Bitcoin nears $87,000, Zcash zooms 10% as U.S. bitcoin reserve bill clears committee
A House committee vote and SEC regulatory move lifted tokenization-linked assets, while Grayscale’s Zcash ETF drew more than $70 million in early inflows.
- Zcash rose 10% to just above $1,616 as of Wednesday, leading gains among major tokens as the privacy coin sector expanded to roughly $30 billion.
- The privacy coin sector grew nearly fivefold to roughly $30 billion over the past year, according to a Sept. 22 report from 21Shares, as financial institutions increasingly test confidential blockchain infrastructure.
- Developers activated Ironwood through the NU6.3 upgrade earlier this year to replace the Orchard design, addressing soundness vulnerabilities discovered in the prior system.
- Grayscale's ZEC-linked investment product, ZCSH, began trading on NYSE Arca in August, providing investors with spot exposure to ZEC without requiring private key management.
- European Union anti-money laundering regulations take effect July 10, 2027, for crypto service providers, while regulatory treatment of confidential systems continues to vary across jurisdictions.
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Bitcoin nears $87,000, Zcash zooms 10% as U.S. bitcoin reserve bill clears committee
Falling oil eased inflation worries through the Asian session, while a bill to make the government's bitcoin stockpile permanent moved further through Congress than any before it.
Zcash holds above $1,600 as shielded activity and fund inflows surge
Key takeaways Zcash remains above $1,600 after gaining 10% during the previous session. Weekly shielded transactions reached 62,379, their highest level since 2022. The newer Ironwood pool accounted for 55,549 of the shielded transactions recorded last week. A confirmed breakout above $1,700 could put the $2,000 psychological level in focus, while $1,595 is the nearest […]
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Privacy Coins Are Crypto's Hottest Trade as Zcash and Monero Surge
Zcash surged toward $1,388 this week after its community approved a major network upgrade, while Monero climbed toward $588 following a $3 million ransom demand paid in the same coin. Privacy coins have become 2026's best-performing crypto sector, with the group's combined market cap tripling over the past year even as regulators keep trying to push them off exchanges.
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