Zcash (ZEC) has surged 21.5% in the past week, trading at $673 as of November 15, 2025, with its market cap reaching $10.98 and 24-hour volume up 97% to $1.2B, per ETHNews and CoinMarketCap. This rally, part of a 400-500% YTD gain, has pushed ZEC to a 3-year high, outperforming Bitcoin (BTC)‘s -2% and Ethereum (ETH)‘s -3.9% dips, per Meyka and CoinPedia. The privacy coin sector rose 21%, led by ZEC and Monero (XMR), as investors rotate into assets hedging regulatory scrutiny, per CoinMarketCap. X posts from @namantrader highlight ZEC‘s 72% intraday spike and whale accumulation,
The upcoming launch of shielded ZEC swaps via Zashi Wallet and NEAR Intents next week is a game-changer, enabling direct swaps of BTC and ETH into private ZEC addresses without centralized exchanges, per ETHNews. This upgrade, building on the Orchard protocol and Halo Arc, has increased shielded transactions to 27.5% of supply (4.1M ZEC), reducing liquid supply and enhancing scarcity, per Bitget News. Ephemeral addresses (Q4 2025) and transparent address rotation further obscure trails, per CoinMarketCap. X posts from @0xzeroweb3 emphasize ZEC‘s zk-SNARKs and shielded pool growth (23% supply). Mid EU’s €1,000 crypto cap, privacy demand surges, per Crowdfund Insider.
Institutional interest is reigniting ZEC‘s narrative, with Cypherpunk Technologies disclosing a $50M ZEC purchase (1.25% supply) and Grayscale Zcash Trust nearing $200M AUM (up from $137M), per CoinMarketCap and Bitget News. Whale activity triggered $17.2M in liquidations (60% shorts), per ETHNews. Winklevoss Capital‘s $59M bet and ASIC miner revenue at $4.30/ZEC bolster confidence, per CBDC News. X posts from @MasterCryptoHq note ZEC‘s 76% weekly pump and 100% volume jump. With $773.84 in futures open interest, ZEC leads privacy coins, AInvest.
ZEC broke $555 resistance on November 14, forming a double-bottom reversal, with MACD positive and RSI-14 at 67 (bullish but not overbought), per ETHNews. A close above $690 could target $1,000, per CoinPedia’s $1,394.75 2025 high forecast, per .Pullback risks $485 support, per. The third halving in November 2025 halves rewards to 1.56 ZEC, per CBDC News. X posts from @iamhumidity praise ZEC‘s capped supply and DeFi adoption, Compared to Monero‘s $418 test, ZEC‘s $490 high reflects superior momentum,
ZEC enters a potential expansion phase, with Q4 2025 upgrades like ZPay Protocol for Solana cross-chain payments and Keystone Wallet multisig, per CoinMarketCap. $250B in privacy transactions YTD underscores utility, per Crowdfund Insider. Analysts forecast $929.84 average for 2025 and $1,648 by 2030, per. Risks include regulatory crackdowns on privacy coins and developer inactivity, per Bitget News. X posts from @LosKruptos link to ZEC‘s breakout news, per [post:0]. ZEC could hit $10,591 by 2030 if adoption grows, but volatility remains high.
