Bitcoin holds above $83K as Zcash drops 12% amid inflation fears
Bitcoin stayed above $83K while Zcash fell 12% in a session framed around inflation fears. Over the past year, Zcash rose from about $60 to above $1,500, and its market capitalization moved from under 0.1% of Bitcoin’s to 1.5%.
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Bitcoin holders and traders saw the asset remain above $83K in a session marked by inflation fears, while Zcash moved lower at the same time. That makes the two coins noticeable in different ways tomorrow morning: one is being described as steady, and the other as volatile.
The year-long comparison shows Zcash at a much larger scale than before, with its price moving from about $60 to above $1,500 and its market share against Bitcoin rising to 1.5%. In practical terms, the numbers now sit in a different range than they did a year earlier, while the comparison to Bitcoin remains part of the picture.
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What Inflation (US CPI) has done before
| When | What happened | Figure |
|---|---|---|
| 2 months ago | Inflation (US CPI): 336.298 (+2.17) rise | Sep 2026 |
| 3 months ago | Inflation (US CPI): 334.131 (+1.32) rise | Aug 2026 |
| 4 months ago | Inflation (US CPI): 332.813 (+0.25) rise | Jul 2026 |
| 5 months ago | Inflation (US CPI): 332.568 (-1.41) fall | Jun 2026 |
| 6 months ago | Inflation (US CPI): 333.979 (+1.57) rise | May 2026 |
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