Table of Contents Introduction Bitcoin - Privacy by Wallet Monero - Privacy by Default Zcash - Privacy by Pool Comparing Size and Cost Bitcoin Transaction Notes Monero Transaction Notes Zcash Transaction Notes Results Throughput Bitcoin Network Notes Monero Network Notes Zcash Network Notes Results Conclusion Transactions used for estimates Bitcoin Monero Zcash Introduction As my first blog post I wanted to go ahead and share some thoughts I’ve had about efficiency within transaction types when comparing privacy protocols and usage. I have recently discussed this in some depth on Twitter where I was surprised by the results, finding that Monero manages to be quite a bit more efficient on size compared to Bitcoin when trying to use both in a private manner. I’ll use this blog post to break it down in a bit more detail, and add a new contender to the mix – Zcash. 1/ Thread on comparing “reasonably private” spe