The integration has drawn criticism from security researcher Tayvano, who alleged that the platform overrode 'NO' governance votes to force the launch. Tayvano further questioned the timing of the rollout, noting it occurred after the DPRK stole a sizable amount of Zcash for the first time, and argued the system's permissionless nature only benefits malicious actors.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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THORChain Launches First Permissionless Trading Route for Zcash
Crypto18 days ago
The cross-chain exchange enabled liquidity for the $ZEC token on October 2 after completing a network-wide node churn. Every node on the network now monitors the Zcash chain to facilitate the trading of the asset in a decentralized venue, though THORChain warned that current liquidity is shallow and traders should exercise caution.
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