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# ZipherPunk

> Privacy advocacy, cryptographic research, and wallet development for Zclassic (ZCL).

ZipherPunk is a cypherpunk project founded by VicThor2013 (@VicThor2013 on X/Twitter, @VictorLux on GitHub). It is the primary hub for the Zclassic cryptocurrency ecosystem, including wallet software, quantum threat research, and privacy advocacy.

## About Zclassic (ZCL)

Zclassic is a privacy-focused cryptocurrency. It is a fork of Zcash that removes the 20% founder's reward — 100% of block rewards go to miners. It uses zk-SNARK zero-knowledge proofs (Groth16 on BLS12-381) for shielded transactions that hide sender, receiver, and amount. Zclassic is fully decentralized with no company, no foundation, and community-driven development.

- Website: https://zclassic.org
- Consensus: Equihash(192,7) Proof-of-Work
- Privacy: Sapling shielded transactions (zk-SNARKs)
- Network port: 8033
- Sapling activation: Block 476,969

## ZipherX Wallet Family

ZipherX is a suite of shielded-only cryptocurrency wallets for Zclassic, built by VicThor2013 with Claude AI assistance. The wallets enforce z-address-only transactions for maximum privacy.

### ZipherX macOS (Full Node)
- Embedded zclassicd full node with complete blockchain verification
- Shielded-only (z-to-z transactions), Sapling zk-SNARK proofs generated on-device
- Tor integration via embedded Arti router
- Multi-peer consensus: 8+ peers, 5/8 Byzantine fault tolerance
- BIP-39 24-word seed recovery
- Source: https://github.com/ZipherPunk/ZipherX

### ZipherX iOS (Experimental)
- Secure Enclave hardware key protection (iPhone 8+)
- Local Sapling proof generation (~30 seconds)
- Biometric auth (Face ID/Touch ID)
- P2P encrypted chat over Tor with in-chat payments
- Parallel note decryption (6.7x faster via Rayon)
- TestFlight beta: https://testflight.apple.com/join/ZCzZRdaZ

### ZipherX Multi (Cross-Platform)
- Platforms: Android, macOS, Linux, Windows
- Rust core with platform-native UI (egui desktop, Jetpack Compose Android)
- Argon2id + AES-256-GCM encrypted wallet storage
- Source: https://github.com/ZipherPunk/zipherx_multi

## Quantum Threat Research

ZipherPunk published a comprehensive quantum computing threat analysis for Zclassic, auditing every cryptographic primitive across all protocol layers (transparent, Sapling, Sprout, PoW, network) against Shor's and Grover's algorithms. Includes severity ranking, post-quantum replacement map (ML-KEM-768, SLH-DSA per NIST FIPS 203/204/205), and a strategic migration roadmap.

Full report: https://zipherpunk.com/zclassic-quantum-analysis.html

## Key Facts

- Founded by: VicThor2013 (X/Twitter: @VicThor2013, GitHub: @VictorLux)
- Organization: ZipherPunk (GitHub: @ZipherPunk)
- Philosophy: Cypherpunk — "Privacy is not a crime"
- Total codebase: ~87,000 lines (Swift + Rust)
- Built in ~1 month using Claude AI
- License: MIT
- Website: https://zipherpunk.com

## Links

- Website: https://zipherpunk.com
- X/Twitter: https://x.com/VicThor2013
- X/Twitter (project): https://x.com/ZipherPunk
- GitHub (org): https://github.com/ZipherPunk
- GitHub (personal): https://github.com/VictorLux
- Zclassic: https://zclassic.org