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May 12, 2026Single-day social intelligence recap and verified catalyst posts · ← Back to $ZEC Profile · Market Rankings
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163 source posts analyzed· 2026-05-12T20:29:14+00:00Today, @BarrySilbert joined @fundstrat on stage at @SohnConf for a conversation moderated by @fintechfrank on two themes defining the next cycle: Financial privacy as the next evolution in crypto. Incentivizing decentralized intelligence on Bittensor. $ZEC $TAO
· 2026-05-12T18:49:38+00:00Arthur on why the Zcash and NEAR integration is the quietly building mechanism that flips NEAR from inflationary to deflationary "Shielded Zcash lets you swap and send any coin, USDT on Tron, Bitcoin, anything, and that transaction will not point back to you. Completely
· 2026-05-12T20:39:11+00:00Had a great time at Sohn today with @fundstrat talking $ZEC , $TAO , and where crypto goes from here. Thanks @fintechfrank for moderating
· 2026-05-12T11:20:33+00:00going on bankless to talk zcash tomorrow truly the most entertaining timeline
· 2026-05-12T15:15:22+00:00I bought $USELESS yesterday and it's up 50% since $CRV +12% yesterday $SUI +45% this week $ZEC +45% in a week If that's not an alt season then I don't know what is.
· 2026-05-12T06:18:56+00:00Grayscale Files to Launch the First Spot ETF for a Privacy Coin Grayscale has filed to convert its Zcash Trust into a spot ETF, which, if approved, would become the world’s first spot ETF tied to a privacy coin. The filing comes after the U.S. SEC reportedly ended its
· 2026-05-12T07:35:00+00:00GRAYSCALE FILED FOR THE WORLDS FIRST EVER SPOT ETF FOR A PRIVACY COIN Grayscale has filed to convert its Zcash $ZEC Trust into a spot ETF. If approved, the product would become the world’s first spot ETF tied to a privacy coin. The filing follows reports that the SEC ended its
· 2026-05-12T10:33:04+00:00This "ZEC's biggest short seller" has switched battlefields. The ZEC short position opened on March 10 at $210 once had floating losses as high as $2.4 million. After stubbornly averaging down for months, he finally waited for ZEC to pull back from its high to around $550.
· 2026-05-12T05:48:37+00:00Zcash wouldn't exist without @zooko . He seeded the technical and cultural values of the project that have kept us vigilant in defense of its integrity. Much of Zcash's recent success has been because Zooko plays a less central role in the project, and it has decentralized and
· 2026-05-12T07:32:42+00:00zcash mining emissions dropped 70% on may 7. foundry launched a ZEC mining pool, making it only the second asset after bitcoin they mine. 30%+ of supply locked in shielded pools. grayscale filed the first privacy coin spot ETF on may 11 with the trust trading at -12% discount to
· 2026-05-12T01:16:48+00:00David Hoffman explains why he sold his CryptoPunk PFP and swapped it into Zcash "The investment case for Bitcoin is Michael Saylor's gonna buy a ton of it. The investment case for ETH is Tom Lee's gonna buy a ton of it. That's a tweet thesis not an article." "The investment
· 2026-05-12T18:16:00+00:00. @cameron : "As we enter the dawn of AI, privacy is ever more important. The people who are in Zcash are also OG Bitcoiners and cypherpunks as far back as the 90s, @zooko being one of the founders of Zcash. He is an OG cypherpunk."
· 2026-05-12T18:15:00+00:00ARTHUR HAYES GOES MAX RISK ON HYPE, ZEC, AND NEAR @CryptoHayes , the BitMEX co-founder running Maelstrom, said Bitcoin's return to its October high is a "foregone conclusion" and is taking his fund to maximum risk exposure. His top altcoin picks: $HYPE , $ZEC , and $NEAR . The ZEC
· 2026-05-12T08:20:54+00:00Legend says 10,000 $BTC bought 2 pizzas. Today, XT gives back! The Golden Pizza Box is NOW OPEN! Burst the box for a 0.1 BTC Ultimate Jackpot! EXTRA: $30 Pizza Fund for the first 50 finishers (6 fragments)! Trade $BTC , $DASH , $ZEC & win!
· 2026-05-12T15:00:16+00:00A “GREAT” portfolio must have: - Minimum 1 $BTC - 100 $HYPE , $ZEC , $SOL - Memes: $NEET , $PEPE , $TROLL - Shares of $NVDA , $APPL, $AMD , $PLTR - Spare cash that's ready to deploy whenever Am I missing anything?
· 2026-05-12T11:31:00+00:00It's still incredibly profitable to mine Zcash, by the way.
