Zcash Continues to Outperform Every Other Major Cryptocurrency This Year. So Is ZEC Now a Buy?

As of Oct. 13, Zcash (ZEC) is up 121% year to date, more than eight times the gain of the best performer among the largest cryptocurrencies. On Oct. 7, crypto security researcher Justin Drake warned AI could crack wallet cryptography “in months, not years,” and ZEC fell 14% over the following 24 hours. The article says Zcash appears better prepared than its peers: on May 29, an AI-assisted audit found a critical vulnerability in a private pool, and on July 28, developers published a machine-checked proof covering more than 2,700 theorems, though the risk that AI undermines cryptographic math rose after OpenAI released 722 AI-generated math manuscripts on Oct. 6. Zcash Open Development Lab chief Josh Swihart said a full quantum-resistant upgrade could take 12 to 18 months, while Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin warned AI math could weaken some quantum-resistant cryptography. The author concludes ZEC may suit investors who can tolerate volatility, as a small position.

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