Daily trading volume has jumped to over $1.8 billion, with liquidity deepening across major venues such as Binance, Hyperliquid, and Bybit.
Privacy coins are outperforming as traders turn away from ETFs and transparent ledgers, reviving crypto’s oldest idea: digital cash that can move freely, without surveillance.
Bitcoin’s creator was aware of its privacy limitations.
For nearly a decade, the rivalry between Zcash (ZEC) and Monero (XMR) defined the crypto privacy movement. The two digital assets promised what Bitcoin couldn’t, true transactional anonymity, but they took very different paths to achieve it. Monero made privacy mandatory, encrypting every transaction by default. Zcash made it optional, allowing users to choose between […]
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Arthur Hayes thinks Zcash can move an order of magnitude faster than most investors expect—and he spelled out why in a Coin Bureau interview released on November 3. The former BitMEX CEO ties the new Zcash bull case to a three-part story that mixes technical maturation, visible shifts in on-chain behavior, and a looming supply inflection. “I think that 10% to 20% of the value of Bitcoin quite quickly is something that Zcash could achieve,” he said—an estimate that, at current Bitcoin prices, translates to roughly $10,000–$20,000 per ZEC. Why Zcash Could Skyrocket To $10,000-$20,000 For Hayes, the technology is no longer the 2016 experiment that divided the market over ceremony theater and cryptographic trust. He recounted being “deep into Zcash in 2016” when BitMEX listed a pre-genesis futures market and spot prices briefly printed around “$3,000 a coin on Poloniex” before supply filled in. What’s changed, he argues, is the removal—by protocol upgrades—of the original single biggest credibility drag. “One of the big issues with Zcash back then was this trusted setup issue… but essentially, I think it was the Halo 2 upgrade recently removed or maybe a few years ago removed that trusted setup issue.” That, in his telling, reframes Zcash from a clever but encumbered R&D project into a privacy asset whose cryptography now clears the institutional sniff test. Related Reading: Zcash Rally Gains Steam, Can ZEC’s 4.5M Shielded Supply Push It Back Into the Top 20? He couples that with direct user-level experience. Hayes says he installed Zashi, Zcash’s flagship wallet, and used Near Intents flows to shield and swap, which he likened to an industrial-strength mixer. “When you do that, it’s essentially like Tornado Cash on steroids,” he said, emphasizing that the resulting output asset “appears, but it’s not linked to any other transaction.” Costs remain a friction—“It’s definitely not cheap yet”—but he points to trend data he has reviewed showing a secular rise in actual privacy usage: “the amount of shielded transactions is approaching I think 30%, up from like a few percentage points when I cared about Zcash a long time ago.” In other words, the privacy feature set is not just theoretically stronger; it is being used. The demand narrative rests on a simple claim: in the age of on-chain forensics and AI-enabled pattern recognition, true cash-like privacy is a product with differentiated utility. Hayes draws a sharp line between pseudonymity and privacy. “I believe in privacy coins… I think Bitcoin being synonymous is actually a good thing because I want to be able to track Bitcoin, but I also want to have internet cash where there is no traceability of that.” He contrasts Zcash with Monero’s recent headlines, citing reports that “the Japanese authorities were able to deanonymize Monero by… linking together different disparate parts of some information.” Scarcity is the third pillar. Hayes flags the Zcash halving “coming up in a few weeks, November,” framing it as the timing catalyst that could supercharge reflexivity if investor attention and liquidity arrive in tandem. The supply cut is not the entire story for him—he dismisses halving dogma in Bitcoin—but he does view a synchronous demand narrative plus a mechanical issuance drop as unusually potent for a small-float asset when a privacy bid is already rising on-chain. Related Reading: $10K Is Coming: Arthur Hayes’ Zcash ‘Vibe Check’ Sparks 30% Moonshot Liquidity and access are precisely why he sees the setup as asymmetric. Zcash is not broadly quotable, which is a risk and an opportunity. “I hit up… eight or nine OTC brokers. Only two brokers would quote me Zcash,” he said, describing how hard it was to acquire size through traditional venues. He expects that, if the price begins to trend, the path will run through permissionless rails rather than regulated exchanges. “If the price rises high enough… I can buy it on one of these decentralized exchanges and that’ll be how you really get access… just like how Bitcoin was back [then].” Hayes also addresses the change in his own posture, including what catalyzed it. He credits a dinner during Token2049 with Naval Ravikant, who “started shilling me on Zcash,” prompting him to push past his 2016-era objections and re-underwrite the protocol. “I bought a few million bucks on the spot at that point,” he said, adding that he kept buying “even though I bought it after the 80% pump when Naval sent out that tweet.” Hayes believes the upside can compress into weeks rather than years. In his words: “I’ve bought a lot of it… I’m still buying it. I think that this is probably going to be one of my better trades of the cycle.” At press time, ZEC traded at $464. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
Zcash's market cap rose to as high as $7.2 billion, while Monero's held around $6.3 billion.
