Zcash Crashed 50% On A Four-Year-Old Secret — The Recovery Has Quietly Begun

Zcash has completed a two-phase emergency network upgrade to fix a critical vulnerability in its Orchard shielded pool — a flaw that sat undetected for four years, could theoretically have allowed unlimited undetectable counterfeit ZEC creation, and triggered a 50% price collapse before the network’s swift response began restoring confidence and driving a recovery in… Continue reading Zcash Crashed 50% On A Four-Year-Old Secret — The Recovery Has Quietly Begun

Arthur Hayes Dumps Entire Zcash Bag, Keeps WLD Bet Alive

Arthur Hayes says Maelstrom has sold its entire Zcash position after new disclosures around the Orchard Pool vulnerability sharpened the perceived risk around ZEC’s monetary integrity. The move effectively ends his recent “Holy Trinity” trade across ZEC, NEAR and HYPE, while leaving Worldcoin as the AI-linked bet he says the fund still holds. “The Holy… Continue reading Arthur Hayes Dumps Entire Zcash Bag, Keeps WLD Bet Alive

Bankless Co-Founder Reveals New Crypto Portfolio After Ethereum Sale

Bankless co-founder David Hoffman has disclosed how he redeployed capital after selling ETH, revealing a new portfolio tilted toward VVV, NEAR, ZEC, HYPE and LIT. The move marks a notable shift for one of Ethereum’s most recognizable public advocates and has triggered debate over whether Hoffman is rotating into a new long-term thesis or chasing… Continue reading Bankless Co-Founder Reveals New Crypto Portfolio After Ethereum Sale

Crypto Is A ‘Failed’ Asset Class, Says Renowned Economist

Economist and macro trader Alex Krüger has argued that “crypto” has largely failed as an asset class, even as blockchain-based adoption accelerates across stablecoins, tokenization, prediction markets, perps, AI and privacy-focused assets. In a post on X, Krüger drew a sharp distinction between the speculative crypto market of recent cycles and the parts of the… Continue reading Crypto Is A ‘Failed’ Asset Class, Says Renowned Economist

Zcash Fixes Critical Orchard Vulnerability As ZEC Holds $600 Support

Zcash has patched a dangerous vulnerability in its privacy-focused infrastructure that could have enabled double-spending, deploying an emergency network upgrade to prevent exploitation. Zcash Fixes Critical Bug With Emergency Upgrade On Wednesday, the Zcash Foundation revealed that developers had fixed a serious vulnerability in its Orchard shielded pool, which could have allowed invalid state transitions,… Continue reading Zcash Fixes Critical Orchard Vulnerability As ZEC Holds $600 Support

Arthur Hayes Sees 20x Upside For NEAR, 5x For Zcash Within One Year

Arthur Hayes said NEAR and Zcash form the core of his privacy trade, arguing that crypto markets are beginning to reprice assets tied to private value transfer, AI-era sovereignty and real protocol economics. In an interview with The Rollup, the Maelstrom CIO said NEAR could offer “20x potential,” while Zcash may have “5x potential” over… Continue reading Arthur Hayes Sees 20x Upside For NEAR, 5x For Zcash Within One Year

HYPE Is Up 130% In 2026 — But This Top Analyst Sees A Dangerous Setup Forming Around $60

Hyperliquid’s HYPE token has surged 55% in a single week and delivered more than 130% in year-to-date returns — but prominent crypto analyst Ali Martinez (@alicharts) is warning that the asset is now approaching a critical resistance zone with multiple technical indicators flashing sell signals simultaneously, a setup he says could trigger a retracement toward… Continue reading HYPE Is Up 130% In 2026 — But This Top Analyst Sees A Dangerous Setup Forming Around $60

Zcash (ZEC) Technical Setup Continues Strengthening Above Key Macro Resistance

The ZEC technical structure continues to strengthen after breaking above a key macro resistance level that had capped price action for an extended period. Following a successful breakout above a long-standing descending trendline, the asset has continued to hold above key levels that previously served as strong resistance throughout the broader downtrend. The move signals… Continue reading Zcash (ZEC) Technical Setup Continues Strengthening Above Key Macro Resistance

Zcash Soars 88% In 30 Days: Is ZEC The Stealth Winner Of This Crypto Cycle?

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes has suggested that Zcash (ZEC) could eventually reach 10% of Bitcoin’s market capitalization, a long-term bullish thesis on privacy coins rather than a near-term price forecast. Based on ZEC’s circulating supply of around 16 million tokens, that scenario would imply a price in the high four-figure range, roughly $8,000–$10,000, depending on… Continue reading Zcash Soars 88% In 30 Days: Is ZEC The Stealth Winner Of This Crypto Cycle?

Zcash, Bitcoin, And Solana—Catalysts Ahead That Could Fuel Another Upswing Before May Ends

While the rest of the crypto market has shown more signs of an intensifying bear market, Zcash (ZEC) is making major waves. Over the last 30 days, the privacy-focused coin has surged by around 60%, while Bitcoin (BTC) and Solana (SOL) have remained relatively quiet, each slipping by single digits in the same timeframe. Nevertheless,… Continue reading Zcash, Bitcoin, And Solana—Catalysts Ahead That Could Fuel Another Upswing Before May Ends