Zcash (ZEC) surged to $642.18 in May 2026 after a 650-1,000% rally from 2024 lows, driven by Grayscale's filing to convert its Zcash Trust into the first US spot privacy coin ETF, the SEC's closure of its investigation without enforcement, and significant institutional accumulation by Multicoin Capital. The growth of shielded pools and the upcoming FCMP++ upgrade further support Zcash's institutional appeal. The future price range by 2030 depends on ETF approval, regulatory environment, and competition, with a bull case of $800-$1,800, base case of $400-$700, and bear case of $180-$350. Investors should monitor ETF approval, shielded pool growth, FCMP++ deployment, regulatory changes, and competitive positioning to gauge Zcash's trajectory.
Privacy-focused cryptocurrencies Zcash and Monero dropped 5.2% and 4% respectively amid renewed Middle East tensions following US strikes on Iran. The pullback is seen as profit-taking after recent gains driven by institutional interest in privacy to...
Garrett Jin has increased his holdings of Hyperliquid's native token HYPE to 184,200 tokens, even as his combined unrealized losses on a long Bitcoin position and a short Zcash position exceed $1.7 million. This move indicates strong conviction in HY...
A whale trader connected to former BitForex CEO Garrett Jin, known for a massive Bitcoin short during the October 10, 2025 crash, has shifted from a hypothetical $70 million profit to a $128 million net loss due to large leveraged Ethereum longs on H...
Barry Silbert, CEO of Digital Currency Group, declared the start of a privacy era in cryptocurrency, emphasizing the need for privacy to scale on-chain finance and protect users. Finbold analyzed three privacy-centric crypto assets to watch in 2026: ...
NEAR Protocol's price surged about 50% in seven days, reaching a six-month high near $2.34, outpacing most large cap cryptocurrencies. This rally is linked to traders rotating into Arthur Hayes's "holy trinity" of altcoins: NEAR, Hyperliquid (HYPE), ...