Certified market analyst Tony Severino has revealed that the Litecoin 2M Bollinger band width has hit new lows. He explained what this means and how it provides a bullish outlook for the altcoin. Litecoin’s 2M Bollinger Band Hits New Record Lows In an X post, Severino stated that the Litecoin 2M Bollinger Band Width has continued to set new record lows, representing the tightest volatility in LTCUSD history. The expert further revealed that the 2M candle closed as a Hammer above the Bollinger Band basis despite the wick to the downside. Related Reading: Signal That Sparked 100% Litecoin Rally In 2017 Has Been Triggered Again He explained that this gives the technical picture a bullish bias for Litecoin. The analyst added that a close above $120 at the end of 2025 would trigger a buy signal for LTC. From a fundamentals angle, LTC just got its first spot ETF in the U.S., which provides a bullish outlook for the altcoin. However, it is worth noting that the ETF is currently lagging behind the Solana and Hedera ETFs in terms of inflows. Meanwhile, Severino had also painted a bullish picture for Litecoin, drawing comparisons between the LTC and ZCash charts. That suggested that LTC could witness a similar parabolic rally to ZEC’s, which has recorded a 10x rally from its low of around $40. This was around the time when the analyst revealed that LTC was at the |final boss resistance” based on the monthly SuperTrend. Crypto analyst Hal also recently provided a bullish outlook for Litecoin, predicting a 300x rally. However, the analyst stated that a drop to around $30 was likely before LTC’s parabolic rally. He urged investors to take advantage of such a dip, as they could enjoy massive gains when LTC breaks out to the upside after this long period of consolidation. 99% Chance Of A Rally Above $300 Crypto analyst XForce stated that Litecoin has a 99% chance of rallying above $300 as it is now approaching nine years of accumulation. His accompanying chart showed that LTC could reach $345 on this projected uptrend, which is expected to happen sometime next year. Meanwhile, a drop below $39 could invalidate this prediction. Related Reading: Analyst Reveals How Litecoin Can Turn $3,700 Into $1 Million For Investors Meanwhile, crypto analyst Bitcoinsensus stated that Litecoin is gearing up for its biggest macro move. Based on the technicals, the analyst remarked that LTC could rally to between $1,000 and $2,000 in this market cycle. Bitcoinsensus noted that the altcoin has already seen six years of sideways consolidation, suggesting that it was well primed for this projected parabolic rally to the upside. The analyst’s accompanying chart showed that LTC could reach these targets next year. At the time of writing, the Litecoin price is trading at around $94, down over 5% in the last 24 hours, according to data from CoinMarketCap. Featured image from iStock, chart from Tradingview.com
The roadmap calls for more temporary address creations to preserve privacy, as well as quality-of-life fixes for Keystone hardware wallet users.
