Grayscale reports Zcash market cap rises to 1.5% of Bitcoin’s in one year
Grayscale said Zcash’s market value reached 1.5% of Bitcoin’s market cap over the past year, up from below 0.1%. The same coverage also ties that move to a broader discussion of privacy features in crypto and notes that Zcash still faces regulatory and volatility risks. Another report says ZEC rose from $60 to $1,500 and frames that as leaving room for further market-share gains.
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Users and traders watching privacy coins see Zcash in a stronger market position today than it had a year earlier, with one report saying its market cap is now 1.5% of Bitcoin’s. That leaves the privacy-focused part of the sector more visible tomorrow morning, while the same coverage also keeps regulatory risk and volatility in view.
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Where this sits in the Bitcoin series
| When | What happened | Figure |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 years ago | BTC a 1.152e+05 $ high | today it sits -29.1 % from there |
| 4 months ago | BTC a 5.857e+04 $ low | today it sits +39.5 % from there |
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