Odaily reported that Zcash founder zooko posted on X about a recent security review of the Zcash protocol. According to the post, the audit was carried out at the request of Shielded Labs and involved Anthropic and Mythos. zooko said the review did not find any more severe vulnerabilities in the Zcash protocol.
The disclosure focused on the audit result rather than technical details. Zcash is a cryptocurrency project known for its privacy features, and security audits are commonly used to examine protocol design, implementation risks, and related components. In this case, the public statement identified the parties involved and the conclusion that no additional severe protocol flaws were found.
zooko also said Shielded Labs and other parties are continuing security hardening work. The original post did not provide further details on the audit scope, the full report, specific fixes, or a timetable for any follow-up work.