From 838438e95db00fd9ff028e25a2539888171703f3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Florian Dold Date: Wed, 17 May 2017 15:21:49 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] add remark about zerocash's high anonymity --- doc/paper/taler.tex | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/paper/taler.tex b/doc/paper/taler.tex index f27b0d061..d53fe2f3d 100644 --- a/doc/paper/taler.tex +++ b/doc/paper/taler.tex @@ -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