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specification
Zcash is an implementation of the Zerocash cryptographic protocol operating over a blockchain provided by a fork of the Bitcoin source code. Sitting between the two is the Zcash protocol itself.
Zerocash is a peer reviewed cryptographic protocol providing decentralized anonymous e-cash given on top of a blockchain. The details of which, along with a proof of security, can be found at http://zerocash-project.org/paper.
https://github.com/Electric-Coin-Company/zips/blob/master/protocol/protocol.pdf
The details of how to integrate the Zerocash cryptographic scheme into a Bitcoin consensus protocol are crucial to overall usability, security, and performance. This specification is a work in progress.
https://bitcoin.org/en/developer-reference
Zcash is based on Bitcoin, so much of the underlying consensus protocol is the same.