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AI-assisted Zcash flaw exposes the supply integrity gap an emergency fork could not fully close
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CryptoSlate Editorial(01:45 PM UTC)
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The exploit that nearly broke Zcash originated inside the zero-knowledge proof circuit that powers Orchard, Zcash's newest shielded pool, and the cryptographic core of its private transaction system.
Taylor Hornby, a security researcher at Shielded Labs, found it on May 29 during a targeted protocol security review.
Within hours, ZODL engineers confirmed the flaw, and Zcash executed an emergency…
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