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Is Zcash Traceable?

Transparent Zcash is traceable on-chain. Fully shielded Zcash hides the sender, recipient, amount, and memo from public view, but the transaction still exists and off-chain metadata can create links.

Public chain

T-address balances and transaction flows are public.

Shielded path

Fully shielded transfers encrypt sender, recipient, amount, and memo data.

Off-chain boundary

IP data, exchange records, shared transaction details, and viewing keys sit outside basic on-chain shielding.

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