Grayscale filed a Form S-3 with the SEC on May 12, 2026, to convert its existing Zcash Trust into a spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) trading on NYSE Arca under the ticker ZCSH. This ETF would be the first U.S. spot ETF for a privacy coin, enabled by the SEC's closure of its Zcash Foundation probe in January 2026, which removed a major regulatory barrier. The fund would hold actual ZEC tokens in transparent custody at Coinbase, allowing institutional investors access to Zcash without using its privacy features directly. Approval is expected by Q3 2026, potentially unlocking $500 million to $2 billion in new institutional demand, significantly impacting ZEC's market dynamics and setting a precedent for privacy coin ETFs in regulated markets.
Anthropic's advanced AI model, Mythos, conducted a full security audit of the Zcash protocol at Shielded Labs's request and found no new critical vulnerabilities as of June 12, 2026. This follows a recent crisis caused by a critical bug in the Orchar...
Arthur Hayes' family office, Maelstrom, is intensifying its support for Bitcoin privacy by funding two developers full-time to create tools that make transactions harder to trace. This shift comes as Maelstrom sold its entire Zcash holdings due to a ...
XRP has entered a weak phase after losing key support at $1.30, facing resistance overhead and risk of further decline toward $1.00. Zcash showed resilience after a sharp drop caused by a bug exploit, recovering to around $430 and holding above its 2...
A Hyperliquid trader known as a "perma-bear" holds an 81% short position with a $2.7 million all-time profit, primarily from a $13.57 million short on the HYPE token, which is up $539,000. The trader also profits from shorts on Ethereum and Bitcoin. ...
The Zcash network is preparing for its significant Ironwood upgrade, which aims to fix previous coin generation problems and improve overall protocol security. Developers from multiple organizations have collaborated closely to address technical chal...
