Five wallets opened $72 million in short positions on Zcash (ZEC) futures three days before a critical privacy bug was publicly disclosed, causing a 12-13x spike in trading volume on Hyperliquid. When the vulnerability was revealed on May 29, ZEC's price plunged 38-45% within 24 hours, allowing these wallets to gain about $3.43 million. The bug, present since 2022, affected Zcash's zero-knowledge proof system, undermining its privacy features. An emergency hard fork patched the flaw, but the incident raises concerns about possible insider knowledge or undisclosed private research in decentralized markets.
Zcash (ZEC) saw a 4.22% price increase over four hours, reaching $1,277 on Binance's spot market as of Oct. 30. Over 24 hours, the price rose 6.78%, reflecting growing investor interest. During the same period, $170,000 worth of ZEC short positions w...
Zcash (ZEC) saw its price rise 3.28% within one hour to $1,258 on Binance, even as its 24-hour performance remained down by 4.44%. This short-term price increase was accompanied by significant short liquidations totaling $390,000, far exceeding the $...
Gemini founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss have called for Zcash to shut down its Community Grants Committee, criticizing it as unaccountable and a "slush fund." They propose that ZEC holders directly control development funding through coinholder ...
On October 29, 2026, altcoin spot ETFs showed mixed net flows: XRP, HYPE, and ZEC ETFs recorded inflows, while Solana (SOL) ETFs experienced significant outflows. XRP spot ETFs attracted $8.43 million, led by Franklin XRPZ and Bitwise XRP funds. Mean...
Hyperliquid (HYPE), a decentralized perpetual-futures trading platform, reached a market capitalization of $22 billion on October 30, surpassing Zcash (ZEC), which stood at $21.4 billion. This comparison is based solely on the tokens' market caps, no...
