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Zcash Developer Zakura Proposes Fix to Stop Quantum Computers Linking Shielded Swaps

What Decrypt reports, why it matters and what remains unconfirmed.

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01 / What happened

What Decrypt reports

Zakura says a single published Zcash address could let a future quantum attacker link every payment a wallet has ever received.
02 / Why it matters

The immediate significance

The report identifies a security development, but the available information does not provide enough matched evidence for a more specific impact judgment. That assessment remains open.

03 / Evidence gaps

What remains unknown

  1. No matched primary document independently supporting the central claim is linked to this page.
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