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Grayscale Files to List First Zcash ETF in the U.S. Amid 1,000% Rally

The crypto asset manager is converting its Zcash Trust into a spot ETF, betting on rising demand for privacy coins as ZEC outpaces BTC and ETH.

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Bitcoin Rebounds From 'Extreme Oversold' Levels; XRP Jumps 7%, ZEC Surges 14%

Bitcoin and major altcoins bounced Sunday after an oversold RSI reading and more than $200M in liquidations signaled seller exhaustion amid thin weekend liquidity.

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VanEck CEO Concerned About Bitcoin's Encryption and Privacy, Says Firm Could Walk Away

Jan van Eck questioned whether Bitcoin offers enough encryption and privacy, saying some longtime holders are examining Zcash as the market reassesses long-term assumptions.

Jan van Eck, president and CEO of asset manager VanEck, speaks at Consensus Invest 2018 (CoinDesk)

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Asia Morning Briefing: ZEC's Rally Outpaces What Transparent Onchain Data Can Explain

Monero's network activity reflects the real-world demand for privacy coins, but Zcash’s spike looks more like a high-beta market trade that is no longer tied to network activity.

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Finance

Winklevoss-Backed Cypherpunk Buys $18M More Zcash, Bringing Holdings to $150M

The digital-asset treasury firm is sitting on a over 100% paper gains following Zcash's recent rally.

Gemini co-founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss at White House (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Leap Therapeutics Surges 300% on $50M Winklevoss-Backed Zcash Bet

The company is also rebranding as Cypherpunk Technologies with ticker change to CYPH, effective Thursday.

Gemini co-founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss at White House (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Privacy Coin Bid Continues as Zcash Rally Lifts ‘Dino’ Sector; Starknet’s STRK Rockets 40%

A move from cash or crypto to going fully private takes minutes on average in a less than five-step process, as CoinDesk Research said in its recent Zcash report.

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Zcash Privacy Meets Solana DeFi with Zenrock’s Wrapped ZEC Crossing $15M in Volume

Zenrock's wrapped Zcash token, zenZEC, has achieved $15 million in trading volume on the Solana blockchain since its launch on Oct. 31.

A cloaked figures moves down a shadowed alley (Nghia Do Thanh/Unsplash)

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Zcash Breaks Into Top-20 Crypto List, Hits $600 for First Time Since 2018

Daily trading volume has jumped to over $1.8 billion, with liquidity deepening across major venues such as Binance, Hyperliquid, and Bybit.

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Finance

Crypto’s Anti-Surveillance Boom: Zcash, Monero and the Return of Anonymity

Privacy coins are outperforming as traders turn away from ETFs and transparent ledgers, reviving crypto’s oldest idea: digital cash that can move freely, without surveillance.

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