ZEC · Digital asset
Zcash
Smart Contract Platform · Privacy Coins · Layer 1 (L1)
$1,217
Up+$74.32 (+6.58%)
Updated Sep 16, 2026, 11:05 AM
- Market cap
- $20.61B
- Market cap rank
- #9
- 24h volume
- $1.33B
- Fully diluted value
- $20.61B
Price performance
ZEC price history
Seven-day range · 168 approximate observations
Zcash moved from $1,243.4972 to $1,206.1199 over the selected seven-day window, a decline of 3.01%.
- Latest observation
- $1,206.1199
- Period change
- -3.01%
- Period low
- $1,061.8108
- Period high
- $1,283.3504
View selected price observations
| Time (UTC) | Price |
|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2026, 11:05 AM | $1,206.1199 |
| Sep 16, 2026, 10:04 AM | $1,188.0919 |
| Sep 16, 2026, 9:04 AM | $1,179.0282 |
| Sep 16, 2026, 8:03 AM | $1,187.799 |
| Sep 16, 2026, 7:03 AM | $1,157.0554 |
| Sep 16, 2026, 6:03 AM | $1,149.3561 |
| Sep 16, 2026, 5:02 AM | $1,130.7995 |
| Sep 16, 2026, 4:02 AM | $1,119.4397 |
| Sep 16, 2026, 3:02 AM | $1,103.3797 |
| Sep 16, 2026, 2:01 AM | $1,117.6404 |
| Sep 16, 2026, 1:01 AM | $1,110.0588 |
| Sep 16, 2026, 12:01 AM | $1,120.5532 |
| Sep 15, 2026, 11:00 PM | $1,107.2644 |
| Sep 15, 2026, 10:00 PM | $1,122.6919 |
| Sep 15, 2026, 9:00 PM | $1,130.3 |
| Sep 15, 2026, 7:59 PM | $1,136.9613 |
| Sep 15, 2026, 6:59 PM | $1,135.1797 |
| Sep 15, 2026, 5:58 PM | $1,115.7457 |
| Sep 15, 2026, 4:58 PM | $1,122.6116 |
| Sep 15, 2026, 3:58 PM | $1,115.8179 |
| Sep 15, 2026, 2:57 PM | $1,135.2285 |
| Sep 15, 2026, 1:57 PM | $1,130.8879 |
| Sep 15, 2026, 12:57 PM | $1,132.4792 |
| Sep 15, 2026, 11:56 AM | $1,142.6166 |
Observation times are inferred because the stored sparkline contains prices without timestamps.
Market performance
Recent price movement from the current market-data snapshot.
- 24h high
- $1,217.19
- 24h low
- $1,088.87
- Seven-day change
- -1.80%
- 30-day change
- +138.80%
Supply
Reported token availability across the network.
- Circulating supply
- 16.93M ZEC
- Total supply
- 16.94M ZEC
- Maximum supply
- 21M ZEC
Historical range
Historical price extremes and current distance from those levels.
- All-time high
- $3,191.93
- All-time low
- $16.08
- 24h market-cap change
- $1.26B
-61.87% from ATH · Oct 28, 2016
+7468.37% from ATL · Jul 4, 2024
+6.53%
About Zcash
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. 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.
