$ZEC surged 700% to $735 before cooling to $635 currently.
I called it around $135–$145, hope you caught that wave.
The rally wasn’t random, it’s the privacy revival. And @Zcash is leading that movement 👇
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🔹 Zashi wallet made shielded transfers default → encrypted payments are going mainstream.
🔹 Shielded supply grew from 1.2M → 4.5M ZEC (now >25% of total).
🔹 Fully private txns (Z→Z) now make up >25% of network activity.
🔹 @CryptoHayes revealed ZEC is his 2nd-largest holding after BTC , institutional privacy play confirmed.
🔹 STARK verifier integration in progress → private Layer 2s on Zcash soon.
🔹 PoS discussions heating up → adaptable network, not a relic.
🔹 NEAR integration = buy & hold ZEC fully onchain, no CEX.
🔹 Gemini supports Orchard, routing withdrawals through stronger privacy rails by default.
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"The mission is to bring privacy to the masses so that we increase the amount of freedom in the world.his requires smart mechanisms like using transparent Zcash addresses in conjunction with shielded ZEC"
- @0xMert_ ( Ceo @heliuslabs)
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Zcash even flipped Ethereum in private TVL:
> $2.6B shielded ZEC vs $1.2B on ETH privacy tools (Tornado, Railgun, etc).
> Volume spiked 300%, shorts got wiped, and narrative shifted from speculation to sovereignty.
People want real cryptography, not surveillance coins.
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The message is clear:
As users rediscover crypto’s roots, privacy = utility, sovereignty = alpha.
And $ZEC is at the heart of it.
Are you watching the privacy season yet?
Is Zcash fad or future?
Trading volumes have exploded more than tenfold, shielded transactions are climbing.
zk-SNARKs, the zero-knowledge magic behind ZEC, are once again in the spotlight.
➦ $ZEC surged from $95 to $155 in a single day after @naval's tweet that said:
"Bitcoin is insurance against fiat.
ZCash is insurance against Bitcoin."
Other prominent voices like @0xMert_ have been actively backing Zcash over the past few days.
With new integrations like THORSwap and institutional doors swinging open via the Grayscale Zcash Trust, this rally feels like more than a fluke.
While Bitcoin and Ethereum push steadily higher, @Zcash is stealing the show, carving its own lane in a $4 trillion crypto surge.
➦ @TheVladCostea makes some strong points on why Zcash might be the better choice over Monero:
1. Born from the 2013 Zerocash proposal, it stayed 100% Bitcoin-compatible while evolving independently. Monero uses a separate codebase that can’t be merged back into Bitcoin.
2. Its research birthed zero-knowledge tech now powering many Bitcoin rollups. Monero’s tech stays isolated while Zcash’s innovations ripple across ecosystems.
3. With Tachyon and Shielded Assets, it’s scaling to billions of private transactions and giving all tokens the same privacy guarantees as ZEC.
Even Satoshi wanted ZK proofs.
➦ Also best way to buy $ZEC in size?
Purchase on @CoinList and transfer to @zashi_app
But every comeback carries its shadows. Europe is preparing to outlaw privacy coins by 2027, Dubai already has, and U.S. regulators are circling. Add in overheated leverage fueling this run, and ZEC could just as easily rocket toward $200 as it could snap back in a painful correction.
@CrashiusClay69 points out that 85–94% of Zcash transactions are public, suggesting it’s a strategy by institutions and exchanges to push users toward ZEC instead of Monero.
Still, the message is impossible to miss: privacy isn’t dead. In a market addicted to shifting narratives, Zcash has reignited the old flame liquidity, attention, and momentum all in its corner.
Whether this chapter ends in triumph or retrace, ZEC has reminded the world why it was once crypto’s most feared privacy coin. And right now, it feels like it’s not done yet.
$ZEC or $XMR ? What's your choice?
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