Zcash

Zcash has staged a surprising comeback, with ZEC’s market-cap surge bringing it close to Cardano’s top-10 slot. This feature examines price action, concentrated institutional accumulation, regulatory pressures, and on-chain signals that will determine whether privacy coins can thrive under compliance demands.

Zcash (ZEC) recently topped Coinbase search charts, reigniting debate over whether privacy coins can stage a sustainable comeback. This article breaks down the drivers of the attention, the technical setup around $1,000, on-chain signals and the regulatory risks shaping the trade.

Zcash is getting wallet-integrated shielded purchases via Zashi wallet and Near Intent, a move that reduces friction for privacy-first users while forcing new regulatory and liquidity trade-offs. This explainer breaks down shielded transactions, UX gains, compliance tensions, market impact on ZEC, and what this means for cross‑ecosystem privacy efforts like Cardano’s Midnight Network.

Zcash’s 2025 rally has reignited the privacy-coin debate: smart money appears to be driving ZEC higher while ideological and regulatory tensions with Bitcoin maximalists heat up. This article unpacks catalysts, buyer profiles, regulatory risk, and practical allocation strategies for investors considering privacy exposure.

Cypherpunk Technologies’ $50M ZEC treasury initiative—backed by Winklevoss Capital—signals renewed institutional interest in privacy coins and forces allocators to reassess custody, compliance, and risk-return tradeoffs. This feature breaks down the strategy, regulatory headwinds, and how privacy treasuries differ from public-token approaches like ETH.