Zcash (ZEC) is stealing the spotlight once again. The privacy-focused asset has surged more than 50% in the past week, climbing above $350 and fueling talk of a potential return to the top 20 digital assets by market capitalization. Related Reading: Bitcoin Technical Setup Shows Short-Term Pullback May Fuel Long-Term Upside Behind this rally lies a mix of technical strength, institutional catalysts, and renewed global demand for digital privacy. ZEC's price trends to the upside with recent small losses on the daily chart. Source: ZECUSD on Tradingview Zcash’s Shielded Supply Hits 4.5 Million Supporting Zcash’s resurgence is a major milestone. 4.5 million ZEC are now stored in shielded addresses, representing roughly 28% of total supply. These shielded pools leverage Zcash’s zero-knowledge proof technology (zk-SNARKs), allowing users to transact privately without revealing sender, receiver, or transaction amounts. This rise in shielded coins signals growing trust in ZEC’s privacy infrastructure, especially as wallets and exchanges improve support for shielded transactions. The move also expands Zcash’s overall anonymity set, strengthening privacy for all participants while tightening on-chain liquidity. As one of the oldest and most advanced privacy blockchains, ZEC’s growth in shielded adoption reinforces its core mission of financial confidentiality in an increasingly monitored digital world. Technical Indicators Point to More Upside Zcash’s market momentum remains robust. Daily trading volume soared above $730 million, while the RSI at 71.8 and a bullish MACD crossover suggest strong buying pressure. The token’s structure continues to make higher highs and higher lows, indicating a healthy uptrend. Analysts see resistance near $370–$400, with a potential breakout opening the path toward $450–$500 in the coming weeks. ZEC’s recent surge also coincides with Arthur Hayes’ bold prediction that the coin could reach $1,000, as the market rotates into privacy-focused assets. With Grayscale’s Zcash Trust surpassing $137 million in assets under management, and whispers of a possible ETF conversion, institutional exposure could further amplify this rally. Privacy Tokens Regain Spotlight Amid Regulatory Uncertainty Zcash’s resurgence reflects a broader renewal of interest in privacy tokens like Monero (XMR) amid heightened surveillance and KYC mandates in global markets. As governments tighten oversight, traders and institutions are rediscovering ZEC’s unique role as a bridge between compliant infrastructure and privacy rights. Related Reading: Bitcoin Crash To $87,600 Looms If This Support Snaps, Warns Veteran Analyst If Zcash sustains its current momentum, maintains its 4.5M shielded supply growth, and breaks the $400 ceiling, a return to the top 20 cryptos by market cap could soon become reality, supporting ZEC’s comeback as the flagship privacy asset of this cycle. Cover image from ChatGPT, ZECUSD chart from Tradingview
By refusing to compromise on privacy, crypto risks marginalizing itself. There may be a path forward that respects both individual choice and practical constraints, says Rob Viglione, CEO of Horizen Labs.
Zcash (ZEC) was little more than a historical footnote for most of the past years. The digital asset was seen as a relic of crypto’s cypherpunk age, forgotten amid the rise of AI tokens, restaking narratives, and layer-2 rollups. Yet, it has become 2025’s most surprising comeback story almost overnight. CryptoSlate data shows Zcash surged […]
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Zcash (ZEC) has exploded in value past $350, clearing its 2021 high and igniting a wave of renewed optimism across the digital assets ecosystem. A surge in demand tied to privacy, cross-chain integration and bold market calls are pushing ZEC into the spotlight. Related Reading: $10K Is Coming: Arthur Hayes’ Zcash ‘Vibe Check’ Sparks 30% Moonshot Rally Driven by Privacy Narrative and Major Price Call Zcash’s recent rally is nothing short of dramatic. In the past month, ZEC’s price surged roughly 380 % and smashed through its May 2021 closing level of around US$319. This breakout has drawn fresh attention to the coin’s core value proposition, transaction anonymity, at a time when regulatory scrutiny and surveillance concerns are rising globally. Adding fuel to the fire, Arthur Hayes, co-founder and former CEO of BitMEX, publicly predicted that ZEC could ultimately reach US$10,000. Markets responded swiftly; within 24 hours of Hayes’s “vibe check” post on X, ZEC jumped over 30 %. The privacy-coin resurgence appears well underway. Meanwhile, technical analysts argue the rise is more than hype. ZEC’s chart now showcases breakout patterns, rising volumes, and a shift in smart-money positioning. However, caution remains. Many analysts note that although the price is reflecting a