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Researcher who found Zcash's bug with AI adds Monero to his audit queue
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The story
Taylor Hornby, a researcher known for identifying a significant flaw in Zcash's Orchard protocol, has now indicated that Monero is next on his audit queue. This move suggests potential for similar vulnerability discoveries in other privacy-focused cryptocurrencies, creating a risk-off scenario for XMR.
The two-sided take
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↓ SHORT-15% target+8% stop2-4 weeks
Short Monero (XMR) on the potential for a bug discovery, similar to the Zcash (ZEC) Orchard flaw, driving a downside re-rate.
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The house read
Wrong ifThe primary risk is a clean audit report, which could lead to a short squeeze. Additionally, general crypto market sentiment could overshadow specific coin-level news.
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