Frank Braun: Bitcoin is Retro, Zcash is the Future
While Bitcoin grapples with the quantum problem, the world changes faster than ever. Frank Braun on why Bitcoin is retro — and Zcash is the future.
Frank Braun closes the talks at Bitcoin je RETRO 2026 with a talk on Zcash, AI-assisted surveillance, and the quantum problem.
While Bitcoin grapples with how to deal with the quantum problem — or keeps denying that it exists — the world is changing faster than ever. AI makes it trivial to analyze transaction graphs, making the need for privacy even more apparent. Agent payments need to be both private and cheap, requiring massive scalability. Zcash is uniquely positioned to tackle these problems:
- Zero-knowledge technology delivers the theoretically best possible privacy (ledger indistinguishability).
- Project Tachyon will deliver planetary scale.
- Quantum recoverability, post-quantum privacy, and post-quantum soundness are on the roadmap.
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