Zcash (ZEC) has seen a dramatic price increase to about $1,388, with its market cap reaching $23 billion, driven by concerns over Bitcoin's rigid protocol and fixed supply. StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson links this rally to fears that Bitcoin's resistance to change is pushing capital toward more flexible cryptocurrencies like ZEC. The recent NU7 governance vote in the Zcash community, with overwhelming support to reduce block times from 75 to 25 seconds, aims to triple transaction speed, enhancing competitiveness. This move, alongside retaining Bitcoin-style halvings, signals strong community consensus on upgrades Bitcoin has struggled to implement, potentially attracting more institutional investors if performance meets expectations.
Zcash's market cap on Pluang stands at Rp7,04 trillion as of Sep 18, 2026 01:22 WIB, with a strong 1-day price gain of 10.56%, highlighting notable investor interest. Meanwhile, Bitcoin holds a much larger market cap of Rp27.406,16 trillion but shows a more modest 1-day increase of 1.60%. ZEC's typical hold time on Pluang is 106 days, slightly shorter than Bitcoin's 109 days, indicating active trading engagement in both assets at this time.
Zcash (ZEC) led a cryptocurrency rebound with a 23% gain after the US Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 0.25%, a move already anticipated by markets. The rate hike, aimed at curbing inflation, had limited impact on risk assets, allowing Bitcoi...
Zcash completed a 48-hour blind auction selling 8,000 encrypted digital identities at a uniform price of 1.5 ZEC each, attracting 16,971 bids totaling over 25,000 ZEC. The auction used privacy-focused zk-SNARK cryptography to keep bids and bidder ide...
Zcash (ZEC) surged about 23% in 24 hours to reach an intraday high near $1,389, significantly outperforming Bitcoin's modest gain. The rally followed Paradigm co-founder Matt Huang's confirmation that the firm holds ZEC, highlighting Zcash as a priva...
The SEC postponed the approval of Teucrium's short XRP ETF for the 19th time, extending the decision to October 11, 2026. Meanwhile, Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs saw a combined institutional outflow of $1.11 billion over two days, triggered by the Senat...
Garrett Jin, former BitForex CEO, withdrew 35,001 ETH from Binance in September 2026 to increase his short position on Zcash (ZEC) to about 37,760 ZEC, worth roughly $51 million. Despite currently facing over $25 million in unrealized losses due to Z...
