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$25.84

-3.05%

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Zcash

zec

$403.59

2.42%

Oct 28th, 2016

Smart Contract Platform

Privacy Coins

Layer 1 (L1)

Near Protocol Ecosystem

24-Hour Range

$377.82

$415.94

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Market Cap (Mcap)

Rank

#28

Mcap

$6.66B

Fully Diluted Mcap

$6.66B

Supply

Circulating

16,492,569

Total

21,000,000

Created On

Oct 28th, 2016

All Time High (ATH)

ATH

$3.19k

ATH Change

-87.36%

ATH Date

Oct 29th, 2016

Total Value Locked (TVL)

TVL

N/A

MCap to TVL Ratio

N/A

FDV to TVL Ratio

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What is Zcash (ZEC)? The Privacy Coin Using Zero-Knowledge Proofs

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Zcash News

Jan 8, 2026

Markets

Myriad Moves: Traders Bet on Zcash Rebound, But Aren't Buying Another Bitcoin All-Time High

The start of a new calendar year initially sent a jolt of optimism through the crypto markets as tokens rebounded, led by Bitcoin eclipsing $94,000 and Ethereum nearing $3,300 earlier this week. But the rally did not sustain its momentum and prices have since fallen—and in turn, predictors on Myriad have become more bearish on key crypto targets. Below, we’ll look at some of this week’s top prediction markets on Myriad, including those centered on a new BTC all-time high, ETH’s next stop, and wh...

by Logan Hitchcock · 6 min read

Jan 8, 2026

Markets

Zcash Plunges Double Digits After ECC Team ‘Constructively Discharged’

The price of Zcash has plunged by double digits after the entire team of the Electric Coin Company—which created and contributed to the popular privacy coin—left the company. Zcash is down 18.2% in the past 24 hours to $397.27, according to CoinGecko data. It’s also down 24% over the past 7 days. Zcash had a very strong year price-wise, rising over 670% amid more mainstream interest in privacy coins. In a tweet, Josh Swihart, former CEO of the Electric Coin Company, said his entire team was “con...

by Will McCurdy · 5 min read

Jan 6, 2026

Business

Crypto’s Next ‘Dominant Narrative’ Will Be Privacy: Arthur Hayes

Arthur Hayes is betting that privacy will define crypto’s next trade, arguing that Bitcoin’s institutional success has opened room for more adversarial assets like Zcash. The BitMEX co-founder laid out his thoughts on Tuesday in a blog post where he disclosed that his family office, Maelstrom, has already built a sizable Zcash position and framed privacy as an underpriced response to expanding state surveillance and sanctions enforcement. “Looking into the future, this year’s dominant narrative...

by Vince Dioquino · 4 min read

Dec 18, 2025

Markets

Canton Leads Privacy Coin Rally As Midnight, Zcash, Monero Tick Up

Privacy coins Canton and Midnight have outperformed the market today, with Zcash and Monero also posting gains after the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation announced it will issue tokenized securities on Canton Network. As of writing, Canton has posted a 7% gain en route to $0.07615, while Midnight is up by 2.5% in the past 24 hours, at $0.06397, according to CoinGecko data. DTCC Handles $3.7 Quadrillion in Transactions a Year—Now It's Tokenizing Treasuries on Canton Meanwhile, established...

by Simon Chandler · 3 min read

Dec 9, 2025

Markets

Zcash Founder Zooko Wilcox Joins ZEC Treasury Firm as Privacy Coin Surges

Cypherpunk Technologies Inc. announced Tuesday that Zooko Wilcox, founder of prominent privacy coin Zcash and former CEO of Electric Coin Company, has joined the Zcash treasury firm as a strategic advisor. The move preceded a sizable surge in Cypherpunk’s stock price Tuesday, all while Zcash itself continues to rebound after a recent sell-off. Cypherpunk said in a press release that Wilcox will guide the company's development of self-sovereign digital systems focused on privacy and freedom. Cyph...

