Alloc Init cryptographers unveil "Shielded Bitcoin" concept
- —Concept authored by Mikhail Komarov, Alexey Moskvin and Klara Shikhelman
- —Meta-protocol hides amounts, addresses and transaction metadata
- —Goal is privacy for transfers on top of Bitcoin's public ledger
Why it matters: Bitcoin privacy remains contentious: such designs could affect ZEC and Monero and shape how regulators view the network.
Source: BitExpert