Zcash plunges 38% after critical counterfeiting vulnerability disclosure

Two of the crypto market’s hottest recent rallies have fully unwound, with Near Protocol’s NEAR and the Worldcoin token WLD round-tripping to their pre-rally levels, even as Zcash’s ZEC rebounded roughly 18% in 24 hours following a near-50% crash. Zcash Whipsaws On an Orchard Pool Flaw The sharpest swing belonged to zcash given ZEC had […]

Zcash (ZEC) has faced fresh scrutiny after a patched Orchard Pool vulnerability sparked a dispute over whether the privacy coin’s users and investors still face hidden risks. Dragonfly partner Haseeb Qureshi said the market may be treating the bug as…

Orchard bug disclosure forced a Zcash soft fork and NU6.2 hard fork within days, as ZEC slid ~30–40% and supply verification took center stage.

The incident highlights the need for transparent governance in crypto projects, as centralized decision-making can undermine community trust. The post Zcash faces governance concerns after emergency hard fork over critical vulnerability appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

ETH price crashed below $1,600 as a vulnerability in Zcash emerged and Bitcoin sold off below $60,000 for the first time in months.

Zcash has plunged nearly 50% from its recent high after disclosure of a critical network vulnerability triggered panic selling, forced liquidations, and the exit of one of the privacy coin’s most prominent supporters. According to crypto.news market data, Zcash (ZEC)…

A broad crypto sell-off on Friday dragged the total altcoin market capitalization down to $880 billion. Zcash was the hardest-hit major token, crashing over 40% to $264.80. Market Bloodbath Drags Altcoin Cap Below $1 Trillion The mayhem that characterized the cryptocurrency market on Friday saw several high-cap altcoins log double-digit losses, resulting in the aggregate […]

Fallout from a bug that enabled undetectable Zcash counterfeiting shows that privacy can sometimes present tradeoffs, experts say.