In August 2026, the cryptocurrency market rallied strongly, adding about $500 billion to push total market capitalization above $2.7 trillion. This surge was driven by the U.S. Treasury's decision to double bond buybacks and supportive comments from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Bitcoin rose nearly 25%, breaking above $81,000, while privacy coin Zcash outperformed all major cryptocurrencies with an 82% increase. Analysts suggest that if this policy-driven momentum continues, Bitcoin could end 2026 with net gains despite earlier losses.
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 ...
On October 21, 2026, Zcash surged 10.84% to $1,266.35, leading the day's top cryptocurrency gainers with a market cap of $21.53 billion. Other large-cap assets like Pyth Network, Worldcoin, Injective, and Akedo also rose between 9.93% and 10.14%, ref...
Zcash (ZEC) experienced a 2.40% price drop within one hour to $1,187 on Binance's spot market, while still maintaining a 4.00% gain over the past 24 hours as of October 20-21. During the same hour, $1 million in long positions and $610,000 in short p...
Zcash (ZEC) surged 5.02% within an hour to $1,201 on October 20, with a 7.23% gain over 24 hours, based on Binance spot market data. The price rise coincided with $2.97 million in short liquidations and $20,000 in long liquidations across Binance, By...
