Zcash (ZEC) news
Latest Zcash (ZEC) news from around the world: price drivers, upgrades, listings, regulation and major deals. Also searched as: zcash, zec, privacy coin.
NEAR Jumps 78.2% in a Week as NEAR Intents Volume Hits $29.3B
Why it matters: The rally is fueled by demand for private cross-chain swaps and Zcash, potentially strengthening NEAR's position in the privacy segment.
Whale Garrett Jin closes BTC long for $8.38M profit in three days
Why it matters: Large whale trades on Hyperliquid show how quickly institutional sentiment can shift in the derivatives market.
ZEC rises 4.4% to $1,516, approaching $1,581 resistance
Why it matters: ZEC remains the leader of the privacy-token rally, but overbought readings raise the risk of a pullback toward its moving averages.
Bitcoin Reclaims $82,150 as ZEC ETFs Pull in Nearly $100M in a Week
Why it matters: ZEC ETF inflows outpacing bitcoin ETFs 16-fold signals growing institutional demand for privacy assets and a shift in allocation flows.
NEAR Surges 89% in Five Days, Approaches Major Resistance at $4.75-$4.85
Why it matters: A close above $4.85 would confirm buyers absorbed supply; losing $3.40-$3.50 would show the rally outran demand.
Haseeb Qureshi proposes letting Zcash dev fund expire after 2028
Why it matters: The debate will determine who and how Zcash development will be funded after 2028 and whether miners' share will increase.
Zcash holds above $1,500 on $98.21 million Grayscale ETF inflow and NU7 upgrade
Why it matters: Institutional demand through the ETF and faster private transactions support ZEC, but an RSI near 70 signals overheating and pullback risk.
Trader Boomer earns $12.27M in 30 days on Hyperliquid
Why it matters: It shows how large on-chain trader positions on Hyperliquid are tracked by the market and influence sentiment on ZEC and ETH.
Bitcoin back above $81,000 as crypto stocks post best session in months
Why it matters: The rally is supported by expectations of gains from tokenized equities after the SEC exclusion, but pressure from 10-year Treasury yields near 5% and a forecast of another 75 bps of Fed tightening remain risks.
Bitcoin above $81,000 as NEAR jumps 23% on ZEC swap surge
Why it matters: NEAR's rally shows the token is benefiting from ZEC swap traffic, while the market awaits the Fed's late-October meetings.
Crypto liquidations double to $406.77M, 59% from shorts
Why it matters: Key levels for BTC are holding $80,500 and reclaiming $82,000; a break lower would open the way to liquidity at $79,500.
Delphi Digital: This Is Not an Altseason but a 'Market for the Selective' — Gains Concentrated in ZEC, HYPE and Lighter
Why it matters: If gains remain isolated and BTC, ETH and SOL fail to break out together, the current rally may prove to be capital reallocation rather than the start of an altseason.
Crypto market cap returns to $2.8 trillion, BTC rises to $81,914
Why it matters: The return of market capitalization to $2.8 trillion and the altcoin rally signal a recovery in risk appetite after BTC fell below $75,000.
Weekly review: Bitcoin back at $81,000, ZEC and HYPE hit new highs
Why it matters: The break of the ETH/BTC pair's five-year downtrend is seen by analysts as a signal of an early altseason phase.
Garrett Jin closes three-month ZEC short with $36.13M loss
Why it matters: A large ZEC short was closed as the coin rallied, confirming pressure on sellers of privacy tokens.
NEAR Protocol unveils NEAR Intents as unified liquidity layer for DeFi
Why it matters: Unifying liquidity could strengthen NEAR's position in the cross-chain segment and attract new users to DeFi.
Zcash sets NU7 upgrade activation for November 5
Why it matters: Tripling block speed makes private payments more practical and could strengthen ZEC's position amid growing interest in privacy tokens.
Grayscale confirms bitcoin bottom at $58,000 and tells clients to buy
Why it matters: A major asset manager publicly confirming the bottom and recommending buying could support institutional demand for BTC.
Grayscale boosts Zcash holdings in ZCSH ETF by 28% to 596,269 ZEC
Why it matters: Nearly 3.5% of ZEC's supply is locked in a single fund, constraining supply and adding upward pressure on the privacy coin's price.
Whales move over $110 million from Bitcoin to Ethereum, Zcash shorts lose $10.68 million
Why it matters: The rotation of capital from BTC to ETH and the mass liquidation of Zcash shorts point to a shift in positioning among large players and rising volatility in privacy coins.