As a part of an evolving community-wide dialog about Unified Addresses (UAs) and Zcash tackle design, Zashi is updating how UAs perform within the app.
Till now, Zashi Unified Addresses have included shielded and clear receivers, per the unique UA specification. These had been labeled as “Zcash Shielded Tackle” within the app’s Obtain display.
Whereas that format labored as meant, latest group discussions have highlighted a key consideration: together with a clear receiver in a UA can unintentionally expose components of a consumer’s transaction historical past when the intent was to share solely a shielded tackle. That is notably related now, on condition that the clear receiver in Unified Addresses was initially included to make sure compatibility with centralized exchanges, however for the reason that exchanges by no means adopted UA assist and depend on t-addresses, it provides no sensible profit whereas posing privateness dangers.
What’s Altering
Given these issues, we’ve made the next modifications:
- Zashi not contains clear receivers in Unified Addresses (Zcash addresses that begin with the letter “u”). The Obtain display nonetheless seems to be the identical, however underneath “Zcash Shielded Tackle,” it now shows a rotating, shielded-only UA.
- Zashi will generate a brand new Zcash Shielded Tackle every time you open the Obtain display. Producing distinctive addresses is often used for privateness and safety causes.
- All transactions despatched to your completely different rotating Shielded Addresses will stay a part of one pockets steadiness underneath the identical seed phrase.
- Whereas we suggest utilizing a brand new tackle each time, every distinctive tackle may be reused.
- Each clear and shielded ZEC may be despatched to Zashi’s Shielded Addresses. It will likely be obtained and saved as shielded ZEC.
- Wallets and exchanges that don’t assist sending funds to shielded receivers is not going to settle for this tackle format. They may require clear addresses.
- If customers want a clear tackle (begins with the letter “t”), it’s nonetheless accessible and displayed individually on the Obtain display.
- Customers should replace the app to activate this variation.
When you’re sharing a Unified Tackle from an earlier model of Zashi and didn’t intend to disclose the linked clear tackle, we suggest changing it with a freshly generated tackle from the up to date app.
Group Enter, Continued Evolution
This replace displays a broader ecosystem shift towards extra user-friendly privateness defaults. We’re grateful to group members and builders who introduced consideration to this subject and helped form a shared path ahead.
We’ll proceed to observe how the ecosystem evolves and adapt accordingly to offer customers the perfect expertise doable. As at all times, we welcome suggestions and can proceed listening to the Zcash group as we construct. Thanks for serving to us do higher.
— The Zashi Workforce