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Stealth addresses don't use any new cryptography, aren't computationally expensive, and require no changes to bitcoin consensus or policy rules.
by kobeya 10y ago
Stealth addresses don't use any new cryptography, aren't computationally expensive, and require no changes to bitcoin consensus or policy rules.
- AgentME 10y agoOh, I guess I mixed up some posts with one lamenting that Zcash wasn't incorporated into Bitcoin. Stealth addresses seem like they give much weaker anonymity guarantees than Zcash, unless you only ever send and receive funds through stealth addresses with others who follow the same precautions.