· 2026-05-12T20:45:14+00:00I swapped 50% of my portfolio to $ZEC Talked about this on our weekly podcast today. The Zcash narrative gets stronger every day and I went from non-believer to heavy buyer last year The path of how I got here is the most important part of the story
· 2026-05-12T14:26:18+00:00Since the end of February, the CoinMarketCap 20 basket has looked a lot like a high-beta version of the broader crypto market. BTC (+22.7%) and ETH (+18.6%) led the large caps higher, but the bigger moves came from mid-cap names: • Zcash +151.6% • MemeCore +125.4% •
· 2026-05-12T17:36:03+00:00Top Privacy Coins 30D Performance $H | +175.1% $RAIL | +84.7% $ZEC | +54.8% $STRK | +47.0% $ZANO | +32.6% $ZK | +19.1% $LINK | +18.7% $XMR | +18.5% $NEAR | +18.1% $ZEN | +14.9% $DASH | +10.5% $BDX | +0.3% 10 in the green. Only 1 barely moving. $H completely dominated the
· 2026-05-12T04:43:15+00:00Everyone sees bullish. I see distribution into CPI, Zcash pumping like every cycle top, and a short position I'm not closing. Same chart. Different read
· 2026-05-12T18:34:00+00:00$ZEC / $USD - Update Support zone coming up on ZEC. Possible bounce zone.
· 2026-05-12T21:24:04+00:00The nice thing about Zcash is it's a pure play.. There's no network of scams like Soylana. You just buy the coin, pretend to give a shit about privacy, and parrot lines about how the supply is the same as BTC Easy peasy
· 2026-05-12T13:55:00+00:00$ZEC / $USD - Update Bounce region coming up on ZEC
· 2026-05-12T04:15:41+00:00I understand why the narrative around privacy is evolving into selective disclosure infrastructure, and why so many big boys, especially @CryptoWizardd @blknoiz06 , are shilling $ZEC around it. Transparent finance breaks once real money, AI agents, and institutions actually
· 2026-05-12T10:33:51+00:00. @TrustlessState : “The investment case for Zcash is robust and thorough.”
· 2026-05-12T16:43:13+00:00"When I say you can keep things simple, I believe you can keep things as simple as that" @pierre_crypt0 on using the daily trend as your must hold and invalidation, not just on $BTC but on his trades like $ZEC and $VVV too.
· 2026-05-12T10:30:00+00:00GRAYSCALE FILES FOR FIRST-EVER PRIVACY COIN SPOT ETF Grayscale has moved to convert its Zcash Trust into a spot ETF, potentially creating the world’s first ETF tied to a privacy-focused cryptocurrency.
· 2026-05-12T23:15:39+00:00zec is either headed to $8000 or its going to $100 then $8000
· 2026-05-12T18:05:40+00:00$ZEC has had a hell of a run. Privacy narrative makes sense when you think about the way big money moves. No serious big player wants to send crypto, and in turn, expose how much they're holding. What happens to Kaspa after the Tocaatta hardfork? $KAS becomes a fast,
· 2026-05-12T23:18:54+00:00Buying $ZEC on a CEX is actually not that dumb. If you are buying on a CEX I'm assuming it's "clean", properly taxed, money. Otherwise it would be dumb and not easy to get there. You buy your ZEC, withdraw it, and shield it. Now the link to your clean money is gone,
· 2026-05-12T05:08:38+00:00Made some quick plans earlier to prepare for CPI / PPI this week. Went over $BTC $SOL $ETH $HYPE $ZEC Posted up on YouTube now
· 2026-05-12T22:14:35+00:00Why would someone swap 50% of their portfolio to $ZEC and admit their entire perspective did a 180? Find out...
· 2026-05-12T07:12:05+00:00$ZEC vs $SUI > Both up 30%+ this week. > Privacy narrative is back in full force. > Same theme, very different structures. Which one is better to buy right now? Today we will compare both short term and long term price action for both and decide. → Short term price action
· 2026-05-12T08:25:09+00:00I like that the Zcash community is mostly healthy and civil, even when disagreeing. I hope it stays that way. If I want a toxic community, I can always switch to Monero
· 2026-05-12T11:38:20+00:00Agree. There is no finish line, and I’m committed to Zcash supplanting fiat as a widely accepted currency for as long as I can. I may not be fortunate enough to stick around and witness it, but when that happens, I’ll be able to rest in peace.
· 2026-05-12T11:52:18+00:00I first mined $ZEC in 2017. Pure profit motive. Didn’t care about the tech. Sold everything. Kept a few coins. Then got scared of regulation — sold those too. Then life gave me a second chance to accumulate ZEC at $20–$40. This time I understood what I was buying. Still buying.
