Zcash Orchard Bug Discovered by AI; Formal Verification Proposed as Remedy (bengoertzel.substack.com)

• Zcash Orchard bug: AI (Opus 4.8) finds four-year-old logic flaw
• Bug theoretically allowed unlimited counterfeit ZEC in shielded pool
• Author calls for formal verification as standard in software development

"A subtle logic error in Zcash's Orchard circuit, undetected for four years, was found by AI model Opus 4.8 (Anthropic). The bug could theoretically allow counterfeit ZEC creation in the shielded pool. The author argues similar vulnerabilities lurk in many software stacks and advocates for formal verification as a standard practice."