A New Paper Claims Zcash-Style Privacy for Bitcoin, No Fork Required

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What happened

Shielded Bitcoin is the latest idea to improve privacy for the world's largest and most popular cryptocurrency.

Key facts

  • Reported by Gizmodo and published Sun, 27 Sep 2026 09:30:08 UTC.

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