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Ironwood would close the old Orchard pool to new activity and route funds through a turnstile before they enter a new shielded pool.
Read full articleJosh Swihart has detailed Zcash’s emergency response to a vulnerability that could have enabled unlimited counterfeit ZEC creation, as the token has recovered more than 41% from its post-disclosure low. According to Josh Swihart, founder of Zcash Open Development Lab…
Grayscale Chief Legal Officer Craig Salm has suggested that Zcash’s own shielded user base may be offering a more meaningful signal on exploit risk than external prediction markets. His comments came after Polymarket opened a market on whether Zcash’s Orchard pool vulnerability, publicized on June 4, is ultimately confirmed to have been exploited on mainnet. […]
AI's role in identifying hidden vulnerabilities highlights its potential to enhance security audits, but also underscores the need for vigilant oversight. The post AI helps uncover critical vulnerability in Zcash’s Orchard shielded pool appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
AI-assisted audits may become crucial for privacy coins, as vulnerability discoveries can significantly impact token value and investor trust. The post Security engineer Taylor Hornby adds Monero to audit queue after Zcash bug discovery appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Arthur Hayes has disclosed the unwinding of his Worldcoin position just days after revealing a major rebalancing of Maelstrom’s portfolio. On Friday, June 5th, the BitMEX co-founder proclaimed that “the Holy Trinity is dead,” dumping his Zcash, Hyperliquid, and NEAR holdings while touting WLD’s prospects of outperforming. Hayes revealed the recently found Orchard Pool vulnerability […]
The Zcash bug incident underscores the inherent risks in privacy coins, prompting calls for enhanced verification to bolster investor confidence. The post Winklevoss twins back Zcash following bug scare that tanked ZEC by up to 57% appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
The Zcash vulnerability uncovered with help from Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.8 signals a shift in who may discover critical flaws first.
The security researcher, who discovered the Orchard Pool vulnerability in Zcash, says he has added other privacy-focused coins, including Monero, to his audit queue. Researcher To Audit Monero After Finding Zcash Flaw Security engineer Taylor Hornby, who used the Claude AI Opus 4.8 model, has revealed that he intends to audit Monero, among other crypto […]
