The ZecHub Podcast Zcon Sessions: Paul Puey on Shielded Wallet Adoption
Aug 16, 2023
The conversation dives into the vibrant atmosphere of Zcon4, emphasizing networking among attendees. There's a focus on the evolving challenges of adopting Shielded Wallets and the importance of enhancing usability and privacy. The speakers compare Zcash to Monero, highlighting the need for improved mobile applications. They stress community engagement as crucial for Zcash's growth, advocating for input from all users to shape its future and tackle privacy concerns surrounding transparent addresses.
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Adoption Drivers
- Monero's wider adoption isn't solely due to better privacy but significantly better usability.
- Zcash has superior privacy tech but suffers from usability hurdles.
Zcon Dinner Payments
- Paul Puey offered to accept Zcash payments at dinner during Zcon4.
- He highlighted the irony of not knowing if he received them due to wallet syncing issues.
Zero Sync Solution
- Fixing the mobile syncing issue would give Zcash a major advantage over Monero.
- This "zero sync" solution would eliminate syncing delays regardless of offline time.