{"id":90448,"date":"2025-10-30T10:37:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T08:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=90448"},"modified":"2025-10-30T09:41:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T07:41:29","slug":"zcash-price-surges-700-amid-rising-demand-for-privacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/zcash-price-surges-700-amid-rising-demand-for-privacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Zcash Price Surges 700% Amid Rising Demand for Privacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since September, the price of <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-zcash-zec\">Zcash<\/a> has surged by 700%, with the volume of shielded transactions in the <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-are-privacy-coins\">anonymous cryptocurrency<\/a> reaching a record 4.9 million ZEC.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-e256c1c7b4de6553-8202355672456034-1024x521.png\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-268526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-e256c1c7b4de6553-8202355672456034-1024x521.png 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-e256c1c7b4de6553-8202355672456034-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-e256c1c7b4de6553-8202355672456034-768x391.png 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-e256c1c7b4de6553-8202355672456034-1536x782.png 1536w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-e256c1c7b4de6553-8202355672456034.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/zechub.wiki\/dashboard\">ZecHub<\/a>.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The platform, which employs <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-a-zero-knowledge-proof\">zero-knowledge proof technology<\/a> zk-SNARKs, allows tokens to be transferred into a shielded mining pool, concealing transaction history. Throughout its development, Zcash has implemented three versions of its privacy protocol\u2014Sprout, Sapling, and Orchard.<\/p>\n<p>Each new generation formed its own shielded pool while maintaining full compatibility with previous ones. Currently, Orchard is the largest, accounting for 4.1 million ZEC.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Helius Kab CEO Mert Mumtaz described the trend as &#8220;one of the craziest in crypto industry history.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">this is the craziest chart in crypto<\/p>\n<p>it is the amount of ZEC being shielded and it is vertical<\/p>\n<p>the more ZEC is shielded, the higher the anonymity set and the more private Zcash becomes<\/p>\n<p>CT is quite literally making crypto more private again<\/p>\n<p>incredible loop <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/htGulJMQvO\">pic.twitter.com\/htGulJMQvO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 mert | helius.dev (@0xMert_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/0xMert_\/status\/1982799548813635796?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 27, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>&#8220;The more ZEC is shielded, the higher the anonymity set and the more private the entire Zcash network becomes,&#8221; he explained.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Earlier, Mumtaz <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/0xMert_\/status\/1982426631340957767\">announced<\/a> the formation of a new independent developer team focused on scaling and blockchain security.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Leader Among Anonymous Coins\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>Zcash prices continue to rise. Over the past 24 hours, the coin has increased by 8.6%, and over the week, by 46.4%. At the time of writing, the asset is trading at $344.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-9706f5fa1799677e-8202381847329282-1024x602.png\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-268527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-9706f5fa1799677e-8202381847329282-1024x602.png 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-9706f5fa1799677e-8202381847329282-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-9706f5fa1799677e-8202381847329282-768x452.png 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-9706f5fa1799677e-8202381847329282-1536x903.png 1536w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-9706f5fa1799677e-8202381847329282.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hourly chart of ZEC\/USDT on Binance. Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ru.tradingview.com\/chart\/?symbol=BINANCE%3AZECUSDT\">TradingView<\/a>.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One of the initial catalysts for the rally <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/privacy-coins-lead-the-altcoin-rally\">was<\/a> the launch of Zcash Trust by Grayscale. Legislative <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/pavel-durov-warns-of-the-imminent-demise-of-the-free-internet\">initiatives<\/a> threatening user privacy may have also spurred demand for the asset.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, the ZEC price remains 89.2% below its all-time high of $3191, reached on October 29, 2016, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/coins\/zcash\">CoinGecko<\/a>. Yet, former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/zcash-celebrates-anniversary-with-470-surge\">expects<\/a> the anonymous token to rally to $10,000.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mumtaz <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/0xMert_\/status\/1983643146752856248\">predicted<\/a> that the privacy coin will surpass XRP in market capitalization.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In terms of growth, Zcash significantly outpaces the sector leader, Monero. For comparison, over the past 24 hours, the price of XMR has decreased by 3.6%, and over the week, it has gained only 3%.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Over the month, Monero has risen by 13.6%, while Zcash has soared by 404%. The market capitalizations of the coins are $6.1 billion and $5.6 billion, respectively.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"165\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-325f42d7a847b2a4-8202396339064074-1024x165.png\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-268528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-325f42d7a847b2a4-8202396339064074-1024x165.png 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-325f42d7a847b2a4-8202396339064074-300x48.png 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-325f42d7a847b2a4-8202396339064074-768x123.png 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-325f42d7a847b2a4-8202396339064074-1536x247.png 1536w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-325f42d7a847b2a4-8202396339064074.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/categories\/privacy-coins\">CoinGecko<\/a>.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>From 2027, new AML rules in the EU <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/zcash-price-surpasses-230-for-the-first-time-in-three-years\">will come into effect<\/a>, banning anonymous crypto accounts and the use of privacy coins.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since September, the price of Zcash has surged by 700%, with the volume of shielded transactions in the anonymous cryptocurrency reaching a record 4.9 million ZEC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":90449,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"Zcash price surges 700% amid rising demand for privacy, reaching 4.9 million ZEC in shielded transactions.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[513,202,1317],"class_list":["post-90448","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-monero","tag-zcash","tag-zkp"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"333","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"Zcash price surges 700% amid rising demand for privacy, reaching 4.9 million ZEC in shielded transactions.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90448","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90448"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90448\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":90450,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90448\/revisions\/90450"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/90449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}