Zcash outlines Ironwood shielded pool to re-enable auditable supply, July 2026 target

Zcash developers are advancing an Ironwood shielded pool that would make circulating-supply accounting publicly auditable while keeping privacy features, after the Orchard flaw disclosure on June 5 and a follow-up proposal on June 6. Scrutiny returned on June 11 when Arkham flagged a large Orchard withdrawal and noted the pool still holds about 3.88 million ZEC (roughly $1.65 billion), even though shielded balances cannot be independently verified.