Zcash → Rain
Works well wif shielded pools
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Still a no. Fork off! 
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Golden Shower seems better.
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Globally speaking, the term “Cash” is more widely used and correlated with money more than any other term imo, Including the term “Money” itself. And depending on the country as well, currency terms like Dollars, Pounds, Euros, Pesos, Dirhams, are either used or not used depending on a number of factors like whether the number is rounded up or not, unit of account used, a big amount or a small amount, etc.
For example my experience in a typical supermarket in the UK, if something adds up to be £17.95, they’ll say “that’s seventeen ninety five” without the pounds. If it’s £20, then they’ll say Twenty Pounds.
I like the word Cash. It’s a loaded word with a lot of history. A lot of innovation went into the invention of cash believe it or not.
And as for the letter Z, I think every alphabet in the world has a zzz sound so that solves that lol. But I find it interesting that it’s the last letter of the English alphabet, symbolic for the end of an era/age and the beginning of new era/age. A very serious letter in terms of how it looks and how it’s pronounced (cash is a serious thing after all lol).
The combination of a latter and a globally renowned word is perfect imo. A tried and tested construct that everyone is familiar with. Tshirt. IPhone. Gwagon. C class. Etc.
To all you numerologists out there, “Zcash” numerical value in Hebrew gamatria is 602. Ironically, “Buy” numerical value is also 602 
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I happen to like the name Zcash as well. But as I often say. We have the Z part completed, what is missing is the Cash. Once we add stablecoins and collateral based digital money, it will be a “Buy”
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That’s actually a good way of looking at it 
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Name change?
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You keep banging that drum.
Even with a billion USD of funding, I don’t think a ZUSD can be made (at scale).
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If it cant, then I made a mistake on Zcash. Privacey without a stablecoin probably wont exist as an L1 because the cost will be too high to support development and transaction costs. So you might be right because we are hearing people admit and push for moving to another chain as an L2. I think it would be great if people smarter than me just put a nail in it if the technology isn’t there. Especially since its on the new architecture diagram from @joshs which I guess you would say isnt feasible?
It’s not about tps. IMO, ZUSD cannot fullfil the legal requirements of transparency imposed by US law. For example, the need to freeze assets or report balances. Maybe another fiat currency would work.
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I hope that 1 zatoshi can act as an alternative USD currency.
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No centralized stablecoin will work, we need to bridge decentralized stablecoins. I am by no means an expert in this field, but from my research the most promising are delta neutral stablecoins like Ethena on Ethereum and UXD on Solana. I think DAI could also work as I think Tether and Circle would have to freeze the whole DAI collateral pool if they want to target bridged DAI.
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Delete this thread y’all are drunk on number go down.
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It seems that the obvious stablecoin/ collateral target would be USDT.
Tether is far and away the most ubiquitous stablecoin, and it also happens to be less tightly regulated-controlled under USA fincen cops (as a comparison against USDC, or real digital USD, which are tightly regulated).
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When discussing the rebranding of the project, let’s look at its current situation.
Zcash had a clear mission from the beginning and stood out from the competition with a solution that brought privacy to the blockchain. Over the years, the people behind this project (both at ECC and Zcash Foundation) have developed many significant solutions, with Halo2 as the crowning achievement (although this list is much longer, like Frost, etc.), which have pushed not only Zcash forward but many other projects too.
If the popularity of projects depended solely on the technology and the possibilities it enables, Zcash should be at the top of the most popular blockchains.
Unfortunately, the situation is different. I don’t think the name was the primary cause of this situation, and just changing the name won’t change anything. I think the project requires a more complex rebranding.
Why? There are many reasons, including:
- For many users, the entire topic of Zero-Knowledge Proofs is still unfamiliar, let alone the specific project that uses it. Moreover, some people won’t associate the name ZCash directly with Zero-Knowledge Proofs but only with “zero”. For them, the idea of “Zero Cash” may evoke different associations than the authors of this solution intended.
