Zcash launches new software for Sapling hard fork

Privacy-enhanced coin zcash is set to receive a major upgrade with the release of networking software compatible with its upcoming Sapling hard fork.

Zcash version 2.0.0 was released on Thursday, according to a post by Sean Bowie, an engineer at Zerocoin Electric Coin Company, which develops the zcash cryptocurrency. The company recommends that all users and miners update their system to the new version as soon as possible. The hard fork itself is expected to take place on October 28, when the first Sapling block is mined at block 419,200. Before the official launch, Sapling will launch on the testnet at block 280,000 next Thursday, according to Bowie's speculation.

“Sapling has previously launched on the testnet, but since changes have been made according to consensus rules, your node will automatically transfer and continue running on the Overwinter testnet until Sapling is activated again," Bowie writes.

Software update v2.0.0 includes experimental support for remote procedure calls, although full support will not be available until version 2.0.1 is released. In addition, a bug that slows down some nodes when synchronizing with the network will be fixed. The feature was introduced to reduce the risk of DoS attacks. Instead, the new software ignores invalid transactions.

The Sapling update will significantly reduce storage requirements for private transactions and improve the cryptography on the zch-snarks blockchain to make it more secure, CoinDesk previously reported.

The previous Zcash Overwinter hard fork, created in June, is expected to serve as a trial run of sorts for Sapling, including a number of software improvements.

According to https://www.coindesk.com