Security· ★★★★· neutral·

Zcash developers patched critical Orchard vulnerability on June 2

  • Emergency patch released on June 2
  • Vulnerability in the Orchard circuit of the privacy protocol
  • Risk: unlimited issuance of counterfeit ZEC without detection
Why it matters: The risk of hidden ZEC issuance that undermined confidence in the coin's capped supply has been eliminated.
Source: Coinotag