With the growth in adoption, cryptocurrencies aim to become a means of <a href="https://www.cryptoknowmics.com/crypto/zcash-quarterly-report-wages-decline-as-currency-price-falls/">payment</a>, while pushing investors to look for purses that offer security and privacy. ZCash (ZEC) belongs to the group of the ten most essential privacy cryptoactives in the cryptocurrency sector.

Zcash was created in October 2016 as a Bitcoin fork. It was developed and launched by Zerocoin Electric Coin Company and its CEO Zooko Wilcox. The project is focused on allowing the private exchange of funds in a completely transparent and open blockchain.

The project employs a technology called zk-SNARK, developed to protect the identity of Zcash users. The protocol of this cryptocurrency allows us choosing between armored and unarmored addresses. Protected addresses provide complete anonymity, while unprotected addresses are relatively transparent.

Thus, Zcash allows users to use "z" or "t" addresses. Addresses beginning with a "z" are fully protected and anonymous. While addresses starting with a "t" are transparent and behave similarly to a bitcoin address.

When making transactions with z-addresses, although they are recorded in the Zcash blockchain, the participants and the amount of the transaction remain anonymous. Additionally, the current price of the ZEC token, according to the <a href="https://www.coingecko.com/en">coingecko.com</a> portal, is around 48.09 USD so that it may be a new asset for some investors.

If you have decided to buy Zcash for its privacy features, in this article, you will find the description of three compatible Z-addresses purses to manage your ZECs. Remember that users should take precautions with their passwords and make sure to make regular backups to protect their money.

These wallets have available Zcash armored addresses:
<h4>ZecWallet</h4>
According to the documentation on its website,<a href="https://docs.zecwallet.co/faq/"> ZecWallet</a>, is the first z-Addr purse (z-addresses) compatible with the Zcash Sapling update.

It is a desktop wallet that works as a complete node, i.e., it keeps the complete record of the Zcash blockchain. This could be a disadvantage as it involves crucial system requirements. Its developers recommend 5 GB of free RAM and 25 GB of free disk, to accommodate the gradual growth of the blockchain size.

It is available for Linux, Windows and macOS operating systems. Users can download ZecWallet from the release page of the GitHub project repository by following the instructions for the platform of their choice.

He adds that the user must keep his version of ZecWallet updated as new functions are regularly added and bugs are corrected. To do so, the user must download the function, follow the instructions to install it, since his data directory and his wallet will not be modified. Its developers clarify that ZecWallet is not an official portfolio, and is not affiliated with Electric Coin Company in any way.

ZecWallet launched an application for Android mobiles, which is currently in beta version. ZecWallet Android is listed on the Google Play Store as an "app companion" to its desktop version. To work, the application needs to connect to the node operated from the main desktop application.

This allows to route the information between the device and the computer that operates the node. The application still has some details that could be seen as disadvantages or "limitations," as they are called on your website. Among them are that no new addresses can be generated from the phone, nor can you choose from which address the transaction will be sent, but rather, the application will automatically choose the Sapling protocol if there are funds for it.
<h4>ZECMate</h4>
<a href="https://swing.zecmate.com/">ZECmate</a> is a wallet compatible with Windows, macOS, and Linux operating systems. It is open-source, available in its GitHub repository. It also works as a complete node, which means that, as the previous wallet, it keeps a complete copy of the Zcash blockchain on a local machine. This allows the maintenance and backup of the blockchain file.

According to its web portal, ZECmate Swing Wallet is a port of the HoriZEN Swing portfolio, which offers a user-friendly interface for the Zcash public on the platforms mentioned above. It also states that Zel Technologies duly sign each of its versions for each platform, to guarantee the quality of the software.

ZECmate supports the private addresses of Sprout and Sapling, both for transactions and private messaging, being the "z" addresses of Sapling the default for the messaging identity. The developers of this wallet ensure the updates and support of each new version of Zcash, which allows interaction of users with Zcash blockchain.

It also has the Zcash native wallet encryption option. It also provides a built-in Sprout-to-Sapling migration tool, does not use third-party servers, and ensures that the user always holds private keys.
<h4>Wallet Guarda</h4>
<a href="https://guarda.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/folders/36000185498">Guarda Wallet</a> is a lightweight, non-custodial multi-currency wallet that supports Zcash. With the help of the Zcash Foundation, they developed a light version of the ZEC wallet, free of custody and open-source compatible with t and z addresses.

In June 2019 they released a version of this application for Android mobiles, called Shielded Guarda Wallet. Its developers say that this is the first mobile wallet compatible with Sapling, in which armored addresses can be used. After testing it with the Zcash community, the application is available in the Google Play Store, in its latest version, released on September 14 this year.

On social networks, this wallet has had outstanding comments about @ZcashFoundation, @ElectricCoinCo, and #Zcash community. In fact, on Twitter, the CEO of Guarda Wallet, Marija Carola announced that the update of that portfolio was already available for which she thanked the community that uses this purse and the Zcash cryptocurrency.

The truth is that the interest for security in this type of cryptocurrency is getting higher and higher, and the purses mentioned have the objective of minimizing risks, so it would seem a recommendable option if investments in this type of assets begin to be considerable.

Meet 3 Wallets With Support For Armored Zcash Addresses

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Meet 3 Wallets With Support For Armored Zcash Addresses

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