Long quite feeding the TrangLee troll. He think Zerocoin is Shadowsend. Argument is null and void.
Zerocoin is zk-snarks. Shadowsend uses zk-snarks.
Additionally, ZeroCoin/ZeroCash also has what many consider to be a fatal flaw in the way it works. At launch, everyone using the network must trust the creator to destroy certain secret startup data.
I'm sorry but I don't trust you or the SDC dev to make sure this actually happens. I am sure most people here won't trust you or him to do it. If they do they are damn fools.
This is indeed true. You have to trust that the dev team will destroy any and all copies of the start up keys/and such. I am a huge fan of Zerocoin/cash and have followed them since early Jan. They changed to Zerocash in May/June. Even they say that its what has to be done other wise more coin can be made on the blockchain. They also acknowledge the bloat issue and is in fact one of the main reason they didn't release a "coin".
I personally wouldn't trust these guys to be ride of the keys either.
A trustless setup for zerocoin can be done with RSA-UFO like in the anoncoin project.
Zerocoin doesn't use zk-SNARKs. Zerocash does (hopefully that educated the troll you quoted).
zk-SNARKs can be implemented using PCP-based zk-SNARKs to eliminate trusted setup parameters.
zk-Shadow does not require a trusted setup.
Like you, I have been following progress in the anon vertical for a very long time. Stay tuned my friend, history is in the making.