One of the most popular cryptocurrencies (Zcash) has just been hacked using Opus 4.8

The discussion about the transition of BTC to post-quantum rails should have started yesterday.

Main sources:

Original post: https://x.com/frankdegods/status/2062658415537618958

Zcash emergency hard fork (NU6.2):

CryptoTimes - Zcash Executes Emergency Fork

AMBcrypto — Validators adopt emergency upgrade

CryptoBriefing — Zcash fixes critical Orchard bug

Details of the Orchard vulnerability (discovered by researcher Taylor with the help of Claude Opus 4.8 in regtest, the exploit allowed to generate an unlimited amount of fake ZEC, vulnerability since 2022, patch without loss on the mainnet): Discussions in the Zcash community and the Zooko post.

AI role: Claude Opus 4.8 quickly found a problem in halo2_gadgets (ECC operations) with targeted hints.

This event emphasizes the growing risks from advanced AI models in the audit of zero-knowledge proof systems. - I don't know how true this is, but the news is certainly cool