Zcash co-founder: privacy and post-quantum security will become crypto's baseline standard
- —StarkWare mined a Bitcoin mainnet transaction on Aug. 26 using its QSB method to resist a quantum adversary
- —The transaction required no consensus changes to Bitcoin
- —Zcash plans to activate NU7 on Nov. 5, with testnet activation on Oct. 6
- —Zcash block interval will drop from 75 seconds to 25 seconds
Why it matters: Post-quantum security and privacy could become mandatory for networks, wallets and DeFi, shaping upgrade roadmaps for years.
Source: DiarioBitcoin