I have a question and I wish none of you will hate me for asking this because of the history of John Connor with Monero. But I am curious and I hope I get an answer even from the developers of Monero.

Can anyone explain what vcash's chain blender is in layman's terms? How is it different from ring signatures and what are the pros and cons of this compared to ring signatures. I was looking for information about it but I could not find anything.