· 2026-05-12T18:42:22+00:00How long until Ray discovers ZEC? Zcash is the first institutional-grade crypto with privacy technology Mass adoption imminent
· 2026-05-12T02:20:41+00:00The market's been looking a lot better lately, with Bitcoin holding steady around $80K, and plenty of altcoins starting to stir. Projects like ZEC (which I didn't buy, even though I mentioned it on Twitter the other day) and Ondo have already jumped the gun and started running
· 2026-05-12T08:20:48+00:00Zcash is a Trillion dollar asset larping as 9 billion dollar asset.
· 2026-05-12T22:39:55+00:00would be a movie if zcash bottom here
· 2026-05-12T18:15:23+00:00$ZEC Not sure it needs another leg up for a 3 drive, but this looks in deep trouble here.
· 2026-05-12T08:54:41+00:00$ZEC Just read this.
· 2026-05-12T12:21:55+00:00Not just a genius cryptographer but also clearly just an all around good person. I wouldn’t be here unless Sean personally mediated for me when I was in an early argument with zcashers on telegram. A lot has been said about how zcash got to its recent success. As a fan of
· 2026-05-12T07:30:43+00:00Just longed ZEC on @PhoenixTrade . Wish me luck. Connected my wallet, added the limited of time promo code (BURNIE), deposited my funds and was long ZEC in a total of 30 seconds from start to finish. Nice experience, low fees.
· 2026-05-12T22:12:04+00:00Zcash will replace Bitcoin.
· 2026-05-12T17:33:23+00:00i'm a strong zcash advocate but in my view the first pump was due to technical advancement (zashi) + awareness around privacy needs however the last pump was just people fomoing on the expectations and hope of having another giga run like the first one but in term of concrete
· 2026-05-12T01:37:48+00:00I believe $ZEC is going to $10,000+ I have never been more bullish on Zcash in my life If something has tremendous upside, its definitely going to have volatility
· 2026-05-12T23:35:06+00:00Uhhh kinda feel like $ZEC is about to teleport to $1000
· 2026-05-12T04:38:34+00:00I know what's going to happen in June. Zcash launching Quantum recoverable wallets. You know what that is going to do for shielded pool growth and price.
· 2026-05-12T07:40:53+00:00It is fundamentally impossible to bring Zcash to the finish line. None of us will see that finish.
· 2026-05-12T17:13:52+00:00for all of my homies that feel like they missed out on the latest $ZEC pump & getting involved in privacy coins that go up only during this current era of privacy... I might have a gem for you @zano_project ( $ZANO ), like @Zcash , has been around for a very very very long time.
· 2026-05-12T10:21:00+00:00as a wallet, you can’t push both Zcash and Monero?
· 2026-05-12T14:30:48+00:00I wrote about the differences with Zcash and all that, but it's still not published yet, and there are a bunch of articles piling up in my drafts... Gonna get them out there (･`◡︎´･)ゝ
· 2026-05-12T15:52:28+00:00$ZEC has been one of our best trades in the Wyckoff Crypto Discord group this month. While $BTC is still digesting supply, mid-caps are already outperforming. Always focus on the strongest candidates. A classic Backing Up action in late April–early May offered two textbook
· 2026-05-12T16:27:25+00:00many that wanted an entry on $ZEC are too scared to bid now
· 2026-05-12T09:04:13+00:00$BILL I still remember when I wrote this post, $BILL on the Pre Market of #MEXC was at the price of $0.016. Right now, $BILL has already x10'd from that time! NFT $ZAMA -> $MON -> $ZEC -> $BILL Wishing all the bros who receive the $BILL Airdrop will hit this price by
· 2026-05-12T14:42:00+00:00Every Zcash move to the upside has correlated with a $BTC market top. 5 times in a row. History doesn’t repeat, but it does rhyme.
· 2026-05-12T12:43:58+00:00Let me get this straight. - $ZEC shielded pool at ATH - $CYPH is still in accumulation - Foundry launched its institutional grade $ZEC mining pool - @mert & @zooko will both have made an appearance on @Bankless - @RayDalio @chamath @TuckerCarlson all speaking on a need for
· 2026-05-12T00:04:05+00:00My $CYPH Cypherpunk Technologies Thesis. In this video I go into some detail behind why I think the case for a parabolic move on $CYPH is in the cards. From fundamental to technical. $ZEC & $CYPH are in very interesting spots. I think most people pray for moments like these,
· 2026-05-12T03:46:07+00:00Arthur Hayes Analyzes Tailwinds for Bitcoin from AI Investments and Dollar Liquidity Expansion AI Equipment Investments and Iran's War Opening Boost Dollar Liquidity Next, Pay Attention to HYPE, ZEC, NEAR, and Others
· 2026-05-12T22:00:04+00:00zec move up to 1500 inval 530
· 2026-05-12T05:03:11+00:00Three years ago, $ZEC was hovering around $30 Community forums were filled with governance infighting, and the anonymous pool held only 11% of the supply. Three years later, up 1500%, anonymous transactions account for 86.5%, with a16z and Paradigm entering the fray.
