Arthur Hayes dumps zcash holdings after Orchard Pool vulnerability revealed

MarketsPartagerPartager cet articleCopier le lienX iconX (Twitter)LinkedInFacebookEmailArthur Hayes dumps zcash holdings after Orchard Pool vulnerability revealedHayes said he would reconsider his stance if his assumptions that an exploit is still possible prove to be incorrect.Par Olivier Acuna|Édité par Sheldon Reback 5 juin 2026, 11:57 a.m. 1 min readTraduit par IAMake preferred on What to know: Arthur Hayes, the chief investment officer of Maelstrom, said he sold his entire zcash position after a critical vulnerability was disclosed in the network’s Orchard Pool.The bug, revealed by Shielded Labs and present since 2022, could have allowed unlimited ZEC to be minted. The token slumped more than 40%.Hayes said the incident undermined his confidence in ZEC’s supply integrity but added he may buy back in if his concerns prove unfounded.Arthur Hayes, chief investment officer of Maelstromfund, said he liquidated his entire zcash (ZEC) position after a developer disclosed a potential critical vulnerability in the network's Orchard Pool.Hayes, who previously championed the privacy token, said on X that while he believed it was extremely unlikely that any minting would take place, it could not be cryptographically proven impossible.The now-plugged vulnerability was disclosed by Shielded Labs, which said a major issue went undetected for four years and could have allowed a hacker to print unlimited counterfeit tokens, damaging trust in the crypto’s supply and its value. The token slumped following the announcement and was recently down 42% over 24 hours.“I read about the exploit yesterday, and didn't appreciate how it violated my narrative mental map,” said Hayes. “The 30% dump made me rethink, and I had to take profit on the entire position.”The vulnerability, present since 2022, was discovered on May 29 and fixed June 1, Shielded Labs said.Hayes, who also co-founded the BitMex exchange, said he would reevaluate his stance moving forward and that, if his assumptions w…

Arthur Hayes dumps zcash holdings after Orchard Pool vulnerability revealed

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