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Crypto Long & Short: Zcash and the case for privacy in the age of AI

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Briefings

AI technology enables efficient linking of wallet addresses to identities, creating a permanent record on the blockchain that does not age out. Michael Zhao of Grayscale Research highlights how Zcash's shielded transactions address this by obscuring the connection between addresses and real-world identities. Approximately 29% of all ZEC mined currently resides in the shielded pool, representing a significant portion of the cryptocurrency's total supply.

Key points

• AI makes it cheap to link wallet addresses to the people behind them, and the permanence of the blockchain means records don't age out.
• Michael Zhao of Grayscale Research explains how Zcash's shielded transactions address this problem, and why close to 29% of all ZEC ever mined now sits in the shielded pool.

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Evidence is from a 2026 article published on October 7, 2026, and covers only the period from the article's publication date to the present. The specific date of the ZEC mining event is not provided, and the article does not contain quotes or causal claims.

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