Zcash (ZEC) price today: analysis and whale activity
Updated: 2026-10-08 10:38 UTC
Zcash (ZEC) trades at 1,215 USD, down 7.06% in 24 hours and -13.1% over 7 days. This page explains why Zcash moved today, what Zcash whales are doing right now (who is long, who is short, at what entry and with how much profit or loss), where the buying volume came from across exchanges, and which news mattered. Everything below is computed live from public data and refreshes every few minutes.
Why did Zcash move today? What the data shows
- Zcash is down 7.06% in 24 hours, -13.1% over 7 days and +3.40% over 30 days; the 7-day range is 1,212–1,414 and the price is now 2% of the way from the low to the high.
- Bitcoin moved -1.12% in the same 24 hours, so Zcash underperformed it by 5.6 percentage points: this is a coin-specific move, not just the market.
- Trading volume ($412.36M in 24h) is close to its recent average (1.3×), so there was no unusual volume spike behind the move.
- RSI is 22: oversold on the hourly chart, which often comes before a bounce, though a falling market can stay oversold.
- Futures funding is positive (0.0013% per hour, about 11% a year): longs pay shorts, so traders are crowding into long positions. Open interest is $590.79M.
- 16 of the whales we track hold Zcash: 2 long ($1.14M) against 14 short ($185.66M). The whale money is positioned for a fall.
Key numbers
Zcash candlestick chart (7 days, 1-hour candles) with volume and RSI
Green = price rose in that hour, red = it fell. Bars at the bottom of the price panel are volume; the lower line is RSI (above 70 overbought, below 30 oversold).
Zcash market data: rank, market cap and supply
ZEC to USD: what Zcash is worth
| Amount | Value (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1 ZEC | 1,215 |
| 5 ZEC | 6,074 |
| 10 ZEC | 12,147 |
| 50 ZEC | 60,735 |
| 100 ZEC | 121,470 |
| 500 ZEC | 607,350 |
| 1000 ZEC | 1,214,700 |
Zcash whales: who is long, who is short
This week among tracked whales: Zcash ranks #6 of 12 coins by whale position size ($186.81M, 6% of all tracked whale positions); 2 whales are long and 14 short.
16 tracked Hyperliquid whales have an open Zcash position. Long whales entered at an average 1,420 and short whales at 1,331; the average leverage is 4.6x and the combined open profit is $254.3K. A whale that is deep in profit may take it; one underwater with high leverage can be liquidated, which itself moves the price.
| Whale | Side | Position size | Entry price | vs now | Open PnL | Leverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0xb83d…6e36 | Short | $57.87M | 1,343 | +9.56% | $802.3K | 3x |
| 0x5b5d…c060 | Short | $53.58M | 1,496 | +18.8% | $6.91M | 3x |
| 0x7fda…17d1 | Short | $18.06M | 1,339 | +9.25% | $187.8K | 5x |
| 0x880a…311c | Short | $17.87M | 1,377 | +11.8% | $549.6K | 10x |
| 0xdd53…2b13 | Short | $11.63M | 700.73 | -73.3% | -$5.48M | 3x |
| 0x45d2…4029 | Short | $7.43M | 833.44 | -45.7% | -$3.07M | 5x |
| 0xfc27…9d9d | Short | $5.74M | 1,441 | +15.7% | $504.5K | 10x |
| 0xfc66…ca06 | Short | $3.10M | 1,335 | +9.04% | $24.8K | 10x |
| 0x023a…2355 | Short | $2.85M | 1,337 | +9.15% | $26.5K | 10x |
| 0xfe7c…b7ae | Short | $2.56M | 1,384 | +12.2% | $114.6K | 10x |
Latest Zcash news
- Crypto Long & Short: Zcash and the case for privacy in the age of AI CoinDesk · 2026-10-07
- Another Zcash ETF Is Coming: Winklevoss Twins File for 'WINK' Decrypt · 2026-10-06
- Bitcoin Falls Asleep, But Privacy Coins Zcash and Monero Are Waking Up Decrypt · 2026-10-06
Headlines come from Google News and are shown as published; we do not verify them.
Questions about Zcash
Zcash is down 7.06% in 24 hours, -13.1% over 7 days and +3.40% over 30 days; the 7-day range is 1,212–1,414 and the price is now 2% of the way from the low to the high. Bitcoin moved -1.12% in the same 24 hours, so Zcash underperformed it by 5.6 percentage points: this is a coin-specific move, not just the market. Trading volume ($412.36M in 24h) is close to its recent average (1.3×), so there was no unusual volume spike behind the move.
16 tracked whales hold Zcash: 2 long ($1.14M) and 14 short ($185.66M), combined open profit $254.3K.
The hourly RSI(14) is 22: oversold.
On MarketRadar Whale you can see the whale ranking, each whale's open positions and a daily "what did whales buy today" page, free and without sign-up.
Zcash has a market cap of $20.72B, rank #10 by CoinGecko, with 16,974,711 ZEC in circulation.
Zcash reached 3,192 USD on 2016-10-28; today's price is -61.7% from that high.
At today's price of 1,215 USD, 10 ZEC are worth 12,147 USD and 100 ZEC are worth 121,470 USD.
Zcash price history: the last 14 days
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | 1,328 | 1,342 | 1,212 | 1,218 | -8.25% |
| 2026-10-07 | 1,367 | 1,371 | 1,289 | 1,328 | -2.87% |
| 2026-10-06 | 1,339 | 1,385 | 1,319 | 1,367 | +2.13% |
| 2026-10-05 | 1,353 | 1,367 | 1,280 | 1,339 | -1.01% |
| 2026-10-04 | 1,305 | 1,369 | 1,303 | 1,353 | +3.65% |
| 2026-10-03 | 1,302 | 1,335 | 1,283 | 1,306 | +0.26% |
| 2026-10-02 | 1,336 | 1,413 | 1,272 | 1,302 | -2.52% |
| 2026-10-01 | 1,439 | 1,450 | 1,306 | 1,336 | -7.13% |
| 2026-09-30 | 1,417 | 1,494 | 1,390 | 1,439 | +1.54% |
| 2026-09-29 | 1,484 | 1,490 | 1,357 | 1,417 | -4.51% |
| 2026-09-28 | 1,588 | 1,602 | 1,445 | 1,484 | -6.60% |
| 2026-09-27 | 1,653 | 1,679 | 1,576 | 1,589 | -3.91% |
| 2026-09-26 | 1,556 | 1,695 | 1,518 | 1,653 | +6.22% |
| 2026-09-25 | 1,547 | 1,626 | 1,515 | 1,556 | +0.59% |
How to read the Zcash numbers
- RSI
- Relative Strength Index, from 0 to 100. Above 70 the price rose fast and may be stretched (overbought); below 30 it fell fast and may be washed out (oversold). It is a clue about momentum, not a forecast.
- Funding rate
- A small payment between long and short traders on perpetual futures. Positive funding means longs pay shorts (many people are betting on a rise); negative means shorts pay longs.
- Open interest
- The total value of open futures positions. Rising open interest with a rising price means new money is entering; rising open interest with a falling price means new shorts are being opened.
- Long and short
- A long wins if the price rises and a short wins if it falls. Whales often hold both to hedge, so one dominant side is a clue, not proof.
- Liquidation
- When a leveraged position loses so much that the exchange closes it by force. A cluster of liquidations can push the price further in the same direction.
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