Why I can't sleep soundly with blockchain, being the cypherpunk

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https://themerkle.com/blocksci-succesfully-traces-transactions-performed-with-dash-zcash-and-other-currencies/
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Criminals flocking to other cryptocurrencies may want to think twice
about those as well. As BlockSci’s whitepaper explains, there are very
few cryptocurrencies which have eluded their scrutiny. One of those
currencies is Monero, as it provides a degree of anonymity and
obfuscation the group has not been able to crack just yet. Monero is
officially labeled an “unsupported blockchain due to it not following
the one-input one-output paradigm.” That is an interesting point which
shows how Monero may be the only cryptocurrency providing full privacy
and anonymity right now.


On 09/02/2017 09:28 AM, grarpamp wrote:
> Claming privacy enforced... Monero [up until basically now] doesn't either.
> Z's "optional" is a plainly documented feature.
> All are 'opensource', "communities" can "back" / ignore / fork them at will.
> Only Zencash has TLS and full overlay network support today.
> Comparing Monero to the Z-family of currencies can't be
> done with just newsbites.
> The debate between Monero and Z-family is ongoing,
> and depends a lot on future developments, both of their own,
> and in the space.
> Don't expect any existing currency to survive long term.
> Be prepared to migrate, often, over the near towards long term.
>
> Here's a dozen bites, analysis of more and deeper would be needed...
> https://blog.okturtles.com/2016/03/the-zcash-catch/
> https://blog.okturtles.com/2016/09/how-to-compromise-zcash-and-take-over-the-world/
> https://forum.z.cash/t/parameter-generation-ceremony-discussion/6691/3?u=zooko
> https://z.cash/technology/paramgen.html
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GJwBAxZ3eEdcjPn4iSpKcWXXrl5YxWSMX8I0K2wiSsM/edit
> https://web.archive.org/web/20160726150109/https://www.reddit.com/r/Zcash/comments/499tva/to_what_extent_given_sciprlabs_involvment_is/
> https://www.coindesk.com/defending-zcash-blockchain-art-security-theater/
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_multi-party_computation
> https://monero.stackexchange.com/questions/2719/how-does-monero-privacy-and-security-compare-to-zcoin
> https://www.monero.how/how-does-monero-work-details-in-plain-english
> https://monero.stackexchange.com/questions/83/how-does-monero-privacy-and-security-compare-to-zcash
> https://zensystem.io/