As a part of an evolving community-wide dialog about Unified Addresses (UAs) and Zcash handle design, Zashi is updating how UAs perform within the app.
Till now, Zashi Unified Addresses have included shielded and clear receivers, per the unique UA specification. These have been labeled as “Zcash Shielded Handle” within the app’s Obtain display.
Whereas that format labored as meant, current neighborhood discussions have highlighted a key consideration: together with a clear receiver in a UA can unintentionally expose components of a consumer’s transaction historical past when the intent was to share solely a shielded handle. That is significantly related now, on condition that the clear receiver in Unified Addresses was initially included to make sure compatibility with centralized exchanges, however because the exchanges by no means adopted UA help and depend on t-addresses, it provides no sensible profit whereas posing privateness dangers.
What’s Altering
Given these concerns, we’ve made the next adjustments:
Zashi now not consists of clear receivers in Unified Addresses (Zcash addresses that begin with the letter “u”). The Obtain display nonetheless appears the identical, however below “Zcash Shielded Handle,” it now shows a rotating, shielded-only UA.
Zashi will generate a brand new Zcash Shielded Handle every time you open the Obtain display. Producing distinctive addresses is usually used for privateness and safety causes.
All transactions despatched to your completely different rotating Shielded Addresses will stay a part of one pockets steadiness below the identical seed phrase.
Whereas we advocate utilizing a brand new handle each time, every distinctive handle will be reused.
Each clear and shielded ZEC will be despatched to Zashi’s Shielded Addresses. It is going to be obtained and saved as shielded ZEC.
Wallets and exchanges that don’t help sending funds to shielded receivers is not going to settle for this handle format. They’ll require clear addresses.
If customers want a clear handle (begins with the letter “t”), it’s nonetheless out there and displayed individually on the Obtain display.
Customers should replace the app to activate this alteration.
In the event you’re sharing a Unified Handle from an earlier model of Zashi and didn’t intend to disclose the linked clear handle, we advocate changing it with a freshly generated handle from the up to date app.
Neighborhood Enter, Continued Evolution
This replace displays a broader ecosystem shift towards extra user-friendly privateness defaults. We’re grateful to neighborhood members and builders who introduced consideration to this concern and helped form a shared path ahead.
We’ll proceed to watch how the ecosystem evolves and adapt accordingly to present customers the very best expertise doable. As at all times, we welcome suggestions and can proceed listening to the Zcash neighborhood as we construct. Thanks for serving to us do higher.
— The Zashi Crew
