Zcash Ironwood Upgrade Nears Testnet Activation After May Vulnerability Caused 50% Price Crash

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According to Zcash developers on the forum on Thursday, July 2, the Ironwood upgrade is nearing testnet activation, designed to let users verify the network's circulating supply integrity while restoring confidence following the May Orchard vulnerability disclosure. The flaw could have allowed unlimited counterfeit ZEC creation without detection. Developers patched the bug on June 1 but could not cryptographically prove whether it had been exploited, prompting the Ironwood proposal. The vulnerability disclosure triggered a price collapse, with ZEC falling from over $600 to around $300—a drop exceeding 50%—before recovering to $457. Shielded Labs said testnet activation is expected shortly, with a target of completing both Ironwood and the migration to the new Z3 software stack by late July.
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