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A Bug Could Have Printed Unlimited Zcash For Four Years. Did Anyone?

A flaw in Zcash's Orchard circuit could have minted counterfeit ZEC invisibly since May 2022. The forgery itself is private by design, but cashing out is not. We pulled the full chain history and checked the turnstiles to find out whether anyone actually exploited it.

Zcash
Privacy Coins
On-Chain Analysis
Orchard
Blockchain Forensics
Shielded Pool
Divyasshree
Divyasshree

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