strong narrative, actual usage of shielded transactions remains limited. ZEC's price trends to the upside on the daily chart. Source: ZECUSD on Tradingview Zcash (ZEC) Ecosystem Integrations Add Strength Behind the price action lies concrete ecosystem development. Zcash integration into other chains, such as its wrapped version on Solana, is reviving interest, while new solutions seek to restore ZEC’s full privacy features across cross-chain networks. For example, the project Encifher is enabling encrypted versions of ZEC (eZEC) using fully homomorphic encryption on Solana so that users can transact privately while still engaging with DeFi. Other catalysts include the anticipated halving event, which is due to cut miner rewards in mid-November, tightening supply. Added to that, institutional frameworks such as the debut of a trust vehicle for ZEC are reportedly expanding exposure. All told, these structural shifts support the narrative. Related Reading: Forget Inflation: Bitcoin Rallies When The Dollar Falls, Study Finds Nevertheless, even with infrastructure rising, the risk remains that price is racing ahead of real adoption. Analysts warn of a “sell the news” scenario if new integrations or usage metrics fail to materialize. Cover image from ChatGPT, ZECUSD chart from Tradingview
According to market snapshots, Zcash rose about 30% in a 24-hour span, moving from roughly $272 to a peak near $355. The coin has been up more than 40% in the last week. The token’s gain outpaced all other top 50 coins by market cap during the same window. Volume spiked at the same time, showing traders piled in quickly after a single social post touched off the move. Related Reading: XRP: The Catalyst For ‘Humanity’s Greatest Shift’ By 2030 —Analyst Influencer Posts Spark Buying Based on reports on social media, the rally was partly driven by traders reacting to a bullish post from Arthur Hayes on X. Contributors on platforms like Binance Square flagged the post, and one user known as AB Kuai Dong said an endorsement by what he called a “legendary Silicon Valley investor” pushed people into the market. Vibe check $ZEC to $10k pic.twitter.com/tBc0WaxzZ1 — Arthur Hayes (@CryptoHayes) October 26, 2025 Another poster, Clemente, who is listed as a board member at treasury firm K9Strategy, said they joined the trade because they felt “so much FOMO I couldn’t keep myself sidelined.” These bursts of hype pushed more orders onto the books and helped lift the price in a short time. Past Calls Have Moved Markets Hayes has prompted market moves before. At a Tokyo conference in August 2025, he predicted Hyperliquid’s HYPE token could climb 126 times over three years. That call produced a modest market response then — roughly a 5% uptick for HYPE — but it showed how a single forecast from a well-known figure can sway trader behavior. Market participants say such calls sometimes lead to brief spikes and sometimes to longer trends. Follow-through, depth of liquidity, and general demand all matter. Privacy Tokens See Renewed Interest Reports have disclosed that Zcash rallied close to 500% over the last 30 days and crossed a $5 billion market cap on Sunday, according to CoinMarketCap data. At the same time, Monero, the largest privacy coin by market cap, ticked up about 3.2% to trade near $345 and remains restricted on many big exchanges, highlighting differences in access and regulatory pressure. Technical Indicators Show Choppy Momentum According to a recent Zcash price outlook, ZEC is forecast to rise about 52% and reach $558 by November 26, 2025. Current technical indicators are flagged Bullish, while the Fear & Greed Index sat at 51, a neutral reading. Related Reading: XRP Sparks Bullish Frenzy As Top Software Dev Says It Beats ETF Hype Over the past 30 days Zcash posted 19/30 green days, which is 63%, and showed 37% price volatility. Those numbers point to strong recent momentum but also to a bumpy ride. Some gains may hold if new buyers arrive and liquidity tightens; other gains could fade quickly if selling pressure appears. Based on reports and the data above, the Zcash move highlights how social signals can trigger rapid trading flows. The numbers are eye-catching. Still, traders and observers will be watching whether demand deepens or the rally is a short-lived reaction to hype. Featured image from Gemini, chart from TradingView
ZEC's price has surged by 380% this month.
While bitcoin and ether continue to trade within tight ranges, Zcash (ZEC) has extended its extraordinary rally, now up more than 460% in a month.
Zcash traded above $230 in a privacy-coin rally as traders pivoted to a censorship-resistant trend, while some warn the move could signal a local BTC top.
Zashi Swaps let users convert BTC, SOL, USDC and other supported assets directly into ZEC inside the app, where they can then be shielded.
