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Lelantus, the privacy protocol that brings “on-by-default” privacy to Firo (previously Zcoin) mainnet activated on 14 January 2021. According to the official blog, the upgrade went live on block 336888. Lelantus introduces a burn-and-redeem model to any number of coins on Firo. Effectively, this ensures the transactions between official Firo wallets remain private by default. According to Firo project steward Reuben Yap, Lelantus...

Privacy-focused cryptocurrency Firo, formerly known as Zcoin, has disclosed that its long-awaited Lelantus upgrade will soon go live. Firo, in a GitHub update, disclosed in-depth details of the upcoming upgrade. Details like actions users are expected to carry out and how to go about testing the update. Firo, furthermore,...

The importance of privacy in the crypto and blockchain sphere cannot be over- emphasized. Zcoin, the popular privacy-focused crypto platform, has released details of several amazing updates expected to go live on its platform this month. Interestingly, Zcoin has also disclosed plans to rebrand as Firo. The update released by the crypto platform will throw more light on what goes on behind the scenes....

Zcoin, a privacy-oriented digital currency, announced a rebranding of its name and ticker to Firo (pronounced as Fee-Roh) and XFR, respectively. According to reports, the name change of Zcoin (XZC) to Firo (XFR) will become effective on the 30th of November. This is also when the mainnet binaries for Lelantus will be released. Why Firo (XFR)? Firo (XFR) has been described as a...

Popular privacy-centered platform Zcoin partners with StakeHound and discloses plans to launch its stakedXZC tokens. In line with this Zcoin (XZC) has released details of its first-ever StakeHound Hunt and how users can partake and earn from it. StakedXZC is slated to go live on Ethereum on October 30, 2020. The Hunt basically is to reward early adopters of the stakedXZC tokens. The...

Zcoin, the privacy-focused cryptocurrency announced the testnet launch of its next-generation privacy protocol Lelantus on October 20. According to Ruben Yap, Project Steward Zcoin, Lelantus pushes the boundaries of privacy. It employs technology that supports very high practical anonymity and helps make transactions untraceable with a single click. At the core, Zcoin Lelantus allows users to destroy any amounts of coins and partially...