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--- a/protocol/protocol.tex
+++ b/protocol/protocol.tex
@@ -10837,6 +10837,9 @@ double-spends--- were first applied to privacy-preserving digital currencies
 by Tomas Sander and Amnon Ta–Shma. To a large extent \Zcash is a refinement
 of their ``Auditable, Anonymous Electronic Cash'' proposal in \cite{ST1999}.
 
+We thank Alexandra Elbakyan for her tireless work in dismantling barriers
+to scientific research.
+
 \notsprout{
 Finally, we would like to thank the Internet Archive for their scan of
 Peter Newell's illustration of the Jubjub bird, from \cite{Carroll1902}.
@@ -10855,6 +10858,7 @@ Peter Newell's illustration of the Jubjub bird, from \cite{Carroll1902}.
     \item Include a reference to \cite{BFIJSV2010} for batch pairing verification techniques.
     \item Acknowledge Jack Gavigan as a co-designer of \Sapling and of the \Zcash protocol.
     \item Acknowledge Izaak Meckler, Zac Williamson, and Vitalik Buterin.
+    \item Acknowledge Alexandra Elbakyan.
 \end{itemize}