Shielded Roots
Merkle roots of the shielded commitment trees that prove privacy balances updated correctly. Shielded transfers use commitments of the form c_m=H(tag||payload) with nullifiers n_f=H(sk||c_m||salt) to update these roots while hiding transaction amounts and participants from public view.
Shielded Roots
CryptographyMerkle roots of the shielded commitment trees that prove privacy balances updated correctly. Shielded transfers use commitments of the form c_m=H(tag||payload) with nullifiers n_f=H(sk||c_m||salt) to update these roots…
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Definition
Merkle roots of the shielded commitment trees that prove privacy balances updated correctly. Shielded transfers use commitments of the form c_m=H(tag||payload) with nullifiers n_f=H(sk||c_m||salt) to update these roots while hiding transaction amounts and participants from public view.
Why it matters
Allows privacy-preserving transactions while maintaining network auditability.