Hayes exited ZEC after an Orchard privacy bug raised supply doubts. He also liquidated HYPE and NEAR while rotating his portfolio. The Zcash flaw was patched, but future exploitation cannot be ruled out. Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX, has fully exited his positions in Zcash (ZEC), Hyperliquid (HYPE), and NEAR Protocol (NEAR). The decision comes […]
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Here is the puzzle. On May 29, 2026, a security researcher hired by Zcash developers found a critical bug in the network’s Orchard privacy pool, a flaw that could have let an attacker mint unlimited, undetectable counterfeit ZEC. The development…
This Friday, we examine Ethereum, Ripple, Cardano, Binance Coin, and Hyperliquid in greater detail. Ethereum (ETH) This week was one of the worst of this bear market as most cryptocurrencies fell by double digits. Ethereum was no different, crashing 17%. Unfortunately, the $1,800 support could not hold the bears back and quickly turned into resistance. […]
Arthur Hayes says Maelstrom has sold its entire Zcash position after new disclosures around the Orchard Pool vulnerability sharpened the perceived risk around ZEC’s monetary integrity. The move effectively ends his recent “Holy Trinity” trade across ZEC, NEAR and HYPE, while leaving Worldcoin as the AI-linked bet he says the fund still holds. “The Holy Trinity is dead,” Hayes wrote on X. “Sadly due to the Orchard Pool exploit, I had to dump our entire ZEC bag.” Why Is Hayes Dumping Zcash Now? The post followed a detailed statement from Zooko Wilcox, Jason McGee and Taylor Hornby, who described the issue as “The Orchard Counterfeiting Vulnerability.” According to their summary, Hornby discovered a critical vulnerability in Zcash’s Orchard pool on May 29 and disclosed it to Zcash Open Development Lab, which then coordinated an emergency response completed on June 2. The key line was stark: the vulnerability “could have been exploited to undetectably create an unlimited amount of counterf
Key takeaways ZEC is down 45% and is now trading around $309 per coin. The vulnerability was fixed within days, and findings suggest that actual exploitation of the bug is unlikely. Zcash Zcash fell sharply on Friday after researchers disclosed a critical vulnerability in its Orchard shielded transaction pool that could have theoretically enabled the […]
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BNB price has fallen sharply from its recent highs and has now retested a major support zone as heavy liquidations, deteriorating market sentiment, and weakening technical indicators weigh on the token. According to data from crypto.news, BNB (BNB) was trading…
Ethereum price remained under heavy selling pressure for a fourth straight day on Friday as liquidations, sustained ETF outflows, and a major technical breakdown pushed ETH to its lowest level this year. According to data from crypto.news, Ethereum (ETH) price…