- Many users have bad associations with the name Zcash. It’s very unfair, but I’m afraid that’s the reality. Zcash has always focused on developing technology and creating a self-sustaining ecosystem around it. I think it’s a great goal, but intricate to communicate. It let competitors popularize many myths about Zcash, which still hinder its adoption.
- The word “Cash” unnecessarily narrows the project’s perception of its possible solutions. In my view, such self-limitation hinders the evolution and development of the project in the long run. It also restricts the expansion of its entire ecosystem.
Ok, but how should this new opening look like?
The name should simplify communication about the project and its use cases to ease the onboarding of new users. This name should immediately evokes clear associations and positive emotions. Nonetheless, the name should also refer to the project’s origin and provide a sense of continuity for people who have been with the project since its birth.
Therefore, I think that a natural candidate for such name is “Shield” (or perhaps “Shield Network” or “Shield Protocol”). This direction has many advantages:
- One of the core needs of many people is the need to feel safe. Privacy, money, data, freedom of speech… They want to secure each of these areas of their lives. And the shield is naturally associated with this security.
- This name naturally promotes user education regarding “Shielded Pools”.
- Shields are a natural element of the iconography of Zcash, which can be seen, for example, on Twitter/X. The motto “Shields Up” has long been popular among the community and is catchy.
To sum up, the project needs a “new beginning” to reach its potential. It includes a new name that will be easy to communicate and to represent the project’s spirit. Basing the rebranding around the word “Shield” can improve the narrative for more mainstream users. At the same time, a Shield-related name would refer to the concepts behind Zcash and the symbolism important to the current community.
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Changing the name seems risky. With that, watching the price just melt way beyond what one would expect compared to other coins during this bear market, loss of confidence, and virtual non existent transaction volumes, maybe a total rebrand along with the vision/mission isn’t such a bad idea. It might help people stop thinking Zcash is actually cash as a fiat alternative, which is probably why the name was chosen in the first place. It really depends on what comes out of Zboot and what the purpose and function of Zcash is.
I like the ones you said and ChainShield, CoinShield, ShieldNet
Twitter → X
Facebook —Meta
If the change in strategic direction is big enough, the more a name change make sense. So Facebook became a brand owned by Meta. Zcash to me makes more sense as stabalecoin products whereas “Shield” makes sense as a L1 type protocol upon which L2 assets work
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Negative.
Zcash as a brand/identity/sound/look/feel is on par with iPhone. iPhone as a label/name is greater than Apple: everyone knows iPhone, not everyone knows Apple. One could even argue “iPhone” is the brand and “Apple” is what came out of it.
Put it this way, if Satoshi Nakamoto would have created Zcash instead of Bitcoin, he also would have named it Zcash.
Like iPhone, Zcash is what you buy, what you use, what you take with you, what accompanies you during your good times and bad times, it’s for you and what belongs to you.
If striking emotion is the end goal of labelling something, Zcash just hits home from every angle without an atom’s weight of doubt. Zcash: P2P private electronic cash.
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What the hell is everyone writing about? Make a fork today and name it anything you want, even after your grandmother.
Zcash hasn’t even presented the final product yet, and everyone is rushing to call it a failure or a failure.
Are you serious? A scientist exclaimed “Eureka” and invented the very first version of the transistor. But many people think he’s a failure? Guys, the television set is still being designed. Today we were able to assemble the first transistor circuits, test them in operation and find problems in the first tests. That’s a simple allegory for you.
To keep you from getting bored, while we were at it, they gave you some third-party wallets to play with, and they certainly weren’t what you’d like to see. Because they were prototypes of functionality. They have designs from a bygone era because they’re prototypes. But they already! already support zero-disclosure proofs. Isn’t that enough for you? Where else in the crypto space is there something similar, where people would invent something of their own and not just take from Zcash?
This is the first time I’ve seen the concept of a finished product from @joshs, but you still have to get there and it will take time. Time and time again. And it will be Zcash, it will be Zcash, not grandma.
Stop this kindergarten! If you’re not happy with the price, just buy bitcoin and be happy with it. ETFs are coming soon, yay!
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