Bitcoin rose 0.7% since midnight UTC to around $77,200, and 68 of the CoinDesk 100 constituents gained, though the index remains 1.4% lower over 24 hours.
Zcash
In brief Zcash reached its highest price since 2018 after gaining more than 50% in four days. Open interest in ZEC perpetual futures rose from $963 million to $1.8 billion in five days. Crowded …
StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson, a founding scientist of the privacy coin Zcash, challenged Bitcoin’s 21 million cap this week. He argued that lost private keys will steadily shrink the usable supply and proposed a …
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AI Is Helping Discover Tech Vulnerabilities—And Zcash Is Just the Latest Example
by adminby adminIn brief Frontier AI models are increasingly being used to identify software vulnerabilities. Claude Mythos, Claude Opus, GPT-5.5, and other systems have been deployed in vulnerability research across browsers, operating systems, and open-source software. …
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Researcher Who Found Zcash Bug Adds Monero to Audit Queue, XMR Price Falls 10%
by adminby adminSecurity researcher Taylor Hornby plans to add Monero (XMR) to his audit queue after using Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.8 to expose a critical counterfeiting flaw in Zcash (ZEC). Hornby confirmed the move when asked …
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Zcash Outpaces Bitcoin and Ethereum, but Analyst Flags Three Cracks in the Rally
by adminby adminZcash (ZEC) has surged nearly 16.8% over the past week, ranking among the strongest weekly performers in the top 100 cryptocurrencies. The privacy-focused asset outperformed majors such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) during …
Zcash has had a strong month. It is up almost 21% in the past seven days and is one of the few coins holding steady while much of the market struggles. The broader trend …
Zcash Ironwood Upgrade Nears as Developers Work to Restore Confidence After ZEC Crash
In brief Zcash developers say the Ironwood upgrade is nearing testnet activation. Work continues on a formal proof of soundness ahead of the network upgrade. Shielded Labs says migrating exchanges, wallets, and mining pools …
Zcash (ZEC) Explodes 40% Daily: What Drives the Pump and What’s Next?
The cryptocurrency market continued its upward move, and Zcash (ZEC) is the best-performing top-100 digital asset today (May 6). The massive resurgence has reignited bullish sentiment among analysts, with some eyeing an explosion to …
The crypto community on X has been dominated by prominent figures advocating for the adoption of Zcash as privacy becomes increasingly threatened by governments and regulators. While the Winklevoss twins, Naval Ravikant, and Balaji …