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Cryptocurrency Ecosystem => Privacy Coins Forum => Zcash Forum => Topic started by: Tnoy30 on June 22, 2020, 05:37:51 PM
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Ethereum’s consensus algorithm is not the only thing changing with the launch of Eth 2.0. The underlying cryptography itself is getting an overhaul based on leading research out of the Electric Coin Company.
Called BLS12-381, the new elliptic pairing curve will securely coordinate transactions on the proof-of-stake (PoS) Eth 2.0 network, while opening up opportunities for data savings and privacy-tech solutions.
Currently, the ins and outs of that curve are being baked into the network with Ethereum Improvement Proposal 2537. That EIP is slated for delivery with the protocol’s 10th hard fork, Berlin, tentatively scheduled for July.
Read on: https://www.coindesk.com/the-zcash-privacy-tech-underlying-ethereums-transition-to-eth-2-0