Zcash mining activity has increased over 2.5 times in 2026 due to rising ZEC prices, pushing estimated revenue per megawatt-hour to roughly four times that of Bitcoin mining. On a per-machine basis, Zcash miners earn about twice the daily revenue of Bitcoin miners, making Zcash mining more profitable despite Bitcoin's larger total network revenue. The higher profitability has encouraged more mining power, which strengthens network security but also raises mining difficulty. Additionally, US investors can now access Zcash through Grayscale's ZCSH ETF, providing easier exposure without direct crypto purchases or mining operations.
Zcash developers confirmed the NU7 upgrade will activate around November 5 at block 3,543,405, reducing block times from 75 to 25 seconds and tripling transaction speed. This will cut the wait for three confirmations from nearly four minutes to about...
Zcash (ZEC) surged 2.34% within an hour to $1,221 on Binance, extending its 24-hour gain to 8.11%. This price increase coincided with $120,000 in short position liquidations and $10,000 in long liquidations across Binance, Bybit, and OKX, indicating ...
Monero's price fell 5.1% following reports that 87% of inflows to the FreedomXMR swap service were linked to illicit activities, including ransomware and exploits. Despite this, Monero's price structure remains bullish across timeframes, with potenti...
Zcash (ZEC) surged 5.92% within four hours, reaching $1,212 on Binance's spot market as of October 21. During a one-hour window, $490,000 worth of short positions were liquidated across Binance, Bybit, and OKX, while no long liquidations occurred. Th...
On October 20, Zcash (ZEC) spot ETFs attracted $1.61 million in net inflows, standing out as the only altcoin ETF to gain fresh capital. Meanwhile, Solana (SOL), Hyperliquid (HYPE), and NEAR spot ETFs experienced net outflows, with SOL extending its ...
