Zcash (ZEC)

Zcash mining currently yields much more per unit of electricity than Bitcoin mining. At the beginning of September, an Antminer Z15 Pro generated about 708 dollars in gross revenue per megawatt-hour consumed, compared to 179 dollars for an Antminer S23 Pro dedicated to BTC. The ratio therefore approaches 4 to 1. This figure does not correspond to net profit: electricity, hosting, maintenance, and depreciation still need to be paid. But it is enough to explain why new miners are now looking much more closely at Zcash.

For about ten years, ZEC has just crossed 1000 dollars for the first time. This crypto briefly exceeded 1045 dollars on Friday, September 4, after a monthly increase close to 100%. Such a rally was supported by the launch of Grayscale's Zcash ETF, demand for confidential transactions, and short position liquidations. However, the evolution of leverage and the high RSI level now amplify the risk of a sharp pullback.

Privacy-focused cryptos widely outperformed the market in August. Zcash (ZEC) climbed 82%, driven by the launch of Grayscale's spot ZCSH ETF on NYSE Arca. Monero (XMR), on the other hand, rose 40%, thanks to the arrival of native swaps on THORChain v3.20. And the momentum does not stop there: several more discreet privacy coins are also benefiting, even though regulatory pressure remains strong.

Zcash has just experienced a strange week. ZEC climbed about 72% between August 18 and 23, reaching 878 dollars. Discussions on social media exploded even faster. Then almost everything fell back before the launch of Grayscale's ETF on August 25. The price has since corrected by about 10%.

Grayscale believes that the evolution of US debt would favor Bitcoin, Ether, and Zcash. These three cryptos could benefit from significant demand for assets independent of fiat currencies. Indeed, this theory arises as federal debt has just exceeded 40 trillion dollars. However, it does not represent a current projection. A rate increase triggered by the US financing needs would also penalize the crypto ecosystem in the short term.

Grayscale takes a new step with Zcash. The asset manager began trading its ZCSH product on Tuesday, August 25 on NYSE Arca, giving American investors exposure to ZEC directly from their brokerage account, without having to buy or hold the token themselves. However, the launch comes after the correction of a critical flaw in Zcash confidential transactions. The issue has since been fixed, notably with the Ironwood upgrade activated in July.

Grayscale moves closer to converting its Zcash Trust into an ETF. In its latest regulatory filings, the manager aims for a listing on NYSE Arca around August 25, under the ticker ZCSH. The announcement comes as ZEC reaches prices not seen since January 2018.

Zcash, the penguin swimming against the tide of struggling altcoins, scores a well-deserved 13 % rally. Its secret? Ironwood, a fresh upgrade that's restoring investor confidence.

The Ironwood hard fork of Zcash is approaching, and Keystone does not want to miss the start. The hardware wallet maker announces compatible firmware from the first day of the network switchover, after the recent fix of a flaw in the Orchard pool. ZEC holders in self-custody now have a clear roadmap.

Zcash dodged a bullet with a bug buried deep in its guts, but the coin bounced back like a jack-in-the-box. The short sellers? They got wrecked.

Zcash had a close call, a very close call, with a four-year-old bug hidden in its secret circuit. Claude Mythos came through and found nothing else. Phew.

Zcash wants to restore trust with Ironwood, a new shielded pool designed to fix the gray area left by the Orchard flaw. In an already nervous crypto market, the issue goes beyond a simple technical bug. It touches the heart of ZEC's promise: a private currency, but one whose supply must remain verifiable.

Ethereum drops sharply, altcoins crash one after another, and hundreds of billions evaporate. Behind the red screens, the market discovers that capitulation now affects almost all sectors.

ZEC dropped sharply after the revelation of a critical vulnerability in Zcash, capable of creating counterfeit tokens in its private Orchard pool. The crypto market did not just react to a bug. It punished a doubt. And in a project built on privacy, doubt is costly.

