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title: "What is Zcash (ZEC)? How shielded transactions work"
url: https://thecoingazette.com/what-is-zcash-zec-how-shielded-transactions-work/
date: 2026-11-08
modified: 2026-11-08
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author: "Coin Gazette Editorial"
description: "Zcash (ZEC) is a privacy coin and blockchain launched in 2016. It allows users to make both public and private transactions. The latter — called “shielded transactions” on the network — make use of zero-knowledge proofs called zk-SNARKs to verify payments without revealing the sender, recipient or amount. Zcash has emerged as one of the […]"
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# What is Zcash (ZEC)? How shielded transactions work

Zcash (ZEC) is a privacy coin and blockchain launched in 2016. It allows users to make both public and private transactions. The latter — called “shielded transactions” on the network — make use of zero-knowledge proofs called zk-SNARKs to verify payments without revealing the sender, recipient or amount. Zcash has emerged as one of the […]