POPA ReconThe ZCash Orchard bug
The ZCash Orchard bug What is Orchard • Bug found in Zcash’s newest privacy feature called Orchard (their newest, most private “shielded” pool) • Users deposit normal ZEC into Orchard → you get private “notes” which can be spent privately, then withdraw back to transparent ZEC later • Orchard is basically a big shared vault of real ZEC. Your private notes are just claims on whatever ZEC is actually sitting in that vault The bug • If someone had exploited the bug, they could create fake private notes out of thin air • Since exploiters also have "fake" notes too, when everyone tries to with…
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