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Researchers propose Zcash-style shielded transfers for Bitcoin

First reported September 24, 2026 by CryptoBriefing · covered by 5 sources

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Researchers at the cryptography lab [alloc] init have proposed a system for private transfers directly on Bitcoin. The proposal would conceal transaction amounts and counterparties without requiring a soft fork or changes to Bitcoin’s consensus rules.

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Written by our news service from the 5 sources below, updated September 25, 2026.

Timeline
  1. Sep 24, 18:23 UTC · CryptoBriefing
    [alloc] init unveils Shielded Bitcoin for Zcash-style privacy without protocol forks ↗
  2. Sep 25, 02:10 UTC · CryptoSlate
    Bitcoin researchers target privacy coins with Zcash-style shielded transfers ↗
  3. Sep 25, 03:30 UTC · Bitcoin.com News
    Shielded Bitcoin Proposal Aims to Bring Privacy to Bitcoin L1 ↗
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Bitcoin researchers target privacy coins with Zcash-style shielded transfers

Bitcoin researchers target privacy coins with Zcash-style shielded transfers

Bitcoin researchers have proposed a system for private transfers directly on the network without requiring a soft fork or changes to its consensus rules. The Sept. 24 paper from [[alloc] init] researchers Clara Shikhelman, Mikhail Komarov, and Aleksei Moskvin introduces Shielded Bitcoin, a metaprotocol designed to conceal transaction amounts, senders, recipients, and links between transfers while […] The post Bitcoin researchers target privacy coins with Zcash-style shielded transfers appeared first on CryptoSlate .

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Sep 25, 2026 · byCryptoSlate
Shielded Bitcoin Proposal Aims to Bring Privacy to Bitcoin L1

Shielded Bitcoin Proposal Aims to Bring Privacy to Bitcoin L1

A New York cryptography lab has proposed Zcash-style private transfers on Bitcoin without changing Bitcoin itself. Published on Thursday by [[alloc] init], Shielded Bitcoin would hide amounts and counterparties without a soft fork, separate blockchain, federation or trusted operator. Bitcoin would simply store and order encrypted data that it cannot understand, while outside software verifies […]

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Sep 25, 2026 · byBitcoin.com News