Zcash deposits and withdrawals paused ahead of NU6.2 mainnet upgrade

The temporary pause in Zcash transactions highlights the critical importance of robust upgrade protocols and market resilience in crypto ecosystems. The post Zcash deposits and withdrawals paused ahead of NU6.2 mainnet upgrade appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Helius CEO Mert Mumtaz dismissed outage rumors and clarified that the Zcash network was fully functional.

Zcash Foundation patches a critical Orchard circuit bug via emergency hard fork as ZEC trades above $610 resistance. Here’s what happened. The Zcash Foundation moved fast last week. A critical soundness vulnerability discovered in the Orchard Action circuit triggered a two-stage emergency protocol upgrade.  The Foundation released Zebra 4.5.3 followed by Zebra 5.0.0 to contain […] The post Zcash Emergency Upgrade Fixes Critical Bug as ZEC Eyes $610 Breakout appeared first on Live Bitcoin News.

Zcash's swift bug resolution highlights the importance of robust security protocols, reinforcing trust and stability in privacy-focused cryptocurrencies. The post Zcash fixes critical Orchard bug after emergency network upgrade, restores shielded transactions appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

A Zcash vulnerability could have allowed double-spending within the network's flagship privacy pool, though no exploitation occurred.

Zcash Open Development Lab said the network briefly became unstable as miners upgraded, while the Zcash Foundation said there was no evidence of an exploit.

Bitcoin carried nearly all of May’s inflows. Monthly flows into crypto treasury companies dropped to $180 million for the month, the weakest level since October 2024, and Bitcoin-linked firms accounted for almost all of it with $177 million. Smaller additions went to ZCash, Story and Sui, while Litecoin posted a $1.89 million outflow. The fall was steep. May’s total was down 95% from April’s $4.4 billion and about 93% below the monthly average from January through May, after March and April each cleared $4 billion. Related Reading: Bitcoin Faces Prolonged Downtrend Through 2027, Analyst Warns From Election Surge To Slower 2025 The latest drop comes after a sharp burst of buying late last year, when DAT inflows climbed past $12 billion after the 2024 US election results and a friendlier policy backdrop. DefiLlama’s figures show the trend then cooled through 2025, staying below $10 billion a month until late summer before slipping again. That left treasury firms with a tougher pitch. The

As Zcash devs tended to Orchard transactions, ZEC traders slammed the buy button.