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Zcash Plans to Enhance Transparency and Security
Zakura, a Zcash full node developer, announced plans to introduce hash-based signatures in January, enhancing the network's security against quantum and AI attacks. The update includes a privacy tool for rotating transparent addresses, which will be available in the Vizor wallet starting this week. This approach combines two defenses: wallets will rotate to fresh addresses to hide public keys, and a hash-based backup signature known as WOTS will be added. The feature is designed to address privacy concerns by preventing servers from linking transactions across multiple addresses. The update also covers only the transparent side of Zcash, and the exact timing for the activation of the opcodes across the network is not specified. Zcash is gaining institutional interest, including proposals for a U.S. ETF and Europe's first Zcash ETP.