- ZCash (ZEC) surged to $1,249.28, its highest price since 2016, pushing market cap above $20 billion.
- The token gained 45% over the past week and 138% over 30 days, according to CoinGecko data.
- Grayscale converted its Zcash Trust into an ETF (ZCSH) on NYSE ARCA on Aug. 25, giving investors easy access to ZEC.
Zcash (ZEC) climbed to its highest price since 2016 on Monday, reaching $1,249.28 before retreating to about $1,195, according to CoinGecko data. The privacy-focused cryptocurrency has gained 45% over the past week and 138% over 30 days, bringing its market capitalization above $20 billion.
The rally leaves ZEC below its all-time high of $3,191.93 from Oct. 28, 2016, when only a small supply of tokens was available. Zcash allows users to choose between public and “shielded” transactions that use zero-knowledge proofs to hide sender, recipient, and amount.
“For users that prioritize privacy, this could become a ‘must have’ feature,” said Grayscale’s head of research, Zach Pandl, in an Aug. 31 analysis. Pandl noted that AI could increase demand for financial privacy by making it easier to link public blockchain transactions to users’ identities.
Zcash has been on a tear since Grayscale converted its existing Zcash Trust into an exchange-traded fund, trading under ZCSH on NYSE ARCA since Aug. 25. The ETF closed Friday at $83.77 per share, with $463.2 million in assets under management, according to the fund’s website.
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