{"id":67630,"date":"2026-02-05T16:22:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T16:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/zcash-price-falls-20-to-hit-4-month-lows-under-220\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T16:22:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T16:22:41","slug":"zcash-price-falls-20-to-hit-4-month-lows-under-220","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/zcash-price-falls-20-to-hit-4-month-lows-under-220\/","title":{"rendered":"Zcash price falls 20% to hit 4-month lows under $220"},"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>Zcash price plunged to $217, hitting a four-month low amid a 20% dip.<\/li>\n<li>The privacy coin dumped as bears pushed Bitcoin under $70,000.<\/li>\n<li>ZEC traded around $228 at the time of writing, but risks breaching support at $200.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Zcash (ZEC) has declined by more than 20% in the past 24 hours, accelerating its sharp descent amid an increasingly bearish cryptocurrency market.<\/p>\n<p>The privacy coin\u2019s dip to below $220, the first time in four months, came as Bitcoin crashed to $69,500 and Ethereum <a href=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/news\/ethereum-price-slips-further-as-vitalik-buterin-dumps-6-6m-eth\/\">fell to lows of $2,070<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Among other top altcoin losers on the day was Cardano, which broke to $0.26.<\/p>\n<p>Monero, Dash, and Decred all tanked as privacy coins suffered the bearish flip, hurting cryptocurrencies.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, BTC\u2019s dip has Michael Saylor\u2019s Strategy sitting on approximately $4.5 billion of unrealised losses on the company\u2019s 713,502 BTC.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, BitMine\u2019s 4.2 million ETH currently has about $7.5 billion in unrealised losses.<\/p>\n<h2>Top privacy coin turns bearish<\/h2>\n<p>Zcash\u2019s plunge stands out among privacy coins, especially after the ZEC price recently jumped to highs above $744 as Bitcoin struggled.<\/p>\n<p>Headwinds amid waning demand now see Zcash changing hands at lows of $217, just a few weeks after it topped $540.<\/p>\n<p>The more than 20% dip in the past 24 hours and 40% nosedive in the past week put Zcash at risk of further technical breakdown.<\/p>\n<p>Capitulation among holders has accelerated sell volumes, with a 36% spike to $538 million in the past day.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the losses, Zcash tops Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, and Monero in terms of overall performance over the past year.<\/p>\n<p>Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan shared this view via X.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The relative returns of different monetary crypto assets since Jan. 1, 2025, is remarkable:<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin (BTC): -22%<br \/>Bitcoin Cash (BCH): +23%<br \/>Monero (XRM): +97%<br \/>Zcash (ZEC): +347%<\/p>\n<p>Lots of confounding variables here, including that BTC holders were sitting on the biggest\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Hougan (@Matt_Hougan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Matt_Hougan\/status\/2019415743947755966?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Zcash risks plunge below $200<\/h2>\n<p>Bears have relentlessly pressured ZEC bulls since the cryptocurrency\u2019s 2025 peak above $740, when early privacy hype drove explosive growth.<\/p>\n<p>Now, after dipping to $217 on February 5, 2026, ZEC risks testing sub-$200 levels.<\/p>\n<p>On Feb. 5, the altcoin came close to the critical psychological support after failing to recover following Electric Coin Company\u2019s core team exit.<\/p>\n<p>Continued regulatory scrutiny on privacy tokens and market-wide profit-taking amid Bitcoin\u2019s latest price crash are key negative triggers.<\/p>\n<p>While ZEC has shattered its key trendline support at $250, a daily RSI deep in oversold territory suggests a rebound is likely.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_360551\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-360551\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-source=\"CoinJournal\" class=\"size-full wp-image-360551\" src=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/zcash-zec-price-chart.png\" alt=\"Zcash Price Chart\" width=\"1057\" height=\"609\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-360551\" 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>However, the downturn highlights the privacy coin\u2019s struggles amid broader market volatility, and breaching $200 might result in a new downtrend.<\/p>\n<p>Key support levels beneath this would be $173 and $125 \u2013 levels reached in October 2025 before the parabolic surge to the multi-year highs above $700.<\/p>\n<p>Per CoinMarketCap data, ZEC traded around $228 across major exchanges during the early US session on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>This aligned with Bitcoin\u2019s slight bounce above $70,500, and Monero looked to hold $345.<\/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-falls-20-to-hit-4-month-lows-under-220\/\">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 plunged to $217, hitting a four-month low amid a 20% dip. The privacy coin dumped as bears pushed Bitcoin under $70,000. ZEC traded around $228 at the time of writing, but risks breaching support at $200. 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