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Zcash

zec

$692.88

-0.00661%

Oct 28th, 2016

Smart Contract Platform

Privacy

Layer 1 (L1)

Near Protocol Ecosystem

24-Hour Range

$629.91

$704.15

Low

High

Market Cap (Mcap)

Rank

#17

Mcap

$11.35B

Fully Diluted Mcap

$11.35B

Supply

Circulating

16,383,381

Total

21,000,000

Created On

Oct 28th, 2016

All Time High (ATH)

ATH

$3.19k

ATH Change

-78.46%

ATH Date

Oct 29th, 2016

Total Value Locked (TVL)

TVL

N/A

MCap to TVL Ratio

N/A

FDV to TVL Ratio

N/A

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

Zcash is touted as the next best privacy coin. It offers completely hidden transactions that could make crypto as anonymous as cash.

Privacy coins. Image: Grant Kempster/Decrypt

What Are Privacy Coins? Monero, Zcash, and Dash Explained

So-called privacy coins use advanced techniques to shield details from public view, but they’ve come under increased scrutiny from regulators.

Zcash News

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

Oct 24, 2025

Law and Order

83 Arrests in ‘Landmark’ Interpol Operation Hitting Crypto Terrorist Financing, Cybercrime in Africa

Interpol and Afripol have flagged $260 million in illicitly obtained crypto and fiat as part of a joint operation combating terrorist financing and cybercrime networks in Africa. Authorities arrested 83 individuals in multiple African countries as part of Operation Catalyst, which has so far seized $600,000 of the flagged $260 million in illicit assets. 🔵83 arrests in landmark African operation against terrorism financing A first-of-its-kind operation targeting terrorism financing and the ille...

by Simon Chandler · 4 min read

Oct 20, 2025

Markets

Bittensor, Zcash Lead Altcoin Rebound as BNB Rally Cools

Bitcoin’s weekend rebound has set off a selective rally in altcoins, with Bittensor and Zcash leading gains as BNB, last week’s top performer, slipped from focus. Bitcoin’s rebound from $105,000 to an intraday high of $110,000 came as macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions showed signs of improvement. The weekend’s strength has set the stage for renewed momentum in altcoins. "Bitcoin's rally has renewed market confidence," Shawn Young, chief analyst of MEXC Research, told Decrypt. "Traders...

by Akash Girimath · 2 min read

Oct 10, 2025

Markets

Zcash Leads Privacy Coin Surge Amid Surveillance Fears

Zcash (ZEC) has climbed 48% over the past week, leading a sector-wide privacy coin rally as investors pile into privacy-focused assets amid mounting surveillance concerns. The surge pushed Zcash to a high of over $268 Friday morning, its highest level since April 2022, though it remains 93% below its 2016 all-time high of nearly $3,200. At time of publication, Zcash is trading at around $230, up 19% in the past 24 hours, per CoinGecko data. The rally has extended across the privacy coin sector,...

by Vismaya V · 3 min read

Oct 9, 2025

Technology

Ethereum Foundation Launches New Cluster Focused on Privacy

The Ethereum Foundation is launching a new privacy cluster, as part of plans to expand its privacy-related projects and initiatives. The new cluster is set to include 47 researchers, engineers, coordinators, and cryptographers. It will be led by Igor Barinov, founder of open-source block explorer Blockscout and the Ethereum Layer-2 blockchain Gnosis Chain. The privacy cluster will not operate in a silo but will collaborate with other clusters across the Foundation on projects such as the Institu...

by Will McCurdy · 3 min read

Oct 7, 2025

The Coins

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

For many years, Bitcoin was used to buy drugs online because it was believed to be anonymous. Turns out, it’s surprisingly easy to track Bitcoin transactions. Zcash, on the other hand, is a cryptocurrency that promised something Bitcoin couldn’t deliver: privacy. How Zcash works Zcash is designed to hide key transaction details, such as the sender, recipient, and amount. By using cryptographic techniques, transfers can be made that can’t easily be traced on a public ledger while remaining verifi...

by Matt Hussey, Jason Nelson · 6 min read

Oct 6, 2025

Coins

Why Is Everyone Suddenly Talking About Privacy Coin Zcash Again?

