21Shares Launches Zcash ETP After U.S. ETF Debut
The physically backed products let investors access ZEC and ETHFI through brokerage accounts and charge a 2.5% annual management fee.
- On Tuesday, European asset manager 21shares listed physically backed Zcash ETP and ETHFI products on Euronext Paris and Amsterdam, allowing investors to gain exposure to ZEC through brokerage accounts without holding cryptocurrency directly.
- Zcash emerged as a standout performer recently, surging past $1,500 and gaining nearly 1,100% over the past year according to CoinMarketCap data, renewing attention to the privacy coin as a potential Bitcoin alternative.
- Both ETPs carry an annual management fee of 2.5%, while Fortitude Digital Mining reported mining about 28% of all ZEC produced in the first half of 2026, reflecting institutional interest in the network.
- The Zcash ETP follows the arrival of the Grayscale Zcash ETF in the United States, which trades on NYSE Arca under ticker ZCSH, expanding regulated access across two major markets.
- Grayscale head of research Zach Pandl argued that Zcash could benefit from "second-mover advantages" that may help it overcome Bitcoin's entrenched network effects, positioning the asset as a long-term alternative.
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