SlowMist founder Yu Xian: Zcash's privacy model is more easily accepted by regulators, but Monero remains more "hardcore" in terms of strong privacy.

Yu Xian, founder of SlowMist, stated in an article that while some have recently claimed that "a large proportion of Zcash transactions can be traced," this is not new. Zcash's privacy model has always employed an "optional privacy" design: z addresses offer strong privacy, while t addresses are transparent and traceable. Yu Xian pointed out that this makes Zcash more acceptable to regulators than Monero, which defaults to strong privacy. Currently, most mainstream platforms use Zcash addresses starting with t, reflecting that "the group with truly strong privacy needs is extremely small, while platforms are more focused on complying with regulations." He believes that in terms of privacy strength, Monero remains a more "hardcore" privacy asset, but Zcash's design strikes a better balance between privacy and regulation, "potentially opening up a wider path." Yu Xian further elaborated with an analogy: Bitcoin is similar to HTTP, Zcash is similar to a coexistence of HTTP/HTTPS, and Monero is like pure HTTPS.