Zcash’s price rose to $165 on Monday as Mert Mumtaz, CEO of Solana infrastructure firm Helius Labs, continued cheerleading the token on X, among other notable crypto observers. Mumtaz has emerged one of Zcash’s most vocal backers, and he said on Monday that he “love[s] shilling privacy stuff because it actually ends up making a difference in the privacy properties of these systems.” He called for the token to hit $1,000. gorgeous chart The amount of ZEC being shielded on Zcash is going up and t...

by André Beganski · 4 min read

Oct 1, 2025

Markets

'Insurance Against Bitcoin': Privacy Coin Zcash Surges 63%, Hitting 3-Year High

Privacy coin Zcash has been the best performing digital asset over the past 24 hours after soaring to a three-year high on Wednesday after a number of prominent market observers emphasized its safety. The price of Zcash recently stood at over $121, jumping by 63% from the previous day, same time, CoinGecko data shows. Over a seven-day period, it's also the biggest winner in gains, having soared by more than 107%. The last time its price was this high was back in April 2022. The coin remains 96...

by Mat Di Salvo · 2 min read

May 11, 2025

Opinion

Why Wall Street Won’t Embrace Crypto Without Zero-Knowledge Privacy

When you pay with a stablecoin like USDC, you may be giving up more than just money. As long as you’re transacting on a public blockchain, a merchant—or anyone, for that matter—can view your wallet, analyze your past transactions, and use or sell your personal financial history. This feature isn’t a minor inconvenience. It’s why serious institutions, from major banks to government entities, hesitate to adopt blockchain technology. Financial entities, corporations, and sovereign funds would be...

by Howard Wu · 5 min read

Mar 19, 2025

Law and Order

Fully Autonomous AI Could Control Criminal Networks: Europol

Europol has warned that blockchain and AI will “accelerate serious and organised crime” in the coming years, with a new report from the EU law enforcement agency even predicting that fully autonomous AI “could pave the way for entirely AI-controlled criminal networks.” In its 2025 Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment, Europol suggested that the combination of AI and crypto will serve to expand online fraud schemes, which already represent “the most rapidly expanding sector” in organised...

by Simon Chandler · 4 min read

Dec 10, 2024

Business

US ‘Flips’ to Support Encryption Following China’s ‘Salt Typhoon’ Cyberattack

The ‘Salt Typhoon’ cyberattacks by Chinese hackers on governments and businesses have been described as a “watershed moment” by digital privacy advocates, after U.S. officials recommended the use of end-to-end encryption in their aftermath. After U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) officials urged Americans to use encrypted messaging apps in the wake of the cyberattack, Zooko Wilcox-O'Hearn, creator of privacy coin Zcash, tweeted...

by Luke Edwards · 3 min read

Dec 4, 2024

Markets

Monero Surges to Two-Year High of $211 as Privacy Coins Heat Up

Privacy-focused cryptocurrency Monero surged to over $211.07 earlier today—its highest value since May 2022. At time of publication, Monero has pulled back slightly from its local high, and is currently priced at $205.05, up 17.8% on the day and 30.6% on the week, per data from CoinGecko. Monero's upward momentum comes as the wider privacy coin sector has heated up over the past week, with the category as a whole up over 12% in the past 24 hours alone, according to CoinGecko data. Leading the pa...

by Stephen Graves · 3 min read

Nov 27, 2024

Markets

TORN Jumps 380%, Privacy Coins Railgun, Zcash Surge After Tornado Cash Ruling

Crypto mixer Tornado Cash just flipped the script on the Treasury—and privacy coins are reaping the rewards. Tornado Cash’s native token, TORN, soared to highs of almost $35 Tuesday morning, after the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court ruled that immutable smart contracts cannot be classified as “property” under existing law. At time of publication, TORN has pulled back from its local high to trade at $17.17—up 382.9% on the day, per CoinGecko data. The court's landmark decision struck a blow to the U.S....

by Vismaya V · 3 min read

Aug 16, 2024

Law and Order

$5.1 Billion in Illicit Crypto Transactions Linked to UK Every Year: NCA

A new report from the UK's National Crime Agency has found that as much as $5.1 billion worth of illicit crypto transactions are linked to the country every year, with both digital and crypto related crime on the rise. The agency's findings were published in its annual National Strategic Assessment, which draws on data from law enforcement, government, and private intelligence. “As the popularity of cryptocurrency grows, so too does the frequency of cryptocurrency crime,” the report stated. The...

by Ryan S. Gladwin · 2 min read

Jun 11, 2024

Law and Order

Bitcoin Lightning Network and Layer 2 Scaling Could Be 'Abused by Criminals', Says EU

A new report from the EU has singled out Bitcoin's Lightning Network and other layer 2 solutions as "data obfuscation" technologies that could be "abused by criminals." The First Report on Encryption by the EU Innovation Hub for Internal Security, a "collaborative network of innovation labs" from across EU member states, argues that alongside technologies including Mimblewimble, zero-knowledge (zk) proofs, coin mixers and privacy coins such as Monero and Zcash, "layer 2 solutions such as the lig...

by Stephen Graves · 2 min read