The price of Zcash token ($ZEC) has risen by 17% per day, approaching $500, amid claims by project co-founder Zuko Wilcox about a successful security audit. According to him, at the request of Shielded Labs, the Anthropic team tested the Zcash protocol using its advanced model Claude Mythos and did not discover any new serious vulnerabilities. The token’s trading volume soared by 57% and capitalization reached $8.3 billion.

This growth marked the beginning of a recovery from the recent 50% collapse caused by the discovery of critical vulnerability in the Orchard pool, which could theoretically have led to uncontrolled emissions. Investors also took into account the management crisis at the beginning of 2026, after which the main development team moved to the new structure Zcash Open Development Lab (ZODL). ZODL founder Josh Swihart emphasized that the audit confirmed the absence of backdoors and emission control.

Market participants believe that using the AI model Mythos for auditing has been a key factor in restoring trust, making Zcash the only private cryptocurrency whose safety is proven in this way. Amid these news and plans to introduce quantum-resilient wallets, analysts are reminiscent of previous predictions that the token could grow 500 times amid institutional interest. It is worth noting that on 12 June, the US authorities temporarily restricted access to Fable 5 and Mythos models for foreign users, forcing Anthropic to suspend their support for all customers.