Researchers Propose Zcash-Style Privacy for Bitcoin Without a Soft Fork
Key Highlights Researchers from Alloc Init proposed “Shielded Bitcoin,” a metaprotocol that hides BTC transfer amounts and counterparties using zero-knowledge proofs without altering Bitcoin’s consensus rules or requiring trusted bridges. The design adapts Zcash’s encrypted-note model directly on Bitcoin’s base layer, allowing anyone to run indexers that verify proofs and track nullifiers to prevent double-spending. ...
