The upgrade introduces a formally verified shielded pool and a turnstile mechanism designed to protect supply integrity, marking a technical update for the privacy-focused network.
Zcash's Ironwood network upgrade has gone live, bringing a new shielded pool to the privacy-focused blockchain. The update says the pool is formally verified (mathematically checked for correctness) and includes a turnstile mechanism (a supply-control process) intended to preserve supply integrity. The development points to a technical milestone for Zcash, where shielded pools are used to enable private transactions while maintaining confidence that coins are accounted for correctly.