PIVX: Private – Instant – Verified – Transaction(Tx) is an MIT licensed, open source, blockchain-based Proof of Stake cryptocurrency with Zerocoin protocol implementation for industry-leading transaction privacy.The PIVX project is focused on, advancing its privacy technology to ensure fungibility, improving network scalability, and increasing real-world utilization to become a globally accepted decentralized online digital currency.PIVX “wallet” software closely resembles running your own bank, with basecoin (PIV) for transparent transactions and Zerocoin (zPIV) for completely anonymous, untraceable transactions.Both balance types are able to stake in-wallet to effectively act as a soft miner to earn block rewards while helping to secure the blockchain network. Meanwhile, PIVX masternode network also earns rewards for providing extra services and decentralized governance.