Inside Zcash's new node that targets Visa-scale privacy at 50,000 transactions per second
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Zcash's new Zakura client is live, marking a significant step towards achieving Visa-scale privacy with 50,000 transactions per second. This milestone is part of a broader plan to increase Zcash's transaction capacity from roughly one private transaction per second, aiming to bring it on par with major payment networks. The upgrade could boost Zcash's adoption and scalability.
The new Zakura client is the first live piece of a plan to take Zcash from roughly one private transaction per second to payment-network scale.