Zcash Vulnerability Shock: One Researcher Could “Print Money”? Sui Strikes Back with Native Privacy
Zcash (ZEC) just faced a major crisis. A security researcher using AI discovered a critical bug in its Orchard shielded pool that could have allowed unlimited fake ZEC minting. The team quickly patched it with no funds lost, but ZEC’s price dropped sharply, shaking confidence.
Quick Zcash Bug Summary:
• Soundness flaw in zero-knowledge proofs → undetectable counterfeit coins
• Found May 29, 2026 by Taylor Hornby (using Claude AI)
• Fixed within days via soft and hard fork
• This is not Zcash’s first counterfeiting scare
Sui’s Privacy Push:
Sui Network is launching protocol-level private transactions in 2026.
Key Highlights:
• Private by default (especially stablecoins)
• Programmable with selective disclosure for compliance
• Zero-knowledge proofs without sacrificing speed
While Zcash struggles with complex legacy systems, Sui aims to make privacy simple, fast, and mainstream-friendly.
Zcash’s incident is a warning for privacy coins. Sui’s modern approach could capture the future privacy market.
@SuiNetwork@Zcash
After selling $ETH, I immediately took ~50% of the capital to VVV, NEAR, ZEC, HYPE
I left the rest as capital to DCA into something not already up multiples (other than NEAR, which was ~1.40 at the time.
I've finished buying $LIT with that remaining 50%