Zcash

Zcash is a decentralized cryptocurrency focused on privacy and anonymity. It uses the zk-SNARK zero-knowledge proof technology that allows nodes on the network to verify transactions without revealing any sensitive information about those transactions. ZEC transactions by default do not reveal the sending and receiving addresses or the amount being sent. There is an option, however, to reveal this data for the purposes of auditing or regulatory compliance. Zcash was first released on October 28, 2016, and it was originally based on Bitcoin’s codebase.

Zcash, formerly "Zerocoin," was created in 2013 by a group of scientists from Johns Hopkins University. The team recruited additional scientists from leading academic institutions including MIT and Tel Aviv University to build the standalone Zcash protocol. Zcash was first mined in October 2016.


Zcash is a decentralized cryptocurrency focused on privacy and anonymity. It uses the zk-SNARK zero-knowledge proof technology that allows nodes on the network to verify transactions without revealing any sensitive information about those transactions.

ZEC transactions by default do not reveal the sending and receiving addresses or the amount being sent. There is an option, however, to reveal this data for the purposes of auditing or regulatory compliance.

Zcash has a fixed supply of 21 million ZEC and undergoes block halvings every four years.

Zcash distributes a portion of its block rewards to development funding. 20% of Zcash issuance is allocated to the Electric Coin Company, the Zcash Foundation, and independent third-party developers, while 80% is rewarded to miners. 

Grayscale's Krista Lynch says SEC listing standards cover about 15 tokens, letting crypto ETF issuers get selective beyond bitcoin and ether.

Grayscale says crypto ETF market is entering new phase as Zcash ETF tops $1 billion

AI has made it cheap to link wallet addresses to the people behind them, and the permanence of the blockchain means records don't age out. Michael Zhao of Grayscale Research explains how Zcash's shielded transactions address this problem, and why close to 29% of all ZEC ever mined now sits in the shielded pool.

Crypto Long & Short: Zcash and the case for privacy in the age of AI

Winklevoss Asset Services submitted a registration statement to the SEC for a spot zcash ETF under the ticker WINK on Nasdaq. The ETF offers direct price exposure to zcash (ZEC) rather than derivatives, using a cash-creation model for share creation and redemption.

Winklevoss Twins File for Zcash ETF With $100M Launch Interest

Fortitude Mining has signed a non-binding agreement for up to $100 million of Bitmain's next-generation zcash mining hardware, securing priority access ahead of an expected 2027 rollout. Fortitude Secures Priority Access to Bitmain's 2027 Zcash Miners Fortitude Mining is preparing to make a much bigger wager on zcash (ZEC).

Fortitude Bets Up to $100 Million on Bitmain Zcash Mining Hardware

The proposed fund would hold ZEC directly, trade on Nasdaq under "WINK" with Gemini as custodian, and add the Winklevoss twins to a wave of institutional interest in the privacy coin.

Another Zcash ETF Is Coming: Winklevoss Twins File for 'WINK'

Winklevoss Asset Services filed for a spot Zcash ETF under ticker WINK, with Gemini as custodian and a 0.25% fee, rivaling Grayscale's ZCSH.

Winklevoss group seeks to launch Zcash ETF with 0.25% fee, proposed WINK ticker

Bitcoin

Dash

Bitcoin and Ethereum barely moved today, but Zcash and Monero are leading the largest coins over the last 24 hours.

Bitcoin Falls Asleep, But Privacy Coins Zcash and Monero Are Waking Up

Fortitude secures priority access to BITMAIN's next-generation Zcash miners as it expands capacity and increases financing from DCG.

Fortitude expands Zcash mining push with up to $100 million equipment commitment

NU7 cuts the target block time from 75 seconds to 25, giving exchanges, wallets and developers a live rehearsal before a planned November mainnet launch.

Zcash's 25-second blocks go live on public testnet ahead of schedule

The total crypto market cap recovered from a $50 billion macroeconomic dip to finish the week nearly flat. The altcoin market cap dropped slightly from $1.3 trillion to $1.285 trillion due to mixed overall altcoin performance. Crypto Market Rebounds After Macro-Driven Dip The cryptocurrency market ended a volatile week nearly flat, recovering from a Sept.

