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Selective transparency in Monero vs Zcash
This question boils to down which selective transparency options both coins offer. I'll start with Monero. In Monero there are three tools for selective transparency, namely the viewkey (called the ...
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How does Monero privacy and security compare to Zcash?
Adding this answer to make it simpler to those who can not understand the top response.
ZCash uses a new cryptography tool called zk-SNARK (don't worry about the name). This is different than the ...
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Selective transparency in Monero vs Zcash
In fact Zcash does have viewing keys that allow to see all incoming transactions for a certain address. There is also a straightforward way to do proof-of-payment without changing the protocol, ...
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Monero mixin 0 versus Zcash "T" address transaction
Monero mixin 0 is still superior to a Zcash "T" transparent transaction due to the fact that Monero uses stealth addresses for every transaction whereas Zcash does not have this feature.
I do not ...
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How does XMR compare to ZCash in terms of transaction fees, mining, coin supply?
Do Monero and ZCash have different transaction fees?
This is largely going to depend on the price, which is currently unknown because Zcash hasn't launched yet. However, on testnet the fee seems to ...
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Monero trademark control and potential for abuse
We applied for a trademark, and it almost got accepted, but then the now-defunct Moneero company got in the way. In our discussions with the Software Freedom Law Centre, who defended us against ...
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Monero mixin 0 versus Zcash "T" address transaction
I believe it is likely to be possible for Zcash to eliminate the need for t-addresses for the vast majority of use cases. Of course that would be dependent on major performance improvements, as well ...
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What is the difference between "trustless" and "trusted" system?
Trustless means that you don't have to rely on a trusted party to say whether a given piece of information is correct (like your balance) or if a signature is valid. The way you trust a bank to ...
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Sidechain with Monero as the base token and Zerocoin as the anonymous token
Another option would be to add a zero-knowledge protocol option, with no side-chain at all. This might be the least code-bucks for the most privacy-bang.
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How does Monero privacy and security compare to Zcash?
Concern has been expressed in the Zcash community that the NSA sponsored SHA-256 algorithm is being used for their coin. Here is an example:
https://github.com/zcash/zcash/issues/706
A strange ...
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Monero comparison wiki states zcash is not "decentralized": why?
The monero comparison wiki states zcash is not decentralized. Why?
The link you posted in your question, if you scroll down the page, has a pretty thorough answer to the question.
Most common ...
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Monero mining equipments can mine Zcash as well and have the same hashpower?
No. Monero uses Cryptonight whereas Zcash uses Equihash. They are different algorithms and most devices will compute them at different speeds, though for some devices they may happen to be close.
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Started back after completion
Monero's initial sync of a full node takes up to few days depending on your internet connectivity and also your hardware, which has to verify all synced blocks.
When you loose your internet ...
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Acquiring greater than 51% of the Monero network can pose what kind of risks?
As I understand it, if a mining operator was to attain 51% of the network, they can perform a double spend.
This is one thing they could do, yes.
But would this be detected?
You cannot detect a ...
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Monero mining equipments can mine Zcash as well and have the same hashpower?
Any hardware that is capable of mining Monero can also mine Zcash. But the used algorithm is different so you will need a different software. If you are using a pool it most likely doesn't make any ...
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Could Monero implement zk-SNARKS in the future?
Riccardo has mentioned that zk-SNARKs could be used in temporary sidechains. There is no official plan laid out yet to my knowledge.
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