· 2026-05-12T12:58:34+00:00$NIGHT looking bullish. If $ZEC made it to the top 10, I think $NIGHT has a real chance to enter top 20 in the next bull market.
· 2026-05-12T19:27:06+00:00ZEC pumping slow but clean, shielded tx at all time highs, the quiet storm is coming.
· 2026-05-12T16:33:32+00:00These updates are more than rallying the troops and inspiring the community. These are chunks of timestamped lore... provenance of a privacy protocol and product. How can you not root for Zcash to win?
· 2026-05-12T11:28:45+00:00ZEC is going to 10K, who’s in?
· 2026-05-12T12:16:59+00:00Top traded tokens in the last 7 days by volume. Pump HYPE JUP ZEC TRUMP Fartcoin (use ultra for best price, protection and execution)
· 2026-05-12T10:18:54+00:00people love $KORI not just because its most viral animal in world, not just for great liquidity, not just for the fact they made @DEXchangeNOW which undermines $ZEC and everything it stands for as a multi billion dollar coin, but also the community is unmatched and unwavering
· 2026-05-12T13:53:06+00:00$ZEC I’ve interacted with Jeremiah and he weighs every word. Take note:
· 2026-05-12T02:30:36+00:00BTC not be popular for much longer. Soon price be crash. Zcash be more popular option within 5 year. 1. Quantum risk 2. Zero privacy 3. Human be too envy because wealth gap be most big when AI take over. Very few people make all money because only very few people be smart enough
· 2026-05-12T23:00:50+00:00Buying Zcash in 2026 is like betting on the U.S. economy after Berlin fell in 1945. You can’t lose
· 2026-05-12T17:50:18+00:00Why $NEAR is Arthur's "next favorite shitcoin" -- after $HYPE and $ZEC Because you can send Zcash anonymously using Near intents
· 2026-05-12T19:39:55+00:00Plan Z.
· 2026-05-12T03:41:51+00:00Suppliers are preparing boxes for shipment. Attention to the hashrate in the coming days.. #Zcash $ZEC
· 2026-05-12T09:00:09+00:00“the Grayscale spot ZEC ETF decision is binary. approval or rejection reprices $ZEC 2x in either direction”. Grayscale wouldn’t have bothered applying if they thought it’ll get rejected. One more burner now firing the ZEC
· 2026-05-12T14:53:57+00:00AI is an advertisement for Zcash, but a deterrent for Bitcoin
· 2026-05-12T18:01:16+00:00there are 1319x as many ENS names on Ethereum as there are zcashnames reserved for future registration be early to something for once (reflink below)
· 2026-05-12T21:33:00+00:00@Grayscale has filed to launch the first spot ETF linked to a privacy coin by converting its ZEC Trust fund for the zcash:native currency This step could represent a historic precedent for privacy coins within regulated markets, especially given the regulatory authorities'
· 2026-05-12T18:59:57+00:00$3000 per zec is programmed
· 2026-05-12T11:44:19+00:00I like that the Zcash community is mostly healthy and civil, even when disagreeing. I hope it stays that way. If I want a toxic community, I can always switch to Monero
· 2026-05-12T14:02:33+00:00Privacy is a luxury. Zcash Edition or CipherPay Edition? (not real, but the private payments are.)
· 2026-05-12T01:08:35+00:00$ES $BTC $SOL $HYPE $TAO $ZEC @Leveraged_Labs
· 2026-05-12T12:23:00+00:00$GME $MU $OPEN $SLV $RGTI $INTC $SPY $QQQ $TSLA $NVDA #gold $BTC $ZEC
· 2026-05-12T14:18:10+00:00Zcash the next leg up is VERTICAL
· 2026-05-12T00:54:43+00:00Zcash can easily go up $500 in a day
· 2026-05-12T09:14:24+00:00Zcash Core Update (Including R&D) Security & Zcashd Version Updates Zcashd v6.12.2 was released as the start of the new patch cycle, fixing two consensus issues, including the Sapling v4 valueBalance serialization bug and the v5 hashBlockCommitments validation
· 2026-05-12T15:54:24+00:00$ZEC Time is Now The Zcash edition
· 2026-05-12T09:51:11+00:00Best Privacy Coins by Price Performance Over the Last 30 Days $RAIL $VVV $H $RLS $FIRO $NIL $ZEC $FLOCK $STRK $XAN $FLUX $VANA $ZBT $XMR $ZKP Source @Crypto_Dep
· 2026-05-12T12:12:54+00:00Coinbase premium −0.032%, U.S. funds experiencing net outflows. ZEC whales opened $17 million BTC/ETH short positions after reducing shorts. Bakkt Q1 revenue plummets 77%, pivoting to stablecoin infrastructure. Once CPI data is released, the direction will become clear.
