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Jun 7, 2026

Zcash Surges $1-2.5 Billion in Market Cap Following Founder's 'Ironwood' Supply Audit Proposal

Privacy coin Zcash experienced a dramatic rally, adding between $1-2.5 billion to its market capitalization after founder Zooko Wilcox unveiled the 'Ironwood' upgrade proposal designed to address long-standing concerns about the cryptocurrency's supply verification.

Jun 7, 2026·3 sources

Apr 13, 2026

Foundry Launches Zcash Mining Pool, Reaches 30% Network Hashrate

The world's largest Bitcoin mining pool operator Foundry expanded into privacy-focused Zcash, launching a mining pool that quickly captured 30% of network hashrate alongside unveiling Zcashinfo.com block explorer.

Apr 13, 2026·2 sources

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▪Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz stated that if the bug was not exploited, user funds would remain safe and accessible in the old, deprecated pool.
▪Shielded Labs disclosed a critical vulnerability in Zcash's Orchard shielded pool that could have allowed for the creation of unlimited counterfeit tokens.
▪Following the vulnerability disclosure, Zcash's market cap cratered to $5 billion from a recent peak of $10.48 billion.

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