Tag: ZEC

Zcash Crashed 50% On A Four-Year-Old Secret — The Recovery Has Quietly Begun

Zcash has completed a two-phase emergency network upgrade to fix a critical vulnerability in its Orchard shielded pool — a flaw that sat undetected for four years, could theoretically have allowed unlimited undetectable counterfeit ZEC creation, and triggered a 50% price collapse before the network’s swift response began restoring confidence and driving a recovery in…

Arthur Hayes Dumps Entire Zcash Bag, Keeps WLD Bet Alive

Arthur Hayes says Maelstrom has sold its entire Zcash position after new disclosures around the Orchard Pool vulnerability sharpened the perceived risk around ZEC’s monetary integrity. The move effectively ends his recent “Holy Trinity” trade across ZEC, NEAR and HYPE, while leaving Worldcoin as the AI-linked bet he says the fund still holds. “The Holy…

Zcash Fixes Critical Orchard Vulnerability As ZEC Holds $600 Support

Zcash has patched a dangerous vulnerability in its privacy-focused infrastructure that could have enabled double-spending, deploying an emergency network upgrade to prevent exploitation. Zcash Fixes Critical Bug With Emergency Upgrade On Wednesday, the Zcash Foundation revealed that developers had fixed a serious vulnerability in its Orchard shielded pool, which could have allowed invalid state transitions,…

Zcash Soars 88% In 30 Days: Is ZEC The Stealth Winner Of This Crypto Cycle?

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes has suggested that Zcash (ZEC) could eventually reach 10% of Bitcoin’s market capitalization, a long-term bullish thesis on privacy coins rather than a near-term price forecast. Based on ZEC’s circulating supply of around 16 million tokens, that scenario would imply a price in the high four-figure range, roughly $8,000–$10,000, depending on…

Zcash (ZEC) Rockets 1,200%—Expert Says ZEC Could Soon Outgrow Cardano (ADA)

Zcash (ZEC), the market’s leading privacy-focused cryptocurrency, has delivered a massive performance, with year-to-date data showing ZEC is up more than 1,200%, dramatically outpacing major coins. Cardano (ADA), by contrast, has been in a very different posture, with the same period showing a roughly 66% retrace.  The divergence has been so pronounced that Zcash briefly…

Zcash Hits New YTD High As Multicoin Discloses ZEC Bet

Zcash extended one of the strongest recent moves in the large-cap segment, setting a new year-to-date high of $590 after rallying more than 80% in six days. The move came as Multicoin Capital co-founder Tushar Jain disclosed that the firm has built a “significant position” in ZEC since February, framing the trade as a bet…

Zcash Breaks Out With 34% Surge—Is $440 The Next Target?

A cryptocurrency analyst has pointed out how Zcash (ZEC) has broken above the resistance level of a Descending Triangle with its latest surge. Zcash Is Breaking Out Of A Descending Triangle In a new technical analysis (TA) pattern that Zcash could be breaking out of right now. The pattern in question is a Descending Triangle,…

Grayscale Predicts 18x Upside For Zcash If This Happens

Grayscale is making a case for Zcash as the most credible challenger to Bitcoin’s dominance in the digital currency segment, arguing that a relatively small shift in market share could translate into outsized upside for the privacy-focused asset. In a March 18 research note, Zach Pandl, Grayscale’s Head of Research, frames the opportunity in stark…