The Rollup How Zcash Is Solving Bitcoin's Biggest Problem with Josh Swihart
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Oct 30, 2025 Josh Swihart, CEO of Electric Coin Company and a pioneer in digital privacy, dives into the fascinating world of Zcash. He discusses how Zcash originated zero-knowledge encryption and its significant momentum, including a staggering $100M in flows through NEAR intents in just eight weeks. They explore the implications of the shielded pool for privacy and fungibility, the need to navigate regulators while innovating, and the potential for Zcash to target billions of users, positioning it as a challenger to traditional fintech.
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UX + Near Fueled Real Adoption
- Near integration and the Zashi wallet unlocked real user experience and exponential shielded-pool growth.
- Users are self-custodying ZEC and using shielded addresses, not just speculating on exchanges.
Shielded Pool Restores Fungibility
- Zcash adds shielded addresses to Bitcoin-like code to restore fungibility and prevent tainting.
- The shielded pool is simply the total ZEC stored in shielded addresses protecting users' privacy.
Privacy At Scale, Not Just For Elites
- Zcash aims for global private money, not just affluent Swiss-bank customers.
- The goal is billions of users who can privately store and spend value interoperably.