{"id":32636,"date":"2020-12-01T13:39:02","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T11:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=32636"},"modified":"2025-08-28T09:41:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T06:41:28","slug":"tezos-to-add-zcash-privacy-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/tezos-to-add-zcash-privacy-features\/","title":{"rendered":"Tezos to add Zcash privacy features"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tezos is preparing the Edo upgrade. Implementing Zcash&#8217;s Sapling library will allow concealing cryptocurrency transactions, according to a joint <a href=\\\"https:\/\/forum.tezosagora.org\/t\/announcing-the-edo-release\/2443\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener noreferrer\\\">statement<\/a> by the developers Nomadic Labs, Marigold and Metastate.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cNo other major smart-contract platform today supports such functionality. As Tezos is upgradeable, we can add these capabilities directly into the blockchain,\u201d the publication says.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<p>The developers see potential applications for the Electric Coin Company\u2019s Sapling library in smart contracts and privacy-focused applications.<\/p>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"wp-embedded-content\\\" data-secret=\\\"Z4W09xQnFR\\\">\n<p>What is Zcash (ZEC)?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\\\"lazy\\\" class=\\\"wp-embedded-content\\\" sandbox=\\\"allow-scripts\\\" security=\\\"restricted\\\" style=\\\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\\\" title=\\\"\u201cWhat is Zcash (ZEC)?\u201d \u2014 ForkLog\\\" src=\\\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/cryptorium\/chto-takoe-zcash-zec\/embed#?secret=xF5DtLdbxU#?secret=Z4W09xQnFR\\\" data-secret=\\\"Z4W09xQnFR\\\" width=\\\"500\\\" height=\\\"282\\\" frameborder=\\\"0\\\" marginwidth=\\\"0\\\" marginheight=\\\"0\\\" scrolling=\\\"no\\\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<p>Another notable component of Edo is the ticketing system. It is a \u201cconvenient mechanism for smart contracts that grants permissions to other smart contracts or issues tokens.\u201d Tickets are intended to significantly streamline work for external developers.<\/p>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"wp-embedded-content\\\" data-secret=\\\"FIVnUvcWqo\\\">\n<p>What is Tezos (XTZ)?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\\\"lazy\\\" class=\\\"wp-embedded-content\\\" sandbox=\\\"allow-scripts\\\" security=\\\"restricted\\\" style=\\\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\\\" title=\\\"\u201cWhat is Tezos (XTZ)?\u201d \u2014 ForkLog\\\" src=\\\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/cryptorium\/chto-takoe-tezos\/embed#?secret=hpyJ9wGQ19#?secret=FIVnUvcWqo\\\" data-secret=\\\"FIVnUvcWqo\\\" width=\\\"500\\\" height=\\\"282\\\" frameborder=\\\"0\\\" marginwidth=\\\"0\\\" marginheight=\\\"0\\\" scrolling=\\\"no\\\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<p>In November <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/tezos-project-rolls-out-delphi-upgrade-on-its-blockchain\">took place<\/a> the Tezos protocol upgrade named Delphi.<\/p>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to ForkLog&#8217;s <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCC9FnXTC8_ENzaNSO5cHQ6g\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\\\"> YouTube<\/a> channel!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tezos is preparing the Edo upgrade. 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