Zcash co-founder Zooko Wilcox announced that the July 28, 2026 Ironwood hard fork will freeze any potentially forged ZEC coins due to a past vulnerability in the Orchard pool. The fork will seal the old Orchard pool and launch a new one with corrected cryptography, using a 'turnstile' mechanism to prevent fake coins from entering circulation. Exchanges and wallets may temporarily pause ZEC transactions during this update, but users' assets remain secure. This move ensures Zcash's privacy and supply integrity going forward.
Zcash (ZEC) experienced a significant price increase of 12.68% within four hours, rising from $1,099 to $1,239 on Binance's spot ZEC/USDT market as of October 15. Over the past 24 hours, ZEC also gained 6.90%, ranking 10th by market capitalization at...
Zcash (ZEC) surged 11.56% over a four-hour period to reach $1,214 as of 1:10 p.m. ET on October 15, up from $1,088 four hours earlier. This increase also marked a 3.76% rise compared to its price 24 hours earlier, indicating a strong short-term gain....
Zcash (ZEC) surged 8.22% over four hours to $1,181 on Binance's spot market, also gaining 3.14% over 24 hours. During this period, liquidations totaled $1.82 million across Binance, Bybit, and OKX, overwhelmingly from short positions worth $1.79 mill...
Eli Ben-Sasson, founding scientist of Zcash, called a $2,000 price for ZEC a "no-brainer" and reiterated his earlier prediction of $5,000. As of October 14, ZEC closed at $1,146.78, about 31% below its September 26 level of $1,653.12. Reaching $2,000...
Zcash (ZEC) saw its price increase by 4.06% over a four-hour period on Binance's spot market, rising from $1,085 to $1,129 on October 15. Despite this short-term gain, ZEC was down 1.77% over the previous 24 hours. During the same hour, liquidations ...
