As a part of an evolving community-wide dialog about Unified Addresses (UAs) and Zcash deal with design, Zashi is updating how UAs perform within the app.
Till now, Zashi Unified Addresses have included shielded and clear receivers, according to the unique UA specification. These have been labeled as “Zcash Shielded Deal with” within the app’s Obtain display screen.
Whereas that format labored as supposed, current neighborhood discussions have highlighted a key consideration: together with a clear receiver in a UA can unintentionally expose components of a person’s transaction historical past when the intent was to share solely a shielded deal with. That is notably related now, provided that the clear receiver in Unified Addresses was initially included to make sure compatibility with centralized exchanges, however because the 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 concerns, we’ve made the next modifications:
Zashi not consists of clear receivers in Unified Addresses (Zcash addresses that begin with the letter “u”). The Obtain display screen nonetheless appears the identical, however below “Zcash Shielded Deal with,” it now shows a rotating, shielded-only UA.
Zashi will generate a brand new Zcash Shielded Deal with every time you open the Obtain display screen. 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 below the identical seed phrase.
Whereas we suggest utilizing a brand new deal with each time, every distinctive deal with could be reused.
Each clear and shielded ZEC could 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 deal with format. They’ll require clear addresses.
If customers want a clear deal with (begins with the letter “t”), it’s nonetheless accessible and displayed individually on the Obtain display screen.
Customers should replace the app to activate this alteration.
Should you’re sharing a Unified Deal with from an earlier model of Zashi and didn’t intend to disclose the linked clear deal with, we suggest changing it with a freshly generated deal with from the up to date app.
Neighborhood Enter, Continued Evolution
This replace displays a broader ecosystem shift towards extra user-friendly privateness defaults. We’re grateful to neighborhood members and builders who introduced consideration to this subject and helped form a shared path ahead.
We’ll proceed to watch how the ecosystem evolves and adapt accordingly to provide customers the most effective expertise doable. As at all times, we welcome suggestions and can proceed listening to the Zcash neighborhood as we construct. Thanks for serving to us do higher.
— The Zashi Staff
