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Security research (https://defuse.ca/) and EDM production (https://open.spotify.com/artist/1qpLn7vhzD); formerly Zcash community security (https://zecsec.com/).

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There are whole universes hidden inside every flower

samanthacavet's tweet image. There are whole universes hidden inside every flower
samanthacavet's tweet image. There are whole universes hidden inside every flower
samanthacavet's tweet image. There are whole universes hidden inside every flower
samanthacavet's tweet image. There are whole universes hidden inside every flower

What’s something you’re curious about that you’re pretty sure I could explain in 30 minutes without doing much research? Trying to come up with writing ideas…


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A problem is not a sign the universe is against you. A problem is a conflict between explanations. Since reality has no contradictions, a problem means your knowledge is flawed. Problems are invitations to improve your worldview. 4/15

the_pavi_singh's tweet image. A problem is not a sign the universe is against you.

A problem is a conflict between explanations.

Since reality has no contradictions, a problem means your knowledge is flawed.

Problems are invitations to improve your worldview. 

4/15

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A BLS signature is simply: σ = sk·H(m) This makes the signature linear in the secret key. That is intentional. When verifying, we check whether the secret key affected the message and the public key in a consistent way: e(σ, G₂) == e(H(m), pk) If the signer doesn’t have…


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BLS uses a bilinear pairing: a function that takes one point from G₁ and one from G₂ and maps them into a third group G_T: e : G₁ × G₂ → G_T The key property is bilinearity: e(a·P, b·Q) = e(P, Q)^{ab} It means the pairing preserves scalar multiplication on both sides.…


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The entire BLS signature scheme is one line of math: e(sk·H(m), G₂) = e(H(m), sk·G₂). Why this equality enables multi-signature compression, a thread: (1/)


It's always the last time that it's ever going to be right now.


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12% of the new coin issuance in every new Zcash block goes into a community-controlled “lockbox” for funding Zcash development. It currently contains 75,000 ZEC, worth $40M. zecstats.info

zooko's tweet image. 12% of the new coin issuance in every new Zcash block goes into a community-controlled “lockbox” for funding Zcash development. It currently contains 75,000 ZEC, worth $40M. zecstats.info

Wow I JUST realized you can paste Windows registry paths into the bar at the top of regedit instead of clicking to open each folder one by one lmao


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Zcash Foundation is proud to announce the appointment of Alex Bornstein as Executive Director. Alex has an ambitious vision: “Zcash’s future will be defined by bold coordination and relentless execution.” zfnd.org/board-appoints…

zfnd.org

Board Appoints Alex Bornstein as Executive Director - Zcash Foundation

The Zcash Foundation (ZF) is proud to announce the appointment of Alex Bornstein as Executive Director, effective November 1, 2025. Since stepping in as Interim Executive Director in March 2025, Alex...


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Hey I’m glad everyone’s excited about Zcash again! It’s one of the coolest things I’ve ever worked on in my life.


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The Zcash 1.0.0 tag has been pushed: github.com/zcash/zcash/tr…


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I'm excited to announce that I'm hiring a team focused on shipping Tachyon in Zcash! If you're a Rust engineer who is passionate about privacy, crypto, and high assurance software -- and if you're interested in working on something meaningful -- please get in touch with me.


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Over 30% of all Zcash are now shielded! Wow

ShieldedLabs's tweet image. Over 30% of all Zcash are now shielded! Wow

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