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Cypherpunk Technologies has expanded its Zcash (ZEC) treasury to 290,062.67 coins, nearly 2% of circulating supply, raising questions about ZEC’s potential as a corporate treasury asset like Bitcoin. The post Is Zcash the Next Corporate Treasury Play? Cypherpunk Now Holds Nearly 2% appeared first on Cryptonews.

The digital asset treasury company backed by Winklevoss Capital seeks to capture 5% of the total supply of the privacy-focused cryptocurrency. Nasdaq-listed Cypherpunk Technologies has expanded its crypto corporate treasury with a new purchase of Zcash tokens for about $29 million. According to Tuesday’s announcement, the company bought 56,418 Zcash (ZEC) paying an average price of $514 per token. The purchase brings Cypherpunk’s total holdings to 290,062.67 ZEC, or about 1.76% of the token’s circulating supply. Zcash, launched in 2016 as a Bitcoin fork, is a privacy-focused blockchain that uses zero-knowledge proofs to verify transactions without revealing the sender, recipient or transaction amount. Like Bitcoin, its native token has a 21 million cap. Read more

Incoming liquidity from the US Federal Reserve and bullish technical breakouts are aligning to support a $1,000 price outlook for Zcash. Zcash’s (ZEC) price could be gearing up for a push toward its “first stop” target of $1,000, according to Arthur Hayes, the former CEO of crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX. Key takeaways: ZEC has risen 40% since Arthur Hayes’ Dec. 19 liquidity call, with privacy narratives gaining momentum. Read more

Crypto has repeated the last rate-cut pattern: a small rally, then a post-FOMC drop. Bitcoin has reclaimed $92K, and is accumulating as alts lag. Analysts are tracking XRP above $2+ with ETF inflows, BNB's DeFi growth, and Zcash's pullback, plus Bitcoin Hyper's $30M L2 raise as privacy demand rises. The post Best Crypto to Buy Now 12 December – XRP, BNB Coin, Zcash appeared first on Cryptonews.

The US government appears to hold a significant amount of Zcash, a privacy-focused digital asset, according to a new analysis by Arkham Intelligence. The position, valued at approximately $1.5 million, reportedly stems from assets seized during the 2017 takedown of the AlphaBay darknet market. Arkham said it linked the funds to government-controlled wallets through transfers […] The post Zcash is discreetly sitting in US government wallets, creating a bizarre conflict for the regulators attacking privacy appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Crypto markets have rebounded as BTC retakes 90K and traders watch Solana, XRP and Zcash accumulation zones, while Solana DeFi volume, ETF inflows and growing stablecoin supply have supported its network and Bitcoin Hyper has progressed toward a full 2026 launch. The post Best Crypto to Buy Today 9 December – XRP, Solana, Zcash appeared first on Cryptonews.

Zcash (ZEC) is up 24% this week, approaching key resistance at $472 as whales accumulate, retail sells, and a new fee model is proposed.

The SEC’s Crypto Task Force scheduled a four-hour roundtable on financial surveillance and privacy for Dec. 15, bringing together zero-knowledge proof developers, civil liberties advocates, and protocol executives to debate whether blockchain privacy tools can coexist with anti-money laundering enforcement. The timing is deliberate. Two months ago, the co-founders of Samourai Wallet received five- and […] The post Zcash and privacy protocols face a “do-or-die” SEC meeting that determines if developers are personally liable for code appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin has staged a new rebound, lifting total crypto market value toward $3.27 trillion, while XRP, Pepe and Zcash have been identified as the best crypto to buy now, supported by ETF flows, privacy use cases and renewed meme coin interest into December, after a sharp autumn correction in pricing. The post Best Crypto to Buy Now 4 December – XRP, Pepe, Zcash appeared first on Cryptonews.

[PRESS RELEASE – Zug, Switzerland, December 4th, 2025] Ika, the fastest parallel MPC network, today announced a mainnet upgrade that enables EdDSA signatures directly from dWallets, significantly expanding Ika’s native cross-chain coverage to include Solana, Zcash, Cardano, Stellar, Near, and other EdDSA-based ecosystems. This upgrade extends Ika’s core promise: natively control accounts and assets across […]

Privacy coins like ZCash and Monero dropped as analysts say the "safe haven" narrative has broken, tying their fate to Bitcoin's cycles.

