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The first code migration has been made in Zcash's scaling plan

Zcash developers have begun moving part of the planned scaling upgrade that is expected to help the network handle far more private transactions in the future into software already in use. As part of that effort, Udon, a new component developed under Project Tachyon, was added on Monday to Zakura Common, the shared cryptography library used in Zakura and other Zcash projects.

According to Project Tachyon lead Sean Bowe, the move means part of the code in the proposed upgrade is being shifted into shared tools used across the network ecosystem. The Zakura software is being developed jointly by Bowe's team and Dev Ojha's Valar Group.

What do Udon and Common do?

Zakura Common is used as a shared library that handles part of the heavy mathematical work needed to create and verify private transactions. Zcash wallets must prove that a transaction is valid without revealing who paid whom or how much; computers on the network then check that proof.

  • Udon, a new component from the Tachyon scaling plan, has been moved into Common.
  • The step is seen as preparation for the transaction load that would come if private payments become more widespread across the network.

Why is the speed gain seen as important?

Previous improvements to Common on the Zcash side had, in some tests, reduced the time needed to create a single proof from more than 3 seconds to under 200 milliseconds. That difference stands out as a technically critical indicator for whether privacy-focused transactions can be processed at higher volumes.

No data on price or on-chain transaction volume was provided in the source text. However, the step taken by developers stands out as an early part of a broader scaling plan aimed at helping computers on the network manage the data load that would come with more widespread use of private transactions.

What will be watched next?

The current transition does not mean Tachyon is fully being rolled out; it is more a matter of placing core components into shared software ahead of the future upgrade. Going forward, the performance of this code across the network and its impact on capacity as the number of private payments rises will be closely monitored.

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