Arkham's flagged Orchard withdrawal renewed attention on Zcash's Ironwood migration plan and its push for auditable supply verification.
Zcash has rebounded more than 40% from its June 5 low after a vulnerability-driven collapse erased half of its value in less than two days, but the recovery has slowed as traders weigh unresolved supply concerns and weakening market conditions.
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Despite a brief recovery, Zcash remains vulnerable to further downside as the recent Orchard pool exploit and whale exits could push the price of ZEC down to $300 again.
Zcash stabilized above support as a whale turned bullish, though traders remained heavily short.
Zcash founder Zooko Wilcox says the proposed Ironwood upgrade will give users immediate, trustless verification that ZEC's circulating supply is sound from the first block of activation.
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Crypto markets are under pressure ahead of key U.S. inflation data due later Wednesday.
Zcash (ZEC) price traded at around $426 at press time, slipping nearly 10% over the past 24 hours as traders continued to digest the recent market-wide volatility. Despite the short-term weakness, the token remains well above its March lows, with investors closely watching whether the latest pullback is merely a correction within a broader uptrend.
On Monday (June 8), privacy coins rose by 4.5%, where Monero increased by 7.6% and Zcash saw an increase of about 7%. However, the sector still trades at over 12% below its price from the beginning of the month amid concerns of a recent hack of the Zcash network.
Zcash developers finalized the Ironwood upgrade plan, targeting late July activation after remediation of a critical Orchard shielded pool flaw. Ironwood adds a new shielded pool, flags legacy Orchard circuits, permits migration change notes and redirects future transactions away from the old pool.