{"id":60459,"date":"2025-10-02T12:11:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T12:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/zcash-price-rallies-to-4-year-high-above-150-whats-the-outlook-for-zec\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T12:11:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T12:11:34","slug":"zcash-price-rallies-to-4-year-high-above-150-whats-the-outlook-for-zec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/zcash-price-rallies-to-4-year-high-above-150-whats-the-outlook-for-zec\/","title":{"rendered":"Zcash price rallies to 4-year high above $150: what\u2019s the outlook for ZEC?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : CoinJournal: Latest Crypto News, Altcoin News and Cryptocurrency Comparison )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-site=\"CoinJournal\">\n<div class=\"-mt-16  mb-8  lg:-mt-20  rounded-md  shadow-md\">\n<div class=\"relative  z-10  post-article-image  rounded  overflow-hidden\" data-site=\"CoinJournal\">\n<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2025\/10\/zcash-zec-bullish-smartcrop-750x375.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2025\/10\/zcash-zec-bullish-smartcrop-363x181.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2025\/10\/zcash-zec-bullish-smartcrop-750x375.png\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2025\/10\/zcash-zec-bullish-smartcrop-363x181.png\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/>\n<\/picture>                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Zcash traded above $145 on Thursday, October 2, 2025, with the privacy coin seeing a 57% uptick in the past 24 hours.<\/li>\n<li>Data shows bulls retested intraday highs above $152.<\/li>\n<li>Grayscale Zcash Trust, shielded ZEC sentiment, crypto rally amid US government shutdown are among Zcash price catalysts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Zcash price has extended its massive breakout over the week by over 146% as bulls broke above $150 for the first time in four years.<\/p>\n<p>With ZEC leading top performers as cryptocurrencies bounced amid US government shutdown sentiment, bulls gained over 57% in 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>Grayscale\u2019s announcement of the Zcash Trust, offering access to eligible investors via a private placement, continued to drive sentiment, as is the market\u2019s anticipation of regulatory approval of spot exchange-traded funds.<\/p>\n<h2>Zcash extends gains above $150, a 4-year high<\/h2>\n<p>The privacy coin Zcash last traded above $150 in April 2022, as the bulls\u2019 upward strength in the past week has ZEC trending at four-year highs.<\/p>\n<p>Zcash saw an uptick amid the launch of <a href=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/news\/zcash-zec-price-surges-10-as-privacy-coins-rally-boosted-by-zashi-crosspay\/\">Zashi<\/a>, a platform that expands shielded ZEC adoption by making it easy to swap any crypto for Zcash (ZEC).<\/p>\n<p>Users don\u2019t have to rely on centralized exchanges as Zashi\u2019s decentralized swaps, powered by Near Intents, easily allows one to convert assets like Bitcoin, Solana or USDC into ZEC.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Couldn\u2019t be better timing.<\/p>\n<p>Buy ZEC in a completely decentralized manner directly from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zashi_app?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@zashi_app<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Keep it shielded in your Zashi wallet for maximum privacy.<\/p>\n<p>Excellent work <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jswihart?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jswihart<\/a> and team. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RPg37Jc37q\">https:\/\/t.co\/RPg37Jc37q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Arjun Khemani (@arjunkhemani) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arjunkhemani\/status\/1973491336780325090?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Users can then add privacy features to their assets by shielding them, with private storage accessible within the Zashi wallet.<\/p>\n<p>The value of ZEC in the market has increased as the total shielded value on the Zcash network jumps.<\/p>\n<p>But that\u2019s not the only catalyst for Zcash\u2019s price.<\/p>\n<p>ZEC jumped to a high of $124 on Oct. 1 after Grayscale launched the Zcash Trust.<\/p>\n<p>The asset manager <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Grayscale\/status\/1973403095825785047\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noted<\/a>, \u201cZcash is similar to Bitcoin in its design. Zcash $ZEC was created from the original Bitcoin code base, but it uses a privacy technology that encrypts transaction information and allows users to shield their assets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With sentiment bullish, Grayscale\u2019s move only helped buoy buyers, as the altcoin extended its rally, outpacing the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market cap.<\/p>\n<h2>Zcash price forecast<\/h2>\n<p>According to CoinMarketCap, ZEC\u2019s current price near $145 is 248% up in the past month and over 817% from the all-time low of $15 reached in July 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The price rally has catapulted the altcoin\u2019s market capitalization to over $2.35 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, trading volume in the past 24 hours stood at over $1.1 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Zcash\u2019s gains are also reflected in other privacy coins, with Monero bouncing off lows of $299 to trade above $336, and Dash jumping to highs of $35.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_339533\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-339533\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-source=\"CoinJournal\" class=\"size-full wp-image-339533\" src=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ZECUSD_2025-10-02_13-57-14.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1057\" height=\"571\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-339533\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/symbols\/ZECUSD\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zcash price chart<\/a> by TradingView<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The weekly chart shows that ZEC could eye the $160 threshold, a level it failed to clear in April 2022.<\/p>\n<p>If bulls extend gains, despite the chart suggesting overbought conditions, the $200-$245 area will be of fresh interest.<\/p>\n<p>However, with the Relative Strength Index at 86, overbought conditions may see ZEC correct for a retest of support levels.<\/p>\n<p>The $92 and $75 areas will be of interest to bears.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-meta\">\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Share this article<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Categories<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Tags<\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/news\/zcash-price-rallies-to-4-year-high-above-150-whats-the-outlook-for-zec\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : CoinJournal: Latest Crypto News, Altcoin News and Cryptocurrency Comparison ) Zcash traded above $145 on Thursday, October 2, 2025, with the privacy coin seeing a 57% uptick in the past 24 hours. Data shows bulls retested intraday highs above $152. 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