#Orchard Pool

June 5, 2026

Zcash Slumps 45% After Critical Orchard Privacy Flaw Sparks Counterfeit ZEC Fears

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Zcash took a brutal hit after researchers disclosed a critical flaw in the Orchard shielded pool, a privacy system that could have theoretically allowed counterfeit ZEC to be created. ZEC fell about 45% to around $309 Orchard shielded pool vulnerability raised counterfeit token concerns Security researcher Taylor Hornby found the flaw during a commissioned audit […]

#Privacy Coins #Orchard Pool #Zcash #Zero-Knowledge Proofs

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June 5, 2026

Zcash Orchard Bug Could Have Minted Unlimited ZEC, Triggering Supply Integrity Fears

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Zcash was hit with a nasty reminder that privacy and supply integrity have to work together, or confidence starts leaking fast. A critical flaw in the Orchard shielded pool could have allowed unlimited counterfeit ZEC to be minted without detection, and because Orchard hides transaction details by design, nobody can now cryptographically prove whether the […]

#Formal Verification #Orchard Pool #Zcash #AI-Assisted Auditing

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