by Andrew Hayward · 3 min read

Dec 8, 2025

Technology

Zcash Founder Helped to Create This Anonymous Phone Service

A new anonymous phone service has launched in the United States, enabling consumers to sign up for mobile coverage by providing nothing more than their zip codes. Named Phreeli, the new mobile carrier requires no other personal info from customers, who can pay their monthly bill without sharing credit card or bank data with the company. Zooko Wilcox, co-founder of privacy coin Zcash, acted as a consultant on the project, advising Phreeli on how to apply zero-knowledge proofs to bill paying. “Pho...

by Simon Chandler · 3 min read

Dec 2, 2025

Markets

Privacy Coins Lose Steam as ZCash, Monero, and Dash Follow Crypto Market Pullback

Leading privacy coins have slumped, shedding recent gains as they fall in tandem with a broader crypto market downturn. ZCash is down 8.5% over the past 24 hours, while Monero has fallen 5.4% and Dash has shed 3.9%, according to CoinGecko data, while the privacy coins sector as a whole has dropped by 15.4%. The declines mark a sharp reversal for a sector that saw explosive, market-defying rallies throughout the fourth quarter. The parallel drop with major assets like Bitcoin reflects a signific...

by Akash Girimath · 3 min read

Dec 1, 2025

Coins

Vitalik Buterin: 'Dark Hand' of Token Voting Could Erode Zcash Privacy

Zcash’s governance debate resurfaced over the past week after a routine election endorsement drew sharp responses from prominent industry figures. The discussion centers on whether the privacy coin should keep its committee-based system or shift to direct tokenholder voting. Zcash co-founder Zooko Wilcox opened discussions by urging support for Artkor, a long-time Zcash community member and sitting member of the Zcash Community Grants Committee (ZCG), where he seeks re-election for the next year...

by Vince Dioquino · 4 min read

Nov 28, 2025

Markets

Monero and Zcash Diverge in Double-Digit Weekly Swing as Privacy Coins Rotate

Privacy coin Monero is up over 23% in the past week amid a quiet Thanksgiving crypto market landscape, while Zcash has shed roughly 25% in the same timeframe. Both privacy coins have been volatile, with Monero currently trading at $406 while Zcash trades at around $480, according to CoinGecko data. What’s driving this dynamic? The privacy coin narrative remains a dominant factor shaping the performance of Zcash, Monero, Dash, and other related tokens. For the most part, these altcoins have rema...

by Akash Girimath · 2 min read

Nov 27, 2025

Business

Vitalik Buterin Donates $765K in Ethereum to Privacy Messaging Apps

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has donated approximately $765,000 in ETH to two privacy messaging apps, Session and SimpleX—two apps looking to break past sector leaders Signal and Telegram. Buterin has become an increasingly vocal advocate for privacy solutions in the crypto industry, as global policies have expanded fears of global surveillance states and irked those wanting to keep their personal lives private. Encrypted messaging, like @signalapp, is critical for preserving our digital...

by Ryan S. Gladwin · 4 min read

Nov 26, 2025

Markets

Grayscale Files to Launch Zcash ETF After Privacy Coin's 1,000% Price Surge

Crypto asset manager Grayscale Investments has jumped on the Zcash hype by filing for an exchange-traded fund that would give investors exposure to the privacy coin. A Wednesday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission shows that Grayscale wants to convert its Grayscale Zcash Trust into an ETF. If approved, it would be the first ETF giving investors exposure to the coin. Zcash enables users to send and receive money in private by encrypting transaction information using zero-knowledg...

by Mat Di Salvo · 2 min read

Nov 24, 2025

Technology

'Privacy Is Hygiene,’ Says Ethereum Creator Vitalik Buterin After Bank Data Leak

Client data at major U.S. banks including JPMorgan, Citi, and Morgan Stanley may have been exposed in a cyberattack on mortgage technology vendor SitusAMC, prompting Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin to comment on privacy as a practice of “hygiene.” The breach stemmed from unauthorized access to systems at SitusAMC, which confirmed Saturday that a threat actor had exfiltrated data tied to several large financial institutions. Exposed data included “accounting records and legal agreements” as w...

