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 […]
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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 […]
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Arkham Says It Tracked $420 Billion In Zcash Activity: Is ZEC’s Privacy Promise Overstated? Zcash has spent years pitching itself as crypto’s answer to financial privacy without sacrificing strong cryptography. Arkham Intelligence just put that pitch under a very bright light, claiming it has labeled more than half of all Zcash transaction activity and linked […]
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Barry Silbert says crypto’s privacy era has arrived, and Zcash is looking like the main beneficiary. The Digital Currency Group founder is drawing a straight line from Bitcoin’s early breakout days to ZEC’s latest surge, while making one thing very clear: Bitcoin was never truly private in the first place. Privacy narrative: Silbert says it […]
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Zcash (ZEC) is ripping higher after a brutal 74% selloff, but the price is now slamming into a major resistance zone that could decide whether this is a genuine trend reversal or just a short-squeeze sugar high with fancy branding. ZEC rose 2.67% in one day to around $676.31, outperforming Bitcoin. The SEC closed its […]
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Zcash (ZEC) Price Outlook: Privacy Narrative Meets a Tough Technical Moment Zcash is back in focus as privacy, quantum resistance, and missed-Bitcoin FOMO collide with a chart that is still bullish on the higher time frame but starting to look a little tired in the short term. ZEC has pulled back from the $650–$700 resistance […]
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Crypto Markets Pivot: From DAO Hype to Bitcoin, Cash Flow, and Control Rights Buckle up, crypto fans—the market is shedding its rose-tinted glasses and facing a hard truth. A fresh report from Alea Research reveals a tectonic shift in how crypto and AI sectors are valued, moving away from the fairy tales of Decentralized Autonomous […]
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Foundry Digital Grabs 29% of Zcash Hashrate in a Month—Growth or Centralization Crisis? Foundry Digital has charged into the Zcash (ZEC) mining space, seizing an astonishing 29% of the network’s hashrate in just one month since launching its dedicated pool in April 2026. This explosive growth, rivaling ViaBTC’s long-held 30% dominance, highlights a surge of […]
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Zcash Dodges a $6.5 Million Heist: Critical Flaw Patched in Sprout Shielded Pool Zcash, the privacy-centric cryptocurrency, just sidestepped a potential financial trainwreck. A critical vulnerability in its core nodes, discovered on March 23, could have allowed malicious miners to siphon over 25,000 ZEC—worth approximately $6.5 million—from the legacy Sprout shielded pool. Thanks to rapid […]
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Pepeto Launch, $619M Bitcoin Inflows, and Ethereum-Zcash Updates: Crypto Market Buzz Money is pouring back into crypto with a vengeance, and new contenders like Pepeto are gearing up to capitalize on the momentum. Last week saw a staggering $619 million flood into crypto investment products, led by Bitcoin, while projects like Pepeto finalize tools for […]
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