Dash launches Zcash’s Orchard technology in privacy upgrade
Jul 17, 2026
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by Hannah Collymore
for CryptoPolitan

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Dash activated Orchard, a Zcash-derived zero-knowledge privacy system, as a protocol upgrade for the decade-old payments crypto to enhance transaction privacy and potential adoption. The launch is a positive upgrade for Dash but comes amid Zcash fixing a serious bug in Orchard technology, creating short-term security and integration risks.
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Dash, the decade-old payments coin, announced today that it activated a new privacy system called Orchard. The system uses Zcash’s zero-knowledge proof technology to hide transaction details. The launch comes at a difficult time for Zcash, which created the Orchard technology. The project is in the middle of fixing a serious bug that could have...

