Crypto Long & Short: Zcash and the case for privacy in the age of AI
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AI has made 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. You're reading Crypto Long & Short , our weekly newsletter featuring insights, news and analysis for the professional investor. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Wednesday. Note: The views expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of CoinDesk, Inc., CoinDesk Indices or its owners and affiliates. This is your institutional newsletter, Crypto Long & Short. This week: Zcash: money for an age of financial privacy - by Michael Zhao, Grayscale Research Bitcoin proved you don't need a bank to move money. But it made a trade-off: every transaction is public, forever. Anyone can see who paid whom, how much and when. Wallet addresses…