As a part of an evolving community-wide dialog about Unified Addresses (UAs) and Zcash tackle design, Zashi is updating how UAs operate 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 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 person’s transaction historical past when the intent was to share solely a shielded tackle. That is significantly 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 help 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 adjustments:
- Zashi not consists of clear receivers in Unified Addresses (Zcash addresses that begin with the letter “u”). The Obtain display nonetheless appears to be like the identical, however below “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 stability below the identical seed phrase.
- Whereas we suggest utilizing a brand new tackle each time, every distinctive tackle will be reused.
- Each clear and shielded ZEC will be despatched to Zashi’s Shielded Addresses. Will probably be acquired and saved as shielded ZEC.
- Wallets and exchanges that don’t help sending funds to shielded receivers is not going to settle for this tackle format. They are going to require clear addresses.
- If customers want a clear tackle (begins with the letter “t”), it’s nonetheless obtainable and displayed individually on the Obtain display.
- Customers should replace the app to activate this variation.
If you happen to’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.
Neighborhood 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 situation and helped form a shared path ahead.
We’ll proceed to observe how the ecosystem evolves and adapt accordingly to provide customers the most effective expertise potential. 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 Crew
