Zcash is a decentralized and open-source cryptocurrency that provides strong privacy protections. Shielded transactions hide the sender, recipient, and value on the blockchain. If Bitcoin is like http for money, Zcash is https—a secure transport layer.

For the first 4 years, Zcash's founders get 20% of the block rewards, effectively making 10% of total supply (2.1 million ZEC).

Zcash

Zooko Wilcox

Nathan Wilcox

Jack Gavigan

Eli Ben-Sasson

Christina Garman

Alessandro Chiesa

Matthew Green

Ian Miers

Eran Tromer

Madars Virza

Daira Hopwood

Sean Bowe

Jack Grigg

Jay Graber

Ariel Gabizon

Simon Liu

Paige Peterson

Jonathas Carrijo

Linda Naeun Lee

Zirui Zhang

Ryan Taylor.

Hugh Khan

Gavin Andresen

Vitalik Buterin

Arthur Breitman

Joseph Bonneau

Brian Warner

Dana Syracuse

Marcia Hofmann

Brian Klein

Chris Hazlitt

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