# Tacit İlgili Makaleler

New Protocol Tacit: The ZEC of the Bitcoin Ecosystem

The article discusses Tacit, a new privacy-focused Bitcoin asset protocol emerging after a period of relative quiet in the Bitcoin ecosystem. Unlike BRC-20 or Runes, Tacit is a "meta-protocol" where the indexer runs directly in the user's browser, removing the need for centralized servers. Its key innovation is enabling privacy for token amounts on the Bitcoin mainnet. Tacit employs cryptographic techniques like Pedersen Commitments and Bulletproofs to conceal transaction amounts while proving conservation of funds. It uses Mimblewimble-style signatures to prevent inflation and ECDH encryption to ensure only senders and receivers can decrypt real amounts. This makes it a native "privacy coin" for Bitcoin, albeit one that hides amounts but not the direction of fund flows between addresses. The protocol, developed by ross.wei (known for Ethereum's ZAMM), has rapidly evolved since its May 7 launch. It now supports fair launches, a marketplace, token swaps, and a novel mixer similar to Tornado Cash but without relying on smart contracts. However, this privacy comes at a cost, with transaction fees estimated to be about 10 times higher than Runes. Future plans include privacy-wrapping native Bitcoin (cBTC), implementing silent receipts, and hiding the token type in transfers. The main token, $TAC, has gained traction with a market cap around $4 million. Positioned between simpler token standards and complex solutions like RGB, Tacit represents a significant and innovative step for on-chain privacy within the Bitcoin ecosystem.

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