· 2026-05-12T18:22:12+00:00to understand why Zcash is a gem, you need to analyze Bitcoin’s current and future problems. Zcash has addressed them.
· 2026-05-12T09:11:33+00:00I remember years ago, almost every tweet of Zooko’s ended with something like, “I am not the voice of Zcash and speak only for myself. Zcash is a decentralized system of many people building together.” This vision is even more true now, very different from most other chains.
· 2026-05-12T05:03:38+00:00**WARNING ABOUT THIS!** Every time $ZEC (Zcash) makes a parabolic move… Bitcoin ends up topping out shortly after. It’s happened too many times to be a coincidence. Will it be different this time?
· 2026-05-12T02:50:44+00:00A TROLL whale just bought $88.06K of $ZEC at $44.49M MC
· 2026-05-12T07:00:00+00:00Zcash is gearing up for the “post-quantum war.” This renowned privacy coin project has announced they’re developing a “quantum-resistant” wallet to counter threats from quantum computers, with the goal of completing post-quantum protection capabilities within the next
· 2026-05-12T10:52:05+00:00Something interesting is quietly building around @Zcash ($ZEC). Thx @aixbt_agent for research. A few things happened almost at once: -mining emissions dropped 70% after the halving -Foundry launched a ZEC mining pool -30% of supply is locked in shielded pools -86.5% of
· 2026-05-12T14:26:03+00:00Big Transformation in Zcash! Latest Status on Zebra, Zaino, and Zallet #zcash #crypto #privacy
· 2026-05-12T10:10:04+00:00I have only been with Zcash a few years. But I feel the spiritual force of Zooko. He’s the Obi Wan Kenobi of Zcash. He cares about the build and the mission more than himself and we don’t have enough of that in crypto.
· 2026-05-12T15:42:04+00:00Top 50 Privacy Crypto Coins Today 1. Zcash $ZEC 2. Monero $XMR 3. Chainlink $LINK 4. NEAR Protocol $NEAR 5. Decred $DCR 6. Beldex $BDX 7. Midnight $NIGHT 8. Dash $DASH 9. Humanity $HUMANITY 10. Starknet $STRK
· 2026-05-12T08:02:13+00:00$ANYONE is becoming the backbone of a new private internet. Join us, anon. @AnyoneFDN $ETH $ZEC #Buildon
· 2026-05-12T21:42:57+00:00Zcash has Tachyon. And Tachyon has Ragu. Halo already seemed like something from another planet in 2019. Now Tachyon draws the natural continuation of that story. This is about legacy.
· 2026-05-12T15:58:47+00:00Zcash is finally dropping (Monero is dropping harder) ZEC: -1.2% XMR: -3.0%
· 2026-05-12T13:13:59+00:00Live today at 12PM EST Covering: • BTC flat while on-chain rips • ZEC is going vertical • Cards fully retraced after unlocks • SpaceX IPO coming in at $2.2T And more.
· 2026-05-12T11:08:48+00:00@zooko The seeds he sowed have now grown into a vast forest. By willingly relinquishing his own authority, he breathed true vitality and the soul of decentralization into the project. The sublime technical philosophy and values left by this creator now live and breathe within the
· 2026-05-12T16:50:12+00:00Can we have another $ZEC Season now?
· 2026-05-12T10:45:11+00:002011 -2018 (still a lot today) Bitcoin was primarily used to move money around on the Darknet. 2018-today and forever it’s $xmr monero. That’s it. Criminals using the tech is the litmus test. No one ever , let’s use $zec for privacy. You know who said that ? The US government.
· 2026-05-12T22:16:32+00:00$ZEC Her delay is very dangerous, and not closing above the red $ETH $BTC
· 2026-05-12T09:47:54+00:00Zcash got my attention last year (below $40) and much was due to what @jswihart wrote here and I saw developing key points of interest for me: + zashi (now zodl) easy of use for shielded txs + zashi integrating NEAR Intents + ZEC now acessible KYC-free and via confidential
· 2026-05-12T17:03:37+00:00First David Hoffman sells his Punk for ZCash, now Mike Dudas deletes all his Moonbirds tweets and declares he’s more interested in physical collectibles. Who are the other two horsemen of the VC slop apocalypse that need to reveal themselves before NFTs can take off again???
