ZCASH EDUCATION: WHAT IS A VIEWING KEY?

🎓 ZCASH EDUCATION: WHAT IS A VIEWING KEY?

Privacy doesn’t have to mean giving up transparency.

Zcash allows users of shielded addresses to use viewing keys — special cryptographic keys that can provide visibility into transaction information without giving permission to spend the ZEC.

🔑 A viewing key can be shared when selective transparency is needed.

This can be useful for:

• Accounting and record keeping
• Audits and compliance
• Proving transaction history
• Allowing trusted third parties to inspect relevant activity

The important distinction:

👁 Viewing key = ability to view certain information
💸 Spending key = ability to move the funds

This is one of the powerful ideas behind Zcash: privacy can be selective rather than all-or-nothing.

You can keep financial activity private by default while still having mechanisms to disclose information when you choose.

Privacy with control. 🔐

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