Everything You Should Know: Zcash’s Hidden Israeli Intelligence Ties
Zcash presents itself as a “privacy coin” built to protect your identity. But behind the marketing is a coin shaped by Pentagon funding, Israeli government research, selective privacy, and a suspicious price rally that raised more questions than answers.
For activists, organizers, journalists, or anyone who speaks up for Palestine, Sudan, or Congo, Zcash is not protection. It is a risk.
Here is everything you need to know.
💸 Built With Pentagon and Israeli Funding
Zcash was not created by grassroots privacy activists. It was born in elite American and Israeli universities, powered by research money from:
- DARPA
- The U.S. Air Force
- The Office of Naval Research
- Israel’s Ministry of Science
- Israel’s I-CORE research program
These are the same institutions involved in surveillance, military research, and intelligence operations.
If you are fighting oppressive systems, you cannot rely on a coin built with their funding.
🔐 Privacy That Isn’t Really Private
Zcash’s privacy is optional, not automatic. Most people use the transparent mode, which reveals everything on the blockchain. Even the private mode can be exposed if someone shares the “view key,” which allows others to see their transactions.
The company promotes this as “compliant privacy.”
But compliant to who?
Real privacy tools protect you by default. They do not bend for regulators or banks.
⚠️ A Backdoor Risk From Day One
When Zcash launched, its creators performed a secret ceremony to generate the cryptographic keys for the system. If even one participant kept a copy, they could break the coin entirely.
Zcash patched parts of this over time, but the early risk never disappears.
A privacy coin should never rely on trust in a handful of insiders.
📈 A Suspicious 1,700 Percent Rally
Over the past few weeks, Zcash suddenly exploded in price.
From around 40 dollars to more than 700 dollars.
A shocking 1,700 percent jump.
What caused this?
Not new technology.
Not meaningful upgrades.
Not community adoption.
It was rumors and hype.
A resurfaced clip involving a Zcash developer sparked identity theories. Influencers fueled speculation. Israeli-linked founders became unusually vocal online. Institutional money rushed in. Analysts warned of “speculative excess.”
This is not organic growth.
This is manipulation.
When money moves this fast, someone influential is pulling the strings. And it is never the people.
🇮🇱 Deep Israeli Ties in Its Creation
Zcash did not come from underground privacy activists. It was built inside American and Israeli university labs funded by the Pentagon and Israel’s Ministry of Science. The people behind Zcash are not everyday developers. They come straight from Israel’s intelligence-shaped tech world.
One of Zcash’s core cryptographers, Dr. Eran Tromer, comes from Israel’s academic and tech ecosystem, a space heavily influenced by Unit 8200. He later served on the advisory board of cybersecurity company GK8, sitting alongside Ilan Levanon, described as the former head of cybersecurity for an Israeli intelligence unit.
Another founding scientist, Eli Ben-Sasson, is an Israeli computer scientist and a co-founder of StarkWare. His entire career sits within Israel’s advanced cryptography and zero knowledge research networks, the same networks that feed into state cyber operations.
These are not small connections. These are the same ecosystems that build surveillance systems, military technology, and state-level cyber capabilities.
A privacy coin created in those circles will never truly belong to the people who need protection from them.
🚫 Why Activists Should Stay Away
If you speak up for Palestine, Sudan, Congo, or stand against oppressive regimes, you need safe tools.
Zcash is not one of them.
It was shaped by governments, banks, and institutions with long histories of surveillance and control. Its privacy is optional. Its creators openly market it as “traceable.” Its price surge is hype driven. Its origins are tied to the same powers activists resist.
Zcash does not protect you.
It protects the system.
✊ What You Can Do
1. Avoid Zcash
Do not rely on it for privacy, protection, or movement work.
2. Choose real privacy tools
Use community-built tools with privacy by default. Monero is one example.
3. Protect your digital life
Use BuycatVPN to shield your browsing and communication from tracking and surveillance.
4. Stay informed
Download the Boycat App to track harmful companies, expose complicity, and find ethical alternatives across every industry.