# Deprecation of T-Addresses

**URL:** <https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/deprecation-of-t-addresses/46289>\
**Category:** Education\
**Created:** [December 17, 2023, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/deprecation-of-t-addresses/46289 "2023-12-17T21:45:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![pkr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/pkr/32/29938_2.png) [@pkr](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/pkr)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2023, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/deprecation-of-t-addresses/46289/1 "2023-12-17T21:45:30Z")

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Zcash wants (_so so badly_) to strive for privacy:

It’s so far failed at that:

> <https://twitter.com/PipeFlare/status/1736444310227468636>

I don’t think I counted a single Z address listed here in the comments.

Let’s use this thread to brainstorm on a path for T-addr deprecation.

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**Author:** ![battbot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b77776/32.png) [@battbot](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/battbot)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2023, 9:50pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/deprecation-of-t-addresses/46289/2 "2023-12-17T21:50:17Z")

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Even with t-adds, Zcash still has the largest anon set of any cryptocurrency. So please, explain to me how Zcash has failed to “strive for privacy.”

Hint: you can’t.

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**Author:** ![pkr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/pkr/32/29938_2.png) [@pkr](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/pkr)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2023, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/deprecation-of-t-addresses/46289/3 "2023-12-17T21:53:28Z")

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Literally what does that even mean if no one is using shielded transactions/storing funds in the shielded pool?

> <https://twitter.com/In4Crypto/status/1736126800554549563?s=20>

> My car has the most secure alarm, but I always leave the windows down and the doors unlocked!

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**Author:** ![battbot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b77776/32.png) [@battbot](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/battbot)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2023, 10:05pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/deprecation-of-t-addresses/46289/5 "2023-12-17T22:05:49Z")

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“no one is using shielded transactions/storing funds in the shielded pool”

Just because you say it doesn’t make it true. Currently ~9% of ZEC is shielded, which IMO is not too bad considering there is no HW wallet support.