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Zcash Developer Zakura Proposes Fix to Stop Quantum Computers Linking Shielded Swaps

Zakura says a single published Zcash address could let a future quantum attacker link every payment a wallet has ever received.

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What happened

Zakura says a single published Zcash address could let a future quantum attacker link every payment a wallet has ever received.

Reported details

  • Zcash infrastructure developer Zakura has proposed a new wallet security feature that would give each ZEC swap through NEAR Intents a separate viewing key to protect users’ transaction histories against potential future quantum computing attacks. In an engineering post, Zakura…

Why this matters

Zcash Developer Zakura is a factual update rather than a structural change to tokenized assets. Its value to a desk is the sourced detail and the timing, so read it next to the linked reporting and treat any figure the sources do not state as unknown.

Evidence boundary

On Zcash Developer Zakura, the scope is limited to what the linked 2 reports state, and where they diverge both positions are recorded without either being picked in advance; the headline figure is what to check first.

What to verify

Corroborate Zcash Developer Zakura with one independent dated source, and treat any figure the linked reports do not state as unknown rather than inferred.

Sources and editorial check time

This information is educational and is not financial, legal, or tax advice.

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