Zcash Just Blew Past $1,000 for the First Time in a Decade
Sep 5, 2026
Zcash has smashed through the $1,000 mark for the first time since 2016, with the privacy coin nearly doubling in value over the past month.
Back to Four Figures
Zcash just did something it hasn't done in almost a decade: cross the $1,000 mark. The privacy-focused coin briefly touched $1,045 this week, pushing its total market value to roughly $17 billion.
What makes this wild is the pace. ZEC is up nearly 100% in just the past month, quietly outperforming most of the market while everyone was busy watching Bitcoin and Ethereum. The last time Zcash traded this high was back in 2016, during the chaotic early days when the coin first launched.
Why Privacy Coins Are Getting Attention Again
Part of the story here is a renewed interest in privacy-focused crypto. As on-chain surveillance tools get more advanced, some traders are rotating into coins that offer more anonymity, and Zcash is one of the oldest and most established names in that category.
Whether this rally has legs or fizzles out is anyone's guess. But for a coin that's spent years overlooked, this is a serious comeback moment worth watching.