Earthquake alert on the crypto market! Grayscale has just filed the very first application for a spot Zcash (ZEC) ETF in the United States. Towards an explosion of privacy coins?

Long marginalized, privacy cryptos are regaining investors' attention. In one week, Zcash surged over 70%, driven by rising concerns around artificial intelligence, financial surveillance, and digital data control. Behind this spike, a shift in perception is emerging among investors. In an environment where every transaction can be traced, privacy is becoming a strategic issue for a growing part of the crypto ecosystem.

Crypto markets have just delivered a new episode of extreme volatility, with Zcash at the epicenter. In a few hours, the token jumped 30%, triggering tens of millions of dollars in liquidations and massively trapping short sellers. This sharp movement goes beyond a simple technical imbalance. It fits into a context where privacy-focused cryptos are regaining ground and influencing market dynamics again.

Zcash recorded one of the most violent moves of the day, but this jump of more than 20% to 30% looks more like a speculative surge under tension than a clean and sustainable reversal. The context helps, of course. The announcement of a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran triggered a broad relief rally on risk markets, with oil falling and a sharp return of risk appetite.

Zcash has entered a prolonged pullback after a strong run late last year. Prices have fallen sharply since November, erasing gains that once made the token a market leader in 2025. At the same time, activity from a key corporate holder has slowed, raising questions about near-term demand. Elsewhere in crypto, other treasury firms continue to buy despite heavy paper losses.

The SEC has closed its investigation into the Zcash Foundation without filing charges. Indeed, the investigation, opened in 2023, focused on certain crypto offerings. This decision temporarily eases the regulatory pressure on Zcash, a project often criticized for its use of privacy-preserving transaction technologies. In a context where privacy coins are regularly targeted by authorities, the dropping of the investigation marks a notable turning point.

Zcash’s developer activity has fallen to its lowest level since late 2021, as governance disputes and prolonged market weakness continue to cloud sentiment. The slowdown comes amid a sustained decline in ZEC’s price, even as large holders continue to accumulate the token. At the same time, these trends point to an increasingly complex outlook for one of the crypto sector’s longest-standing privacy-focused networks.

Zcash collapses, Monero skyrockets! An unprecedented battle shakes the crypto market between two giants of privacy coins.

Arthur Hayes is stirring debate across the crypto market with sharp criticism of Monad, a new layer-1 chain that launched with significant attention and industry backing. His remarks challenge the project’s early momentum and raise broader questions about high-valuation tokens supported by venture capital.

Monero (XMR) gained more than 23% this week, while Zcash (ZEC) dropped by nearly 25%. Such a gap highlights the high volatility of the privacy coins market, in a context of low activity related to Thanksgiving. This divergence between two key privacy assets raises questions about the internal dynamics of the sector.

An ETF on a privacy coin? Grayscale dares where no one has gone before. Discover how Zcash could shake the US market.

After recording spectacular gains exceeding 1,000% since January, Zcash is going through a turbulent phase marked by a sharp 24% drop in one day. But behind this sharp drop, conflicting signals emerge: some crypto investors see a buying opportunity, while the derivatives markets sound the alarm. 

While bitcoin is bogged down in divisive institutional adoption, an old privacy token makes a spectacular comeback. In five weeks, Zcash (ZEC) went from obscurity to a +900% surge, reaching up to 735 dollars this Friday, an unprecedented high in nearly eight years. Stabilized around 666 dollars, the asset still shows a 74% increase over the week. This unexpected rebound shakes the market and revives the debate on crypto privacy.

Long overshadowed by regulatory constraints and the rise of centralized platforms, Zcash makes an unexpected comeback to the forefront of the crypto scene. Driven by a spectacular rise in its price and growing adoption of its privacy features, the project regains momentum. At a time when demand for private transactions is exploding, Electric Coin Company unveils an ambitious roadmap to assert Zcash's central role in the ecosystem.