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Paper Details
TitleZK-Sentinel: A Privacy-Preserving Protocol with Coercion Resistance for Blockchain Financial Transactions
AuthorsZK-XGen-AI Research · Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Affiliation¹ Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina
Target JournalBlockchain: Research and Applications (Elsevier) — IF 3.7
Pre-printIn preparation — expected 2026
StatusUnder peer review
Pages~18 pages, Elsevier single-column format
Key Contributions
C1Dual-Nullifier Architecture

First implementation of coercion-resistant withdrawals using arithmetic selector for constant-time path selection.

C2ZKML Biometric Verification

Novel integration of Halo2 ML proofs for on-chain stress detection without revealing biometric data.

C3Shadow Passphrase Protocol

Canary-based defense mechanism where peace of mind is encoded as a cryptographic parameter.

C4Privacy Pools + Coercion Resistance

First protocol combining Buterin et al.'s Privacy Pools (PoI) with anti-coercion features.

Cite This Work
@article{zkxgenai2026zksentinel, title={ZK-Sentinel: A Privacy-Preserving Protocol with Coercion Resistance for Blockchain Financial Transactions}, author={ZK-XGen-AI Research}, journal={Blockchain: Research and Applications}, year={2026}, publisher={Elsevier}, note={Under review} }