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.
Binance announced it will adjust collateral ratios for 11 assets, including Zcash (ZEC), effective September 4, 2026. Collateral ratios determine how much an asset's value counts toward margin or loan collateral, so changes can affect borrowing power...
Grayscale predicts that advances in artificial intelligence will increase financial privacy concerns by making it easier to link public blockchain transactions with real-world identities. This is expected to drive demand for Zcash's shielded transact...
Zcash engineers released Zakura Common, an open-source toolkit that reduces private transaction creation time from over three seconds to under 200 milliseconds, with mobile speeds improving more than 14 times. This upgrade accelerates cryptographic p...
Zcash developers introduced Zakura Common, a new cryptographic software stack that drastically speeds up private transactions, reducing wallet transaction construction time from over three seconds to under 200 milliseconds in some cases. This improve...
Zcash developers launched Zakura Common, an open-source cryptographic library that reduces private transaction creation time from over 3 seconds to less than 200 milliseconds. This upgrade makes shielded transactions on mobile devices more than 14 ti...
