Markets· ★★★· bearish·

Zcash Plunges 16% to $1,115, Erasing Gains Since Sept. 16

  • —ZEC dropped to $1,115, down 16% on the day and erasing gains since Sept. 16
  • —$38M in ZEC long liquidations; nearly $900M liquidated market-wide
  • —BTC and top altcoins fell 3–7%, while XMR lost 4.5%
  • —Winklevoss filed for a spot Zcash ETF (WINK) on Nasdaq with a 0.25% fee
Why it matters: ZEC is still 2026's top performer (+120%), but the sell-off highlights privacy coins' vulnerability to market-wide risk-off moves.
#ZEC#BTC#XMR
Source: Bitcoin.com
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