The recent Zcash Orchard vulnerability isn't just another bug—it is an existential crisis for mandatory-shielded privacy coins.
A security researcher used an AI model to discover a soundness flaw in Zcash’s main privacy pool that allowed for infinite, undetectable counterfeiting. The bug sat live and completely undetected for four years. While developers rushed to deploy a patch, the damage to the core thesis of privacy-at-all-costs is permanent.
Here is the cold, hard reality that caused major whales like Arthur Hayes to immediately dump their entire ZEC holdings: It is mathematically impossible to prove this bug wasn't exploited.
![[WARNING] Fake app phishing scam "DashPay Desktop" - Steals private keys](https://i.redd.it/dfmxndnk6ozg1.jpeg)
![[IMO] If more projects listed in the lawsuit were like Dash, the case would be laughed out of court immediately](https://i.redd.it/0o94z3es8g5b1.jpg)
