Zcash Foundation discovered and fixed a critical bug in the Orchard shielded pool's zero-knowledge proof circuit that could have allowed invalid state changes and double spending. An emergency soft fork disabled Orchard actions temporarily, followed by a hard fork (NU6.2) that re-enabled them with a corrected circuit and new verifying key. The total ZEC supply remained secure with no unauthorized creation detected. Node operators are strongly urged to upgrade to Zebra 5.0.0 to maintain network security and functionality.
Zcash (ZEC) has gained over 16% in the past week, rallying from lows near $368 to around $552 following an 11% jump in one session. This surge is driven by anticipation of the Ironwood shielded pool upgrade expected around July 28, which addresses a ...
Veteran trader Peter Brandt has identified a potential "inverted head and shoulders" bottom pattern in Bitcoin's price, suggesting a possible shift in momentum. However, he cautions that the pattern is unconventional and not yet confirmed. Meanwhile,...
Zcash (ZEC) is approaching the $600 mark after breaking out of a multi-week consolidation, showing strong bullish momentum. The price has surpassed key moving averages and resistance levels, supported by healthy trading volume and positive technical ...
Bitcoin is recovering after a long downtrend, stabilizing around $65,000 and aiming to break key resistance levels at $68,500 and $74,500. Ethereum is performing better, approaching its 100-day EMA resistance near $1,944 with strong buying momentum. ...
ZCash (ZEC) surged 13.85% on July 14 and continued rising by 1.6% the next day, breaking through key resistance levels at $500 and $560. This follows a recovery from a critical vulnerability discovered in May that caused a sell-off. Technical indicat...
