledge tech (zk-SNARKs, zk-STARKs, Aztec, Aleo, Penumbra), the regulatory crackdown on mixers (Tornado Cash, Samourai), shielded-pool adoption metrics, and the slow-burn convergence of privacy primitives with mainstream DeFi.
Privacy isn't a niche concern — it's the foundational property that financial systems eventually require. We cover the cryptography honestly (which schemes actually work, which are theater), the regulatory pressure (which jurisdictions are tightening, which are easing), and the practical user-facing developments (which wallets ship shielded transactions, which DEXes route through ZK rollups). When private token vesting comes to Solana (Umbra + Streamflow), or when ZEC's shielded pool crosses 5% of total supply, you read it here first. No competitor has this depth.
Latest in Privacy & ZEC
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BNB Chain targets 1M TPS with AI agents as token hits 2024 lows
BNB Chain is overhauling its architecture to process 1 million transactions per second and integrate protocol-level privacy, targeting traditional finance and autonomous AI agents. The pivot comes as BNB token has fallen more than 35% this year to $563, its lowest since October 2024.
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Zcash Ironwood upgrade nears testnet launch with no critical bugs found
Zcash developers say security testing has uncovered no serious new vulnerabilities as the Ironwood upgrade moves toward testnet activation, intended to restore confidence after May's Orchard flaw crashed ZEC by more than half.
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Zcash Founder Wilcox-O'Hearn Criticizes Coinbase Gambling Features
Zcash founder Zooko Wilcox-O'Hearn publicly criticized Coinbase on Saturday for aggressively promoting gambling-like features to vulnerable users, sparking a debate with CEO Brian Armstrong over user protection and libertarian principles in crypto.
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StarkWare Launches Private KYC on Starknet Using Zero-Knowledge Proofs
StarkWare introduced Private KYC on Starknet, allowing users to prove specific identity attributes via zero-knowledge proofs without exposing full passport details. The launch addresses record data breaches across sectors.
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Aztec Connect smart contract exploited for $2.1M after protocol shutdown
A dormant smart contract from the deprecated Aztec Connect protocol was drained of approximately $2.1 million on June 14 after an attacker exploited a verification logic flaw, highlighting risks inherent in immutable DeFi infrastructure.
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Zcash Orchard exploit reveals cryptographic supply integrity gap
A security researcher at Shielded Labs discovered a critical exploit in Zcash's Orchard protocol using AI on May 29, which could have generated unlimited counterfeit ZEC. Zcash executed emergency forks within days, but the privacy design makes proving the supply was never tampered with cryptographically difficult.