Critical Cryptographic Flaw Discovered in Zcash Protocol After Four Years

An AI-powered audit by Anthropic Opus 4.8 has identified a significant cryptographic vulnerability in the Zcash Orchard protocol, which remained undetected for four years. This flaw, an elliptic-curve constraint bug, could potentially enable the creation of unlimited ZEC within its privacy pool. The disclosure of this critical bug led to a substantial 31% decline in ZEC's market value.