Crypto Weekly: ZEC Plunges as Bitcoin and Ether Hold Key Support Levels

ZEC's price has taken a beating after September's blistering run, tumbling roughly 23% from its Sept. 27 peak of $1,697. The zcash market decline arrived alongside a sharp reversal in Grayscale's zcash ETF, where aroud $93 million exited during its first negative week.

Zcash Price Slides 23% as Grayscale ETF Hits Reverse

ZEC is 21% off its $1,698 peak after ETF outflows and a suspected North Korean heist routed money through its shielded pool. Is the run over, or will traders buy the dip?

Zcash Drops 21% From Recent High—Here's Why the Rally May Not Be Over

In September, privacy coins significantly outperformed the broader cryptocurrency market as capital shifted away from high-cap altcoins. Zcash Surges Into Top 10 Privacy coins again outperformed the rest of the cryptocurrency market in September as capital rotated away from underperforming high-cap altcoins.

ZEC, NEAR Drive Explosive September Gains for Privacy Coins

XRP is valued at nearly 6% of bitcoin's market capitalization, a level Grayscale cites as context for how far rival digital currencies can grow. Zcash rose from under 0.1% to about 1.5% of bitcoin's value in a year, and the firm says it has not hit a valuation ceiling.

Grayscale: XRP's Near-6% Bitcoin Valuation Sets a Benchmark for Zcash

Misha Komarov explains Shielded Bitcoin—a proposed ZK privacy protocol using Bitcoin PIPEs to hide transactions with no soft fork needed.

Bitcoin Privacy Breakthrough a Zcash Killer? | Misha Komorov, Alloc Innit

The attacker behind the $387.5 million Bitget heist has started hiding about $3.8 million in ZEC inside Zcash's Ironwood pool, after Near Intents turned their swaps away.

Bitget Hacker Turns to Zcash Privacy Pool After Near Rejects $50M in Swaps

Three transfers pushed about 15% of the stolen ZEC into Ironwood, where payments hide their senders, recipients and amounts.

Bitget hackers move $4 million into Zcash's private pool, making funds harder to trace

The new Zakura nodes caught up with the network in just over six hours in Gemini's deployments. The crypto exchange's previous software took close to a day.

Winklevoss-owned Gemini switches Zcash software ahead of faster 25-second blocks

Developers are starting to fold Project Tachyon into Zakura Common as they work toward a long-term target of more than 50,000 private payments a second.

Zcash developers begin moving Tachyon code into faster private-payment software

Global stocks fell to a one-week low as Brent rose for a second day and traders added to bets on more Federal Reserve rate hikes ahead of Wednesday's PCE inflation data.

Bitcoin holds $83,000 as ZEC drops 12% and oil climbs again

While Bitcoin consolidates above the $84,000 threshold on track for a historic third-quarter winning streak, the industry has been forced to confront structural vulnerabilities following a high-profile security breach.

Bitget Breach Shakes Custody Confidence as Zcash Reclaims Privacy Spotlight in Late September 2026

Grayscale has filed for a zcash income ETF that would use options to pursue payments every two weeks. The proposed fund would offer indirect exposure to ZEC, but its income strategy could limit gains when zcash rises.

Grayscale Files for Zcash Income ETF With Planned Biweekly Payouts

Ethereum

Solana

Three cryptocurrencies, three very different bets and millions of dollars riding on what happens before New Year's Day. Prediction markets on Polymarket and Kalshi are pricing a 69% chance that ethereum touches $3,000, a 60% chance that solana reaches $140 and a 41% chance that zcash hits $2,000.

Ethereum, Solana and Zcash Face Wild Year-End Price Predictions

Grayscale says its Zcash exchange-traded fund (ETF) has passed $1 billion in assets one month after listing, but its flow data shows ZEC's price did most of the work. The Milestone, in One Tweet “$1B in AUM,” Grayscale posted late Thursday, referring to its ZCSH offering as “the world's first Zcash fund.

Grayscale's Zcash ETF Hits $1 Billion but Most of It Isn't New Money

21Shares listed Europe's first Zcash exchange-traded product on Euronext Paris and Amsterdam this week as ZEC continues its banner year.

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