Zcash Activates Ironwood Upgrade, Enhancing Security of $1.7 Billion Shielded Pool
Zcash has successfully activated its Ironwood upgrade, sealing a $1.7 billion shielded pool and eliminating undetectable counterfeiting bugs. The upgrade, supported by over 2,700 machine-checked theorems, enhances the security of Zcash's cryptocurrency supply by requiring all coins to exit through a gate that limits withdrawals to verified deposits.
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Zcash says Ironwood proof rules out undetectable counterfeiting bugs
Zcash researchers published more than 2,700 machine-checked theorems designed to rule out undetectable counterfeiting bugs in Ironwood.
Zcash seals $1.7 billion shielded pool as Ironwood upgrade activates
The upgrade retires Orchard, where a counterfeiting bug sat undetected for four years. Every coin inside now has to leave through a gate that caps withdrawals at verified deposits.

