The author predicts Zcash (ZEC) could rise significantly in 2027, noting it is up 276% over the past 12 months despite a crash this summer. The crash followed a severe counterfeiting bug in Orchard, Zcash's main shielded (encrypted) pool, which a security researcher found on May 29 using Anthropic's Opus 4.8 model; the flaw could have allowed undetectable minting of unlimited Zcash. Developers shipped a fix on June 1 and there is no evidence the exploit was used, but the price still fell more than 50% overnight once the problem was disclosed. The team then launched Ironwood, a formally verified privacy pool that lets anyone audit ZEC's supply, on July 28, and the author argues its response compares favorably with rivals hit by AI-equipped attackers. The author also cites Grayscale, which issues a Zcash ETF, arguing in March 2026 that AI surveillance could make financial privacy more valuable.
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