{"id":62731,"date":"2025-11-11T13:05:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T13:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/zcash-price-crashes-25-to-under-500-whats-next\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T13:05:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T13:05:13","slug":"zcash-price-crashes-25-to-under-500-whats-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/zcash-price-crashes-25-to-under-500-whats-next\/","title":{"rendered":"Zcash price crashes 25% to under $500: what&#8217;s next?"},"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\/09\/zcash-price-1-smartcrop-750x375.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2025\/09\/zcash-price-1-smartcrop-363x181.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2025\/09\/zcash-price-1-smartcrop-750x375.png\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2025\/09\/zcash-price-1-smartcrop-363x181.png\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/>\n<\/picture>                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zcash price has plunged 25% in 24 hours, erasing over $3 billion in market cap amid heavy liquidations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speculative unwind and profit-taking triggered the crash.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ZEC price is under pressure despite hitting a record 4.96 million in shielded coins in circulation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zcash price has dropped by more than 25% in the past 24 hours, dipping below the psychologically significant $500 mark. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amid heavy trading that saw daily volume spike by 150%, Zcash fell to lows of $476, paring a notable chunk of the gains in an explosive rally that pushed ZEC to highs of $744. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Privacy coins, including Dash, have mirrored the sector lead\u2019s movements.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Zcash price crashes 25% to under $500<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Nov. 11, Zcash traded near $484. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the time of writing, this was off lows of $476 but still showed a 25% dip from intraday highs above $600. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This dip below $500 and threats of further bearish strength contrast with the outlook just days ago, when Zcash stormed to $744.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_347327\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-347327\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-source=\"CoinJournal\" class=\"size-full wp-image-347327\" src=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ZECUSD_2025-11-11_15-14-44.png\" alt=\"Zcash Price Chart\" width=\"1057\" height=\"571\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-347327\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors were attracted by visions of ZEC reaching $1,000; therefore, they poured in billions. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This drove trading volumes to unprecedented levels. Meanwhile, t<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">he coin\u2019s rise mirrored a broader altcoin frenzy, with Zcash outpacing even established players like Stellar and Bitcoin Cash in market cap rankings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, amid profit taking, frantic selling has daily volume up 156% to over $5.14 billion. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On-chain metrics also show some shielded ZEC outflows. Per CoinMarketCap, Zcash has a market cap of $7.89 billion, while data on the network\u2019s page show shielded pool transactions have fallen from near 5 million to about 4.84 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Zcash price: What\u2019s next?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In terms of price, a bearish double-top pattern has emerged on the 4-hour chart. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The price is also below the 50-day exponential moving average, and RSI is dowsloping near 39 to suggest further room for bearish movement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Arthur Hayes, a key proponent of Zcash gains in recent weeks, summed up investor sentiment in a post on X.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">To sell, or not to sell, that is the question. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24ZEC&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$ZEC<\/a> to $10k or $10 ?????????? \ud83e\uddd0\ud83e\uddd0\ud83e\uddd0\ud83e\uddd0\ud83e\uddd0\ud83e\uddd0\ud83e\uddd0 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hOgcx5iILc\">pic.twitter.com\/hOgcx5iILc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Arthur Hayes (@CryptoHayes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CryptoHayes\/status\/1988182150538248229?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the centre of this turmoil lies a confluence of speculative unwind, structural events, and external pressures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zcash\u2019s rally, which ballooned from $40 in early September to near $750 by early November, came amid halving anticipation, capital rotation and the privacy narrative. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, profit taking, with a whale\u2019s deleveraging of a $12 million position on November 9, has exacerbated the slide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>US stimulus expectations, relief over the end of the government shutdown, and renewed ETF-related staking enthusiasm have put the crypto market on firmer footing.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin has pushed above $105,000, with brief spikes driven by gains in the largest tokens.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, ZEC\u2019s sharp rally has introduced a note of caution into broader sentiment.<\/p>\n<p>ZEC could still regain momentum following its halving, particularly if interest in privacy tokens strengthens again.<\/p>\n<p>But a decisive reversal in Bitcoin would likely trigger further outflows from the segment and deepen the correction.<\/p>\n<p>In the near term, the key downside area to watch sits in the $400\u2013$300 range.<\/p>\n<p>Bulls are looking to bounce off the $470 level as of writing and the EMA hurdle sits at $530.94.<\/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-crashes-25-to-under-500-whats-next\/\">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 price has plunged 25% in 24 hours, erasing over $3 billion in market cap amid heavy liquidations. Speculative unwind and profit-taking triggered the crash. ZEC price is under pressure despite hitting a record 4.96 million in shielded coins in circulation. 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