Quote from: Abiky on Today at 11:35:08 AM

Quote from: Joeyp on October 18, 2023, 02:12:50 PM

Which is better - zero-knowledge proofs or ring confidential transactions privacy technigue ? Both do the same.
I think Monero is more easy to use, send, receive - no problem. Zcash you can only send, receive to shielded addresses, if you want privacy.

Why would Monero be much easier to use than Zcash? I'd say XMR is harder to understand than ZEC because of the way it's designed. It uses three keys instead of two used by coins like Zcash and the others (Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc). ZEC only has shielded addresses, whereas Monero has a public key/address, a spend key, and a view key. If you want someone else to view your transaction history, you'd need to share your view key to do that. Using only the public key won't suffice.

It takes quite a bit of understanding to get your way through the XMR blockchain. And it's even worse with Mimblewimble coins such as Grin, BEAM, and Litecoin (yes, Litecoin added said privacy feature some time ago). I think that's one of the reasons why privacy coins are very unpopular. At least, there are plenty of options to choose from. As long as R&D for privacy/anonymity continues, we should have nothing to worry about.

If Zcash receiver have public address, what you will do in such a case. Therefore I think Monero is more easy to use, at least you can send to receiver. Three keys for Monero is for privacy reasons, so if you want the privacy, there are some harder things too.