A soundness bug in Zcash's Orchard shielded pool could have minted undetectable counterfeit ZEC. A researcher found it with an AI model, and validators patched it in five days.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/zcash-orchard-counterfeit-bug-ai-found-june-2026/

A soundness bug in Zcash's Orchard shielded pool could have minted undetectable counterfeit ZEC. A researcher found it with an AI model, and validators patched it in five days. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/zcash-orchard-counterfeit-bug-ai-found-june-2026/

AI Found a Zcash Bug That Could Have Printed Counterfeit ZEC

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AI Found a Zcash Bug That Could Have Printed Counterfeit ZEC

AI Found a Zcash Bug That Could Have Printed Counterfeit ZEC