· 2026-05-12T18:49:20+00:00Monerobros getting FCMP update while zcashers are still using a visible fedchain
· 2026-05-12T20:13:13+00:00Trade $ZEC on @risextrade we're starting off, slowly grinding away
· 2026-05-12T22:33:00+00:00The Zcash Foundation Takes Over Administration of Zcash Community Core Assets The @ZcashFoundation manages key Zcash community assets, including GitHub, z.cash and @Zcash , simplifying coordination and ensuring long-term accountability. Read the full
· 2026-05-12T19:05:53+00:00A TROLL whale just bought $16.98K of $ZEC at $43.88M MC
· 2026-05-12T21:20:19+00:00Is this your last chance to buy $ZEC before $1k? Here’s the most swapped route on LeoDex today
· 2026-05-12T18:05:36+00:00Sold $ZEC $ONDO $PENGU $TON all in profit Sunday/Monday! Saw them going lower today Sell the bera, buy the bull Short turn pump, #Bitcoin dump and out @IvanOnTech even a child can do this
· 2026-05-12T22:22:08+00:00Top Trending Coins Today 1. $FIRO 2. $ZANO 3. $SAGA 4. $BILL 5. $WOJAK 6. $LAB 7. $VVV 8. $HYPE 9. $SUI 10. $MON 11. $PENGU 12. $BTC 13. $TAO 14. $ZEC 15. $TON
· 2026-05-12T18:36:31+00:00A PUMPCADE whale just bought $13.25K of $ZEC at $43.79M MC
· 2026-05-12T16:30:20+00:00A GP whale just bought $16.36K of $ZEC at $43.65M MC
· 2026-05-12T20:06:52+00:00That's why Monero, Dash and Zcash are coming to THORChain natively.
· 2026-05-12T11:25:03.372967+00:00Bitcoin Bull Arthur Hayes Reveals His Price Prediction for BTC and Names Three Altcoins! BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes, known for making bold predictions about Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins, says the rise in BTC began in February and will gain further momentum once it surpasses $90
· 2026-05-12T05:34:53+00:00Good morning for everyone who loves Zcash ! Have a great day!
· 2026-05-12T16:15:19+00:00A TROLL whale just bought $54.95K of $ZEC at $43.46M MC
· 2026-05-12T16:58:44+00:00Why Bitcoin is Falling, Crypto Summer Timeline and ZEC
· 2026-05-12T14:14:01+00:00ZCASH ECOSYSTEM SUMMARY by @ZecHub in May 10 Release of Zebra 4.4.1, zcashd 6.12.3, the Zcash Foundation welcomes a New Operations and Global Events Manager, Josh Swihart speaks at Consensus2026 and quantum recoverability tests arrive on the mainnet!
· 2026-05-12T11:13:25+00:00Weekly top gainers. Top 200 CMC. May 11. Read the categories, not just the numbers. Privacy + AI: 4 projects in the top 15. Venice Token +79%. Zcash +38%. Starknet +27%. Sahara AI +44%. strkBTC — ZK-powered private BTC — launches tomorrow on Starknet. The privacy narrative has
· 2026-05-12T13:00:26+00:00Big Swap Alert 260,167.79 USDC( @ethereum ) 468.08 $ZEC ( @Zcash ) explorer.near-intents.org/transactions/a … Powered by @NEAR_Intents
· 2026-05-12T16:18:58+00:00A TROLL whale just bought $11.99K of $ZEC at $43.56M MC
· 2026-05-12T14:30:32+00:00이더리움은 20일까지 지지부진 위태로워 보일 수 있음 지캐시 펌핑하면 뭐 시장이 고점이니 같은 말 나오는 중 에센피도 비슷한 날짜가 나와서 비슷한 그림 보는 중 하반기에는 많은 소음에서 스스로를 잘 격리 시키는게 중요함
· 2026-05-12T07:42:17+00:00Notable phenomenon: The ZEC/DASH/privacy narrative is surging unusually strongly. This often occurs when: - the market starts turning risk-on - traders seek higher beta than #BTC.
· 2026-05-12T08:45:00+00:00How do analysts spot strength in altcoins? Katie Stockton of @fairleadstrat explains why her team looks at altcoins relative to $BTC , how relative strength ratios can reveal interesting setups, and why the Bitcoin/Ether ratio can help measure risk-on vs risk-off sentiment. $ZEC
· 2026-05-12T10:22:04+00:00Privacy coins were the single best-performing sector in crypto in 2025. $ZEC did 861%. $XMR did 123%. Even $DASH - a coin most people forgot existed, pulled 337%. But here's what nobody's talking about: there's a sub-$3M privacy L1 that's quantum-safe, programmable, and still
· 2026-05-12T15:05:44+00:00New @leodexio wallet feature: Auto-shield your ZEC
· 2026-05-12T06:37:00+00:00Grayscale filed to convert its Zcash Trust into a spot ETF – potentially the world’s first spot ETF tied to a privacy coin. The move follows reports that the SEC ended its long-running review of privacy coins without enforcement action, removing a major regulatory overhang.
