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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ What is Zcash?
 
 [Zcash](https://z.cash/) is an implementation of the "Zerocash" protocol.
 Based on Bitcoin's code, it intends to offer a far higher standard of privacy
-and anonymity through a sophisticiated zero-knowledge proving scheme that
+and anonymity through a sophisticated zero-knowledge proving scheme that
 preserves confidentiality of transaction metadata. Technical details are
 available in our [Protocol Specification](https://github.com/zcash/zips/raw/master/protocol/protocol.pdf).