Zcash (ZEC) plunges 32% in a week as RSI breaks down and key support levels fail. Analysts warn of further downside toward $300.

A privacy coin is headed for Wall Street, and the wrapper says everything about what happens when a technology built for discretion tries to move through the most surveilled pipes in global finance. Grayscale’s bid to list a Zcash ETF on NYSE Arca (ticker ZCSH) marks the first serious attempt to wrap a privacy coin […] The post Grayscale’s Zcash ETF: Regulated privacy, or privacy in name only? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Grayscale has moved to convert its long-running Zcash Trust into a U.S.-listed ETF, seeking regulated access to the privacy coin as its price surge, sharp volatility, self-custody debates, and allegations of paid promotion have drawn fresh scrutiny from traders and regulators. The post Grayscale Targets First U.S. Zcash ETF as Privacy Coin Explodes 1,000% – What’s Next? appeared first on Cryptonews.

The fund, which could be listed on NYSE Arca, would the first ETF tied to a privacy coin, following several other listings from Grayscale and asset managers. Grayscale is aiming to convert its Zcash Trust into a spot exchange-traded fund in a move that could mark one of the first investment vehicles linked to a privacy coin. In a Wednesday filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Grayscale submitted a Form S-3 registration statement, signaling its intention to convert its fund tied to Zcash (ZEC) into a spot ETF. The move followed Grayscale’s launch of other spot ETFs linked to cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), and Dogecoin (DOGE), and XRP (XRP). The simplified form with the regulator could allow Grayscale to list the Zcash ETF on the NYSE Arca. According to data from Nansen, the price of ZEC increased by more than 50% in the past 30 days and by 1,050% in the past 12 months, reaching $519.62 at the time of publication. Read more

Bloomberg’s Eric Balchunas says Zcash could dilute political and cultural support for Bitcoin, as critics accuse the privacy coin of manufactured hype. Bloomberg Senior ETF Analyst Eric Balchunas has warned that Zcash may adversely impact Bitcoin at this crucial moment. In a recent post on X, Balchunas said Zcash (ZEC) has “third-party candidate vibes, like Gary Johnson or Jill Stein,” arguing that pushing a separate privacy coin risks “splitting the vote” when Bitcoin (BTC) needs unified political and cultural support. Balchunas’s comment comes as the Bitcoin vs Zcash debate intensifies. Arman Meguerian, founder and CEO of Timestamp, dismissed the idea that BTC supporters are pivoting to Zcash. “I don't know a single Bitcoin maxi that thinks about Zcash at all,” he wrote on X. Read more

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss are betting on privacy protocols gaining major traction as AI continues to grow at an exponential rate. The year 2025 will go down as the year of digital asset treasury companies. Michael Saylor’s Strategy and Tom Lee’s Bitmine have forged ahead with Bitcoin and Ethereum-based strategies, while a handful of alternative DATs have grabbed headlines. Zcash (ZEC), the privacy protocol born out of a hard fork of the Bitcoin codebase in 2016, has been one of the big winners in 2025. Prominent industry advocates have been touting the importance of privacy-preserving cryptocurrencies, and Zcash has been the outright winner in terms of percentage price gains. It seemed like it was only a matter of time before the ecosystem welcomed a Zcash DAT, and the Winklevoss twins beat competitors to the mark. Read more

Bitcoin has retreated to six-month lows after setting a record, and analysts have suggested that XRP, Zcash, Pi Network and Bitcoin Hyper, backed by payments, privacy and mobile-mining narratives, have emerged among the best crypto candidates to lead a broader recovery. The post Best Crypto to Buy Now 20 November – XRP, Zcash, Pi Network appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitcoin has pulled back from record highs, and traders have increasingly evaluated whether XRP, Zcash, Uniswap and Bitcoin Hyper represent the best crypto exposure, drawing on market performance, onchain metrics and evolving regulatory developments into 2026. The post Best Crypto to Buy Now 18 November – XRP, Zcash, Uniswap appeared first on Cryptonews.

Follow our live altcoin price tracker for real-time updates on XRP, Zcash, and the top trending tokens as crypto markets navigate heightened volatility. The post [LIVE] Altcoin Price Watch: XRP, Zcash and Top Trending Tokens Face Pressure Amid Market-Wide Selloff – More Dips Ahead? appeared first on Cryptonews.