Zcash network

Zcash developers in the Zakura project plan a quantum‑resistant update that gives every ZEC swap executed through NEAR Intents its own private viewing key, isolating each swap’s history from a potential quantum‑derived key crack. The change closes a gap where a future quantum computer could reconstruct a user’s payment history from a single refund address posted on NEAR’s public chain. Wallets built on Zakura’s open‑source libraries (e.g., Vizor) are expected to adopt the feature within weeks, ahead of the network’s January target for full quantum‑resistant payments. The design uses private‑information‑retrieval queries so wallets can locate refunds without revealing which addresses they request, mitigating the risk posed by Shor‑algorithm‑enabled attackers. The proposal preserves the spending key in the user’s main account while preventing quantum‑based linkage of all past payments. ZecStats reports that the network’s separate development lockbox holds 72,351 ZEC.· Entity summary generated by Graphiti