Privacy coins have surged 213% since Bitcoin's peak on October 6, 2025, outperforming all other crypto sectors which remain below that level. Zcash leads the rally with a 2,496% gain over the past year, boosted by institutional interest and a new ETF, but even excluding Zcash, privacy coins are up 56%. Other privacy coins like Monero and Dash have also shown strong gains, highlighting a broader sector trend. The privacy sector's market cap grew from $7.1 billion to $33.6 billion in one year, despite ongoing regulatory risks.
Zcash (ZEC) price fell 3.83% within four hours to $1,095 and dropped 6.97% over 24 hours, reaching an estimated market cap of about $18.7 billion. The decline reflects active trading on Binance, where long liquidations totaled $1.24 million, far exce...
Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao expressed support for various cryptocurrencies including XRP, Solana, and Zcash, despite regulatory challenges in China. Solana's recent attempt to expand in Shanghai faced a setback when its community event was post...
Bitcoin attracted the largest crypto inflows at $100.42 million, dominating the market inflows as of October 18. In contrast, Ether and Zcash experienced significant outflows of $8.92 million and $8.39 million respectively. Some funds moved into stab...
Trader Boomer maintains a 10x leveraged long position in Zcash (ZEC) worth $11.36 million, despite an $85,000 unrealized loss as ZEC's price dropped over 24% in the past month. The position involves 10,000 ZEC opened at $1,146.86. Boomer had previous...
On October 18, a trader known as solanadoomer held significant leveraged long positions in cryptocurrencies Zcash (ZEC) and Ether (ETH). The trader had 10,000 ZEC with 10x leverage despite ZEC's price falling over 24% in the past month. Additionally,...
