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@ -300,6 +300,12 @@ blockchain's decentralized nature to escape anti-money laundering
regulation~\cite{molander1998cyberpayments} as they provide anonymous,
disintermediated transactions.
Unlike Taler, Zerocash fully hides transacted amounts as well both the sender
and receiver, giving an exceptionally high level of anonymity. This comes at
the cost of usage for illegitimate purposes such as money laundering and tax
evasion, as well as confirmation times and processing fees that are many orders
of magnitude larger.
GreenCoinX\footnote{\url{https://www.greencoinx.com/}} is a more
recent AltCoin where the company promises to identify the owner of
each coin via e-mail addresses and phone numbers. While it is unclear