Vulnerability Exposed

A severe counterfeiting bug in Zcash's Orchard pool — discovered via Anthropic Opus 4.8 AI audit — allowed undetectable ZEC minting from May 2022 to June 1, 2026, fundamentally undermining supply integrity.

Market Fallout

ZEC plunged over 35%, block production halted, and Arthur Hayes dumped all ZEC holdings citing a broken privacy narrative.