Zcash ZEC
#10$1,289+13.9% 24hMarket cap $19.5B24h volume $870M
Overview
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Best flexible rates
- Bitget 1.1%
- Binance 0.4%
- OKX 0.4%
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Active launchpools
No active launchpools with ZEC right now
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Next unlock
No scheduled unlocks
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Exchanges with this coin
WhiteBIT
Bitget
Binance
OKX
KuCoinAbout Zcash
- Market cap
- $19.5B
- #10 on the market
- Volume 24h
- $870M
- 4.5% of market cap
- Circulating
- 17M ZEC
- 81.0% of max
- Launched
- 28 Oct 2016
- 10 years
- All-time high
- $3,192
- 28 Oct 2016 · −59.6% from ATH
- All-time low
- $16.08
- 4 Jul 2024
- Consensus
- Proof of Work
- Type
- Layer 1
- Smart contract platform
- Smart Contract Platform
- Privacy Coins
- Layer 1 (L1)
- Zero Knowledge (ZK)
- +4
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On Polarly: flexible rates up to 1.1% on 4 exchanges, fixed up to 7.8%
Project description
Zcash is a privacy-focused cryptocurrency that uses trustless zero-knowledge proofs to enable fully encrypted transactions while maintaining blockchain transparency and security. It was the first cryptocurrency to implement zero-knowledge encryption for private peer-to-peer payments, addressing the fundamental privacy gap in traditional cryptocurrencies that expose transaction details publicly.
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With a fixed supply of 21 million ZEC and a halving schedule similar to Bitcoin, Zcash allows users to prove transactions are valid without revealing sensitive information like wallet balances, transaction amounts, or participant identities, making it suitable for everyday payments, long-term savings, and cross-border money transfers where financial confidentiality matters.
The protocol operates on its own blockchain currently using Proof-of-Work consensus, though it's evolving toward Proof-of-Stake through the planned "Crosslink" upgrade to enhance security, scalability, and energy efficiency. Zcash employs trustless zero-knowledge proofs (Halo) within its Orchard shielded pool to verify transactions without revealing sender, receiver, or amount information.
Users can choose between transparent public transactions and shielded private transactions through Unified Addresses, which work with both types. The network is faster and cheaper than Bitcoin, with new blocks mined every 75 seconds and transaction fees typically just a fraction of a cent. Privacy adoption has surged in 2025, with over 30% of total ZEC supply now held in fully shielded pools.
Zcash was created by a group of scientists in 2013 who initially proposed Zerocoin as a privacy extension to Bitcoin before building a standalone protocol. The ecosystem operates with a self-funded development model where block rewards support independent teams through the Zcash Community Grants Committee and a new Coinholder-Controlled Fund.
Source: CoinGecko
Earn on ZEC (8)
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Open in the appQuestions and answers
- What is the best Earn rate for ZEC?
- The best flexible rate is 1.1% on Bitget: you can withdraw at any time.
- What is the fixed-term Earn rate for ZEC?
- The highest is 7.8% on WhiteBIT, term 360 d; the funds are locked until the end of the term.
- Which exchanges let you stake ZEC?
- 8 products on 5 exchanges: Bitget, Binance, OKX, KuCoin, WhiteBIT.
- What is Zcash (ZEC)?
- Zcash is a privacy-focused cryptocurrency that uses trustless zero-knowledge proofs to enable fully encrypted transactions while maintaining blockchain transparency and security. Categories: Smart Contract Platform, Privacy Coins, Layer 1 (L1), Zero Knowledge (ZK), Proof of Work (PoW), Pantera Capital Portfolio, Made in USA, Coinbase 50 Index, Quantum-Resistant, Privacy.
- How many ZEC are there and what is the maximum supply?
- 17M ZEC are in circulation out of a maximum of 21M (81.0%).
- What is the all-time high price of ZEC?
- $3,192 (28 Oct 2016). This is a historical value, not the current price. The price is now $1,289, 59.6% below the high.
Launchpools with ZEC
There have been no launchpools with ZEC