[GNUnet-SVN] [taler-exchange] branch master updated: add remark about zerocash's high anonymity

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     new 838438e  add remark about zerocash's high anonymity
838438e is described below

commit 838438e95db00fd9ff028e25a2539888171703f3
Author: Florian Dold <address@hidden>
AuthorDate: Wed May 17 15:21:49 2017 +0200

    add remark about zerocash's high anonymity
---
 doc/paper/taler.tex | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/paper/taler.tex b/doc/paper/taler.tex
index f27b0d0..d53fe2f 100644
--- a/doc/paper/taler.tex
+++ b/doc/paper/taler.tex
@@ -300,6 +300,12 @@ blockchain's decentralized nature to escape anti-money 
laundering
 regulation~\cite{molander1998cyberpayments} as they provide anonymous,
 disintermediated transactions.
 
+Unlike Taler, Zerocash fully hides transacted amounts as well both the sender
+and receiver, giving an exceptionally  high level of anonymity.  This comes at
+the cost of usage for illegitimate purposes such as money laundering and tax
+evasion, as well as confirmation times and processing fees that are many orders
+of magnitude larger.
+
 GreenCoinX\footnote{\url{https://www.greencoinx.com/}} is a more
 recent AltCoin where the company promises to identify the owner of
 each coin via e-mail addresses and phone numbers.  While it is unclear

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