by Vince Dioquino · 4 min read

Nov 23, 2025

Technology

Zcash Keeps Rising as Bitcoin Falls—And This Treasury Firm Just Bought More ZEC

Long-running privacy coin Zcash (ZEC) has continued its recent surge, rising 31% over the last week even as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other major coins are deep in the red—and now a publicly traded treasury firm said it has amassed even more of the rising cryptocurrency. Cypherpunk Technologies (Nasdaq: CYPH) announced Wednesday that it has purchased an additional 29,869.29 ZEC (Zcash) for $18 million at an average price of $602.63 per coin. Combined with the firm’s initial acquisition of 203,775.2...

by Andrew Hayward · 3 min read

Nov 12, 2025

Markets

Zcash Drops, Then Pops as Bitcoin Billionaire Arthur Hayes Warns Holders to Remove ZEC From Exchanges

Bitcoin billionaire Author Hayes warned investors on Wednesday to remove their Zcash holdings from exchanges amid increased volatility for the privacy coin. Writing on X Wednesday, the former BitMEX boss urged his nearly 766,000 followers to move their Zcash to self-custodial wallets. "If you hold $ZEC on a CEX, withdraw it to a self-custodial wallet and shield it," he wrote, referring to centralized exchanges like Coinbase and Binance. If you hold $ZEC on a CEX, withdraw it to a self-custod...

by Mat Di Salvo · 2 min read

Nov 12, 2025

Coins

Zcash Treasury Company Launches With Winklevoss Backing

Nasdaq-listed Leap Therapeutics has rebranded to Cypherpunk Technologies Inc. as it pursues a digital asset strategy by accumulating ZEC, the native token of privacy coin Zcash. The Cambridge-based biotechnology firm announced Wednesday it will deploy capital to initiate a digital asset strategy after securing a $58.88 million private placement led by Winklevoss Capital, the venture capital firm founded by Gemini founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, according to a press release shared with Dec...

by Vismaya V · 3 min read

Nov 7, 2025

Markets

Privacy Coin Zcash Continues Historic Surge, Nearing 8-Year High Price

Privacy-focused Bitcoin alternative Zcash went on a tear Friday, surging some 33% in a matter of hours and triggering over $51 million in short position liquidations. The token surged to nearly $735 Friday afternoon, up from $536 just a day earlier. It has since settled to $666 as of this writing, still up 25% over the past day. That rapid price action made Zcash-related positions the third-most liquidated in crypto on Friday, behind only dominant mainstays Bitcoin and Ethereum. Over $59 million...

by Sander Lutz · 3 min read

Nov 6, 2025

Markets

Myriad Moves: Traders Flip Bearish on Bitcoin, But Bullish on Zcash

Bitcoin’s recent flirtation with the $100,000 mark—falling below that level for the first time in six months—has crypto traders and prediction market users changing their convictions of late. As bearish sentiment floods social media timelines and price action continues to move lower, predictors have flipped bearish in some of Myriad’s biggest markets this week. Here’s a look at some of the most interesting moves from the past week. (Disclaimer: Myriad Markets is a product of Decrypt’s parent...

by Logan Hitchcock · 5 min read

Nov 4, 2025

Coins

Zcash Surging on 'Cypherpunk Principles' as Bitcoin Alternative: Galaxy Digital

As barriers between crypto and traditional finance blend, Zcash is gaining recognition as an alternative to Bitcoin, according to Will Owens, a research analyst at Galaxy Digital. Although the privacy-focused crypto is much smaller than its $2 trillion counterpart, Zcash borrows foundational elements from Bitcoin’s codebase, and it’s serving as a spiritual successor in some ways, Owens wrote in a Tuesday report. Zcash allows users to “shield” transactions with zero-knowledge proofs, and the netw...

by André Beganski · 3 min read

Nov 4, 2025

Markets

Privacy Coins Post Double-Digit Gains, Defying Market Slump

Privacy tokens are staging a dramatic rally, posting double-digit gains even as the broader digital asset market suffers a significant downturn. On Tuesday, while Bitcoin dipped below $104,000 and total crypto liquidations again exceeded $1 billion, privacy tokens saw gains. Dash surged by 47.5% over the past 24 hours, according to crypto price aggregator CoinGecko. Other tokens in the sector, including Decred, Horizen, and Secret, joined the rally with gains of 90%, 10%, and 23% respectively. Z...

by Akash Girimath · 3 min read