· 2026-05-12T00:44:33+00:00David Hoffman explains why he sold his CryptoPunk at a loss to ape into Zcash "I bought the Punk in 2021 for 69 ETH and sold it for 62 ETH. It was a loss in dollars and in ETH" "Punks are a bet on Ethereum being cool. If Ethereum stops being cool, the Punk premium disappears"
· 2026-05-12T17:23:53+00:00interesting that monero has roughly the same market cap as zcash considering monero has no hype on the timeline and is really hard to buy whereas zcash has a lot of hype on the timeline and is trivially easy to buy
· 2026-05-12T10:22:10+00:003/ Let's talk quantum. Most privacy coins including Monero and Zcash still rely on elliptic curve cryptography. The exact stuff NIST is telling the world to migrate away from. $XNT uses zk-STARKs. Post-quantum from genesis. No trusted setups. No migration needed. NIST has
· 2026-05-12T22:45:03.056996+00:00Arthur Hayes Goes Max Risk On Hype, Zec, And Near @CryptoHayes, the BitMEX co-founder who serves as chief investment officer of crypto fund Maelstrom, has declared the bull market back and is positioning his portfolio accordingly. In a Subst
· 2026-05-12T19:55:04.172699+00:00Arthur Hayes Goes Max Risk On Hype, Zec, And Near @CryptoHayes, the BitMEX co-founder who serves as chief investment officer of crypto fund Maelstrom, has declared the bull market back and is positioning his portfolio accordingly. In a Subst
· 2026-05-12T17:55:03.270456+00:00Grayscale Filed For The Worlds First Ever Spot ETF For A Privacy Coin Grayscale Pushes Into Privacy Coin Territory With Zcash ETF Filing Grayscale has filed to convert its Zcash Trust into a spot exchange-traded fund, a move that would create the world's first
· 2026-05-12T16:45:06.920001+00:00Grayscale Filed For The Worlds First Ever Spot ETF For A Privacy Coin Grayscale Pushes Into Privacy Coin Territory With Zcash ETF Filing Grayscale has filed to convert its Zcash Trust into a spot exchange-traded fund, a move that would create the world's first
· 2026-05-12T15:15:02.379233+00:00Grayscale Filed For The Worlds First Ever Spot ETF For A Privacy Coin Grayscale Pushes Into Privacy Coin Territory With Zcash ETF Filing Grayscale has filed to convert its Zcash Trust into a spot exchange-traded fund, a move that would create the world's first
· 2026-05-12T15:15:02.379196+00:00Arthur Hayes Says Bitcoin To $126k Is Inevitable Arthur Hayes (@CryptoHayes), co-founder of BitMEX and CIO of Maelstrom, believes $BTC will hit around $125,000 to $126,000 by year-end, with his central thesis resting on a return of liquidit
· 2026-05-12T15:05:06.997469+00:00Solana price retreats from $100 after rejection, will upcoming SMA crossover trigger rebound? Solana price pulled back on Monday after facing rejection near the key $100 psychological level, though traders continue watching a potentially bullish moving average crossover that could sup
· 2026-05-12T15:05:06.997398+00:00Will Ethereum price lose $2,200 support as bearish RSI divergence forms? Ethereum price slipped lower on Monday as weakening momentum indicators and slowing institutional accumulation raised concerns that ETH could retest the key $2,200 support zone in the near te
· 2026-05-12T15:05:06.997387+00:00Grayscale files Zcash ETF as privacy coin demand returns Grayscale is seeking to convert its Zcash Trust into a spot exchange-traded fund, a move that could test investor demand for regulated privacy coin exposure. Summary Grayscale’s Zcash Trust f
· 2026-05-12T15:05:06.997291+00:00Aptos encrypted mempool targets frontrunning and censorship Aptos plans to launch a native encrypted mempool to protect transaction intent at the protocol layer. Summary Aptos says its encrypted mempool will hide transaction details during block order
· 2026-05-12T15:05:06.997211+00:00Zcash price stalls after breakout above $600, bearish crossover hints at downside risk to $400 Zcash price lost momentum on Monday after failing to sustain its explosive rally above the $600 mark, raising concerns that the token could face a deeper pullback toward the $400 support regi
· 2026-05-12T14:15:17.377454+00:00Grayscale’s Zcash ETF Bid Gets New Attention as ZEC Hits $5.6B in Daily Derivatives Volume Grayscale’s 2025 Zcash ETF bid is drawing fresh attention as ZEC daily derivatives volume reaches $5.6 billion. ZEC trades near $560 after its weekly rally, while the SEC probe closure and Mu
