> I happen to be involved with cryptography. I'm very familiar with three of the people on the Zcash team, one of whom I call "friend". Maybe this is where you

> I happen to be involved with cryptography. I'm very familiar with three of the people on the Zcash team, one of whom I call "friend". Maybe this is where your potential bias stems from. I mean, what's the point of name dropping here if it's not stemming from a bit of ego, maybe strong enough ego to believe you're out of reach for a three letter agency? You know three of them, great, but you don't know all of them and you may not know the most major contributor and it's possible there exists a key member that has an already shady past. The hypothetical in question isn't even intended for you. It's intended for the general public. Most of whom would gladly eat up whatever story they are sold.