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Major Zcash Vulnerability Fixed

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Zcash just fixed a vulnerability that would have allowed “infinite counterfeit” Zcash.

Like all the other blockchain vulnerabilities and updates, this demonstrates the ridiculousness of the notion that code can replace people, that trust can be encompassed in the protocols, or that human governance is not ncessary.

Tags: blockchain, cryptocurrency, patching, vulnerabilities

Posted on February 5, 2019 at 2:59 PM • 46 Comments

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