ZenCash, now known as Horizen, is a decentralized cryptocurrency platform founded by Ron Vigione and William Wolf in 2017. ZenCash offers secure and completely anonymous money transfer and communication platform powered by the ZenCash (ZEN) cryptocurrency.
Introduction to Zencash.
ZenCash was officially forked from the ZClassic project on May 23, 2017 by developers whose main objective was too create secure networks and communications platform that is resilient against intrusions. ZenCash did not hold an initial coin offering (ICO) or offer any premining of the ZenCash (ZEN) cryptocurrency.
Timeline
People
Alberto Garoffolo
Director of Research and Development
Allan Dumaine
Senior Software Developer
Franck De Girolami
Senior Software Developer
Nicola Onassis
Senior Software Developer
Pier Stabilini
Software Manager
Pierre Schiro
Senior Software Developer
Rob Viglione
Co-Founder & Team Lead
Rolf Versluis
Executive Advisor
William Wolf
Co-Founder
Further reading
What is ZenCash - An Ultimate Guide on ZEN crypto
Coinswitch
Web
ZenCash is now Horizen - Privacy cryptocurrency ZEN rebrands to Horizen
Coinguides
Web
Documentaries, videos and podcasts
Companies
References
ZenCash (Horizon)
Privacy
Equihash
Proof-of-work system
DecentralizedCategories
Cluster: Blockchain & cryptocurrencyA cluster of topics related to blockchain and cryptocurrency.
CompanyA company, abbreviated 'co.', is a legal entity made up of an association of people, be they natural, legal, or a mixture of both, for carrying on a commercial or industrial enterprise.
Privacy cryptocurrencyA specialized form of cryptocurrencies focused on maintaining the privacy and anonymity of individuals transaction with them.
Related Topics
CryptocurrencyA cryptocurrency (or crypto currency) is a digital asset designed to work as a medium of exchange using cryptography to secure the transactions and to control the creation of additional units of the currency. Cryptocurrencies are a subset of alternative currencies, or specifically of digital currencies.
BlockchainA blockchain is an append-only digital ledger storing a set of time-ordered transactions grouped in blocks that are linked together using cryptographic hashes.
Contributors
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Dawson Sewell
Seeking to explain science and technology through simple writing. - 2
Michael Naval
Golden helper - 3
Alex Dean
Masters in Biostatistics/Epidemiology @ UC Berkeley | BA in Biology @ Wesleyan University - 4
Melanie Manipula
Researcher, writer and a former librarian - 5
Daniel Frumkin
B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering; Passionate about cryptocurrencies, AI, engineering, and travel.