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Morning Edition · Sunday, October 11, 2026Published at 1:46 AM EDT · New York
Aztec Relaunches zk.money With a $2,500 Cap While Its Proving-System Flaw Remains Unfixed
Aztec's V5 proving system can accept proofs for transactions the network should reject, the team cannot tell whether anyone used the flaw, and the fix waits for the V6 release later this year.
Aztec Labs has relaunched zk.money, its self-custodial wallet for private stablecoin payments on the Aztec privacy layer 2 (L2) network. The relaunch comes with tight limits. Every deposit, payment and withdrawal must stay under $2,500, and…
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Proving-System Bugs Become a Distinct Rollup Risk
Soundness defects in zero-knowledge proving systems will keep surfacing as a risk class separate from smart-contract exploits, because validator re-execution — the fallback most rollups rely on — cannot catch them, forcing teams into embargoed disclosure timed to upgrades and pushing users toward proof-system diversity and escape hatches.
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