Privacy coins have surged 213% since Bitcoin's October 2025 peak, making them the only crypto sector trading above that level. Zcash stands out with a 2,496% year-to-date gain, rising from 82nd to 7th in market rank and now comprising 62% of the privacy sector's $33.6 billion market cap. Even excluding Zcash, privacy coins have gained 85% over the past year, showing strong resilience amid broader market declines. This growth reflects increased investor interest following the sector's stability during late 2025 volatility, though the heavy concentration in Zcash poses some risk.
Bitcoin stabilized around $81,500 after a week of large $3,000 price swings, showing its calmest trading in days. It dipped slightly below $82,500 support but remained mostly steady, while altcoins showed mixed performance with BNB and DOGE gaining a...
Zcash (ZEC) price fell 3.78% to around $1,225 on October 23 as traders reduced their derivatives exposure following a recent recovery. Futures open interest dropped 12.45% to $2.37 billion, signaling a decline in leveraged positions. Technical resist...
On October 22, 2026, U.S. altcoin spot ETFs showed mixed net flows: XRP, HBAR, ZEC, and NEAR ETFs recorded inflows, while SOL and HYPE ETFs experienced outflows. XRP spot ETFs attracted $3.55 million, continuing a positive trend, while SOL ETFs saw $...
A crypto address with $121.9 million in contract profits reduced its net short exposure in Zcash (ZEC) by 6,475.04 tokens between Oct. 21 and Oct. 22. It closed a short position worth about $11.4 million at an average price of $1,309.16, incurring a ...
A contract account linked to address 0xbf732ea04197942783e34730ed6e0f6099575d58 increased its Zcash (ZEC) long position by approximately $9.08 million on Oct. 22 at an average price of $1,252.95. The account's total cumulative profit, including unrea...