· 2026-05-12T13:55:06.302456+00:00Grayscale Filed For The Worlds First Ever Spot ETF For A Privacy Coin Grayscale Pushes Into Privacy Coin Territory With Zcash ETF Filing Grayscale has filed to convert its Zcash Trust into a spot exchange-traded fund, a move that would create the world's first
· 2026-05-12T13:55:06.302414+00:00ZEC Holds $554 While Privacy Coins Get Their Moment Back Zcash(ZEC) appeared on CoinGecko's trending list on May 12, 2026, as the broader privacy coin sector drew renewed attention from traders. ZEC was trading near $554.19 at the time of writing,
· 2026-05-12T13:25:09.905597+00:00Grayscale Filed For The Worlds First Ever Spot ETF For A Privacy Coin Grayscale Pushes Into Privacy Coin Territory With Zcash ETF Filing Grayscale has filed to convert its Zcash Trust into a spot exchange-traded fund, a move that would create the world's first
· 2026-05-12T13:25:09.905585+00:00Arthur Hayes Says Bitcoin To $126k Is Inevitable Arthur Hayes (@CryptoHayes), co-founder of BitMEX and CIO of Maelstrom, believes $BTC will hit around $125,000 to $126,000 by year-end, with his central thesis resting on a return of liquidit
· 2026-05-12T13:05:03.481641+00:00Grayscale Filed For The Worlds First Ever Spot ETF For A Privacy Coin Grayscale Pushes Into Privacy Coin Territory With Zcash ETF Filing Grayscale has filed to convert its Zcash Trust into a spot exchange-traded fund, a move that would create the world's first
· 2026-05-12T13:05:03.481577+00:00Arthur Hayes Says Bitcoin To $126k Is Inevitable Arthur Hayes (@CryptoHayes), co-founder of BitMEX and CIO of Maelstrom, believes $BTC will hit around $125,000 to $126,000 by year-end, with his central thesis resting on a return of liquidit
· 2026-05-12T12:15:05.028391+00:00Grayscale Filed For The Worlds First Ever Spot ETF For A Privacy Coin Grayscale Pushes Into Privacy Coin Territory With Zcash ETF Filing Grayscale has filed to convert its Zcash Trust into a spot exchange-traded fund, a move that would create the world's first
· 2026-05-12T12:15:05.028354+00:00Arthur Hayes Says Bitcoin To $126k Is Inevitable Arthur Hayes (@CryptoHayes), co-founder of BitMEX and CIO of Maelstrom, believes $BTC will hit around $125,000 to $126,000 by year-end, with his central thesis resting on a return of liquidit
· 2026-05-12T11:15:03.853449+00:00Grayscale Filed For The Worlds First Ever Spot ETF For A Privacy Coin Grayscale Pushes Into Privacy Coin Territory With Zcash ETF Filing Grayscale has filed to convert its Zcash Trust into a spot exchange-traded fund, a move that would create the world's first
· 2026-05-12T10:45:10.312766+00:00Grayscale Filed For The Worlds First Ever Spot ETF For A Privacy Coin Grayscale Pushes Into Privacy Coin Territory With Zcash ETF Filing Grayscale has filed to convert its Zcash Trust into a spot exchange-traded fund, a move that would create the world's first
· 2026-05-12T10:05:13.648311+00:00Grayscale Applies for Spot ETF for Recent Popular Altcoin! “A First for the US!” Grayscale, the world’s largest digital asset management company, has filed an official spot ETF application for an altcoin. Grayscale has applied to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissio
· 2026-05-12T07:45:04.527096+00:00Arthur Hayes Says Bitcoin To $126k Is Inevitable Arthur Hayes (@CryptoHayes), co-founder of BitMEX and CIO of Maelstrom, believes $BTC will hit around $125,000 to $126,000 by year-end, with his central thesis resting on a return of liquidit
· 2026-05-12T07:15:03.035314+00:00Arthur Hayes Says Bitcoin To $126k Is Inevitable Arthur Hayes (@CryptoHayes), co-founder of BitMEX and CIO of Maelstrom, believes $BTC will hit around $125,000 to $126,000 by year-end, with his central thesis resting on a return of liquidit
· 2026-05-12T05:05:02.080654+00:00Grayscale Files to Convert Zcash Trust Into Spot ETF, Targeting First Privacy Coin Fund BitcoinWorld Grayscale Files to Convert Zcash Trust Into Spot ETF, Targeting First Privacy Coin Fund Grayscale Investments has submitted a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commiss
· 2026-05-12T02:00:30+00:00Swizzle says Zcash has infinite catalysts compared to Bitcoin "The downside on Zcash is 90–95%, but compared to Bitcoin, the catalysts are infinite. We’re in price discovery mode and nobody has any idea" "Bitcoin has quantum resistance issues, transparency issues, privacy
· 2026-05-12T01:45:03.459748+00:00First Privacy-Coin Spot ETF Filed as Multicoin Capital… Grayscale's May 8 filing for a spot Zcash ETF — the first privacy-coin product to seek US listing — has landed at the same moment Multicoin Capital disclosed it has been accumulating ZEC sinc