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Security, privacy, and anonymity are some of the founding principles of the blockchain and cryptocurrency space. Privacy in the crypto space is, however, threatened due to stringent regulations put in place by several governmental agencies. Firo (formerly Zcoin) is one of the few cryptocurrencies still focused on ensuring privacy in the crypto space is upheld. In line with this, the crypto has taken...

Privacy-centered digital asset Firo, formerly known as Zcoin, has announced the reinstatement of its Lelantus protocol. According to Firo, this move closely follows its recently completed hard fork and the launch of Firo v14.6.0. The reactivation of...

Firo is a digital currency with a focus on setting privacy standards. Firo, formerly Zcoin, has been the gold standard of trustless, on-chain privacy since 2016. Its incentive infrastructure gives it the industry-leading practical anonymity set. This infrastructure will help boost FIRO Price. Privacy is about staying one step ahead. The team behind Firo is responsible for some of the most significant blockchain...

Firo is a digital currency that enables untraceable private transactions and provides freedom from large monetary institutions. Firo believes that privacy is a fundamental human right and that users should have control over their money. Additionally, It has enforced zero-knowledge cryptographic technology, which permits users to own complete privacy of their transactions. There are quite a few exciting reasons why you might find...

Firo, the privacy-oriented blockchain previously known as Zcoin experienced a 51% attack and spent hours in a hash war against the attacker on 18 January 2021. According to Co-founder Ruben Yap, the attacker had created a secret chain, had acquired a huge amount of hash rate, and was mining secretly. However, when the attacker started selling a huge amount of FIRO on the...

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...