Zcash is touted as the next best privacy coin. It offers completely hidden transactions that could make crypto as anonymous as cash.
The coin is still down 95% from its 2016 all-time high.
Zcash (ZEC) has staged one of the sharpest recoveries of the quarter, vaulting roughly 160%–170% from late-September levels and briefly trading in the low-$150s on October 2 after spending much of 2024 and early 2025 suppressed in the $16–$20 corridor. There is no single on-chain or protocol-level catalyst that neatly explains the surge. Instead, a confluence of factors has seemingly pulled ZEC into the center of crypto’s attention cycle. First, the privacy theme itself has re-entered the conversation at the ecosystem level. Why Is The Zcash (ZEC) Price Surging? On October 1, the Ethereum Foundation formalized new leadership for its Privacy Cluster—an organizational, standards-driven push to coordinate privacy-preserving research and infrastructure—signaling that major actors in crypto are again foregrounding user confidentiality and data minimization as core priorities. That announcement, while not Zcash-specific, helped set the tone for a broader market repricing of privacy as a necessary pillar of the next cycle. Second, influential market voices amplified ZEC directly. Naval Ravikant, a co-founder of AngelList and a long-time crypto commentator, wrote: “Bitcoin is insurance against fiat. ZCash is insurance against Bitcoin.” The line—short, memetic, and easy to circulate—propelled visibility for ZEC across trading circles and crypto media. As is typical in momentum-driven markets, the endorsement coincided with outsized follow-through as price and attention reinforced each other. Related Reading: After Monero Hit, Qubic Group Puts Dogecoin On Target List Institutional brands also re-surfaced Zcash’s core design. Grayscale highlighted via X that “@Zcash is similar to Bitcoin in its design” but adds “a privacy technology that encrypts transaction information and allows users to shield their assets,” while noting that the Grayscale Zcash Trust was open for private placement to accredited investors. From the builder side, Helius Labs CEO Mert Mumtaz distilled a multi-part thesis that resonated with technically minded traders: privacy has been “slept on” and is “about to make a comeback” amid CBDC and centralized-coin momentum; a “Renaissance of talent” is entering Zcash across the Zashi wallet, intents research, and performance workstreams; and several “large tech improvements” are in flight that could “1,000x performance and scale as well as help with security and finality.” Related Reading: Zcash To Enhance User Protection With Privacy-Focused Partnership He framed ZEC as both under-researched and mispriced relative to peers, while cautioning that the trade is still risky. “Monero is a $5B coin and somehow Zcash was below $700M when I started talking about it,” he stated, adding, “This is an obvious mispricing, as Zcash has a stronger privacy and scale design but almost no one in crypto is technical enough to look into this. You don’t have to believe even that zec is superior (though it is), you just have to believe that it is extremely undervalued, just look at the coins above it on CMC.” look some of you are in the replies asking why I’ve been shilling Zcash for a while relatively simple i) three important missions in crypto: markets, store of value, privacy/freedom the last one has been slept on, and it’s about to make a comeback as CBDCs and centralized… pic.twitter.com/ne0TwnPCsq — mert | helius.dev (@0xMert_) October 1, 2025 Well-followed traders added fuel. Luke Martin captured the positioning dynamics succinctly: “Some of the smartest people on this app are bullish on ZEC right now… [but] one of the dumbest things you could do on this app for the past 7 years was buy ZEC anytime someone shilled it. Certainly not lacking fuel for a hated rally if it does continue higher.” The current move also echoes longer-running endorsements that many investors had forgotten. In August 2024, Tyler Winklevoss called Zcash “one of the most important and underrated crypto projects in the world,” arguing it “brings privacy and decentralization to money, two fundamental building blocks of a free and open society.” At the time of that post, ZEC traded near $30. Zcash is one of the most important and underrated crypto projects in the world today. It brings privacy and decentralization to money, two fundamental building blocks of a free and open society. That’s why I’m supporting @ShieldedLabs and its contributions to Zcash. Onward! https://t.co/DwT3SSOUjX — Tyler Winklevoss (@tyler) August 11, 2024 Mechanically, the rally exhibits the typical signatures of a narrative rotation. As privacy returned to headline status and ZEC became the cleanest liquid proxy for that theme, order books thinned and intraday ranges expanded. At press time, ZEC traded at $142.84. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
Privacy coin Zcash rebounded on Wednesday, soaring to levels not seen since 2022.
