zec had an exploitable inflation bug in orchard pool for 4 years and took a 50% haircut on the news of it and the market still values zcash more than monero
lesson in there
In February 2025, it was discovered that Monero was effectively providing only about 4.2 rings of anonymity instead of the expected 16 (according to Rucknium's analysis). The issue had existed since the 2022 hard fork - for years. Monero's price barely moved at that time.
Why? Because there was no FUD campaign. The Bitcoin and Zcash communities didn't give a shit. many already believed Monero's privacy was shit. Crypto Twitter stayed calm, and the market reaction was minimal.
Yesterday, however, one of the Zcash teams discovered a bug themselves and released a patch within two days. Despite the quick response, there was heavy FUD from Bitcoin and Monero maxis, and the price dropped before later stabilizing.
Bonus : Monero bug still not solved after 4 years 🤣