Zcash is not “Private Bitcoin”
Seven years ago I believed the narrative. Then I understood what immutability actually requires. Here are all the reasons it can't compete with Bitcoin.
Knowledge & Decisions
A podcast hosted by Eric Yakes. Episode audio publishes on Substack (and Spotify when the show URL is set below).
Listen
Episodes
Episode audio will list here from the Substack feed once podcast posts (with audio enclosures) go live. Titles stay identical on Substack and Spotify.
coming soon
Community Chat
A place for listeners to talk shop. No accounts yet — check back when Knowledge & Decisions launches live discussion.
coming soon
Listener Poll
What should the next episode dig into?
- Bitcoin treasury & banking rails
- VC decision frameworks
- Something else — reply on X
Polls will go live with the show. For now this is a framed stub.
Newsletter
Subscribe ↗Essays from Eric on Substack. Free posts read here; paid continue on Substack.
The US Treasury needs Stablecoins. Stablecoins need Bitcoin.
Last week’s Treasury buybacks and bitcoin’s response to the debasement trade
Videos
@ericyakespod ↗Recent uploads from @ericyakespod.
Epoch & Writings
epochvc.io/writing ↗Reports and books from Epoch Ventures and Eric Yakes.
Featured library
-
2026The Bitcoin Ecosystem: 2026 Annual ReportAnnual report
-
2025The Future of Bitcoin Banking: 2025 ReportReport
-
2025The Bitcoin Ecosystem: 2025 Annual ReportAnnual report
-
2024Bitcoin MarginalismBuilding a neutral monetary system for the digital epoch
-
2023Banks without BankersCryptography, incentives, and agency in a bitcoin financial system
-
2021The 7th PropertyBitcoin and the Monetary Revolution