Qubic’s mining group has picked Dogecoin as its next target after claiming it briefly gained majority control of Monero’s network, according to reports. Related Reading: Trump Coin Jumps 10% On Canary Capital ETF Filing: Details The group said it reorganized six blocks on Monero and then asked its community to vote on which ASIC-friendly proof-of-work coin to test next. The vote came on Aug. 17. Community Picks Dogecoin Based on reports, Dogecoin won the vote with more than 300 votes. Qubic’s founder, Sergey Ivancheglo, shared that Dogecoin beat out Zcash and Kaspa in a public poll. The project says its Monero pool reached a 51% share and that it currently runs about two point three GH/s of Monero hashrate. The group calls these moves “stress tests” and says they are meant to show how its mining model works, while also using pool profits to buy and burn QUBIC tokens. The group added it does not want to destroy networks. The #Qubic community has chosen #Dogecoin. pic.twitter.com/EnevIZUAw5 — Come-from-Beyond (@c___f___b) August 17, 2025 The technical claim has sparked debate in the Monero community. Some developers and miners question whether the pool ever held sustained, uncontested control. Others say the actions — which reorganized blocks — are proof the group can alter short stretches of chain history. Either way, the interruption was enough for Kraken to pause Monero deposits while exchanges and services assessed risk. What A 51% Attack Can Do A 51% attack lets the controller reorganize blocks or stop transactions. A group that controls more than half of a network’s mining power can rewrite recent blocks, halt certain transactions, or try double-spends. Qubic’s move showed it could force a small reorg on Monero. If a similar level of control were applied to Dogecoin, the effect could be larger because Dogecoin has a market capitalization above $35 billion. Still, Dogecoin benefits from merged-mining with Litecoin and runs at a much higher hashrate, so an attack would likely cost far more. Markets and exchanges reacted quickly. Prices moved on the news and custodial services tightened checks. Kraken’s decision to pause deposits underscored how exchanges will act fast when block reorgs or other threats appear. Users and traders faced increased short-term uncertainty. Related Reading: XRP’s Toughest Bull Run Could Lead To Big Gains, Analyst Claims What To Watch Next Based on reports, the timeline is unclear but the issue raises bigger questions. Qubic has not given a clear timeline for any action against Dogecoin. Observers will watch for technical logs, more statements from the project, and any responses from Dogecoin and Litecoin developers. A Hostile Act? People will also be looking for proof that Qubic’s tests were non-destructive and for evidence about how long the pool actually held control. Most outlets call what Qubic did a 51% attack (a chain reorg), not a “hack” in the usual sense — but it’s still an attack on network consensus and many people treat it as hostile. Featured image from Meta, chart from TradingView
The AI-focused blockchain project Qubic announced the community's intention to target Dogecoin on X.
Zero-knowledge proof technology promises to bridge the gap between blockchain transparency and institutional privacy—but what exactly is it?
The token appeared on a Binance delisting list alongside FTX's FTT token.
Privacy advocates hailed a “watershed moment” as the FBI and CISA urged Americans to use encrypted messaging apps in the wake of the hack.
Privacy-focused cryptos saw double-digit gains as a U.S. court ruling declares immutable smart contracts exempt from Treasury sanctions.
Tyler Winklevoss, co-founder of the crypto exchange Gemini, made headlines today by endorsing Zcash (ZEC) as one of the “most important and underrated” crypto projects currently in the market. His statement came via a post on X, emphasizing the crucial roles of privacy and decentralization in maintaining a “free and open society.” “Zcash is one […]
The Zcash community has approved a proposal to allocate 20% of block rewards for a new decentralized grants system. The Zcash Foundation announced that most of the community supported the “Lockbox for Decentralized Grants Allocation,” with the proposal receiving about 63% of the community’s support. This decision follows a poll by the Zcash Community Advisory […]
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Binance has flagged several privacy coins with a "monitoring tag" indicating that they are at risk of being delisted from its platform.