Zcash (ZEC)

Layer-1 Rank #12 MODERATE
6.5 /10

Score breakdown

Unlock10/10
Tokenomics6/10
Insider7/10
Onchain5/10
Dev Activity6/10
Revenue5/10
Institutional4/10
Etf6/10
Market Structure8/10
Security8/10

Summary

Zcash completed its third halving in November 2024, reducing block-reward emissions, with its dev fund still allocated 20% of block rewards through 2028. The network offers optional privacy via zk-SNARKs, but usage remains low, with shielded transactions historically under 5% of activity, and the asset has faced delistings on some exchanges in the EU/UK amid privacy-coin regulatory pressure. Despite this, Grayscale's spot Zcash ETF (ZCSH) has launched on NYSE Arca in the US and recently completed a 3-for-1 share split, while 21Shares separately launched Europe's first Zcash ETP on Euronext Paris/Amsterdam (Sept 22, 2026, 2.5% fee). Securing regulated products in both the US and Europe is a notable positive despite ongoing privacy-coin regulatory risk.

Coin mood

7 days: Bullish (8 headlines) ยท 24 hours: No headlines โ€” headline sentiment from News Pulse

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