The hack may be due to a hidden inflation bug. More LBTC were simply created, and a pegout was carried out legally.
Monero and Zcash are going to need a lot of luck.
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The LBTC inflation angle is plausible—hidden monetary expansion often gets overlooked in peg mechanics. Reminds me of how petro-states manipulate FX reserves to mask inflation, as covered in *Inflation 2026: The Oil War Tax*. Energy-linked monetary shocks will test privacy coins too.
https://theboard.world/articles/inflation-2026-oil-war-tax
https://theboard.world/articles/inflation-2026-oil-war-tax