Horizen is a blockchain technology (side chain) web3.0 platform, users can safely conduct digital currency transactions and anonymous communication through Horizen's flagship application Sphere. Horizen's mainnet cryptocurrency, codenamed ZEN, employs advanced ("zero-knowledge") cryptography designed to bring privacy to life. Horizen has its own novel side chain technology and side chain (SDK). Based on Horizen's open source technology and powerful public infrastructure, developers and enterprises can develop their own, secure, and scalable public or private blockchain applications program. In August 2018, Zencash changed its name to Horizen.