The zcash development team is planning a series of network upgrades for next year, according to a published roadmap today.
On the zcash blog, co-founder Zooko Wilcox and technology director Nathan Wilcox detailed two upgrades – "Overwinter" and "Sapling" – which were discussed in an updated roadmap more early this year. According to the post, the goal of next year's upgrades is to "upgrade performance, security and ease of use of zcash".
The first update, Overwinter, is scheduled for release in June 2018. By mail, this upgrade is intended to "make network upgrades safer for users even in the event of a conflict." of governance ". Although little enlightened about the details at the moment, the Wilcox said that the future details of the update would be published in an upcoming blog post.
The second, which will take place in September, is centered around its "Sapling" protocol, which aims to strengthen the capacity of armored cryptocurrency transactions oriented towards privacy.
Both wrote:
"Sapling will enable Sapling protocol update, providing time-and-magnitude improvements to shielded transactions, making mobile wallet support possible." largely worries about the risk of configuring parameters for zkSNARK applications (including other applications besides Zcash). "
The message concludes by suggesting that further upgrades could be in sight, including the functionality for smart contracts and the search for the face-off algorithm.
"The possibilities include scalability enhancements to allow for a virtually unlimited number of transactions, new consensus algorithms such as Proof-of-Stake, and private, scalable smart contracts," he writes.
Disclosure: CoinDesk is a subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, which owns an interest in Zcash Company, the for-profit entity that develops the zcash protocol.
Graphical image of the code via Shutterstock
Leader in blockchain information, CoinDesk is an independent media company that strives to achieve the highest journalistic standards and adheres to a strict set of editorial policies. Do you have any breaking news or a tip to send to our journalists? Contact us at news@coindesk.com.