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Zcash dropped 11% as analysts linked the pullback to heavy leverage built during its rapid rally and concerns about AI threatening crypto encryption. CoinGlass recorded $17.9 million in liquidated Zcash long positions, while later Moneyiar data showed the token trading higher.
Zakura says Zcash could add post-quantum signature opcodes in January, while its Vizor wallet tests private information retrieval to reduce address linkability. The proposal covers transparent payments only, and no network activation date has been confirmed.
Zcash developers are targeting January for hash-based signatures designed to resist future quantum attacks. The first stage would protect transparent payments, which hold about 70% of issued ZEC, while a separate tool is being tested to keep balance checks from linking addresses.
Bitcoin was heading for a weekly loss as a Friday rebound faded, with crypto markets pressured by higher rates, weak bitcoin ETF flows and a Ledger-linked security investigation. Ether fell more sharply, while corporate bitcoin activity and upcoming U.S. inflation data remained in focus.
U.S. spot XRP ETFs attracted about $8 million on Thursday, making them the only crypto ETF group with net inflows. Bitcoin, ether, Solana and Zcash funds recorded withdrawals as leveraged liquidations pressured the wider market.
AI is making it easier to link public blockchain wallets with real people, reviving concerns about permanent financial records. A Grayscale Research analysis highlights Zcash’s shielded transactions, rising usage and the regulatory questions surrounding selective disclosure.
A proposed ETF backed by Winklevoss affiliates has filed with the SEC to list on Nasdaq under the ticker WINK. The fund would hold Zcash directly, charge a 0.25% annual fee and offer brokerage-based exposure to ZEC.
The Winklevoss twins have filed with the SEC for a spot Zcash ETF called WINK, which would hold ZEC directly and trade on Nasdaq. The proposal arrives as institutional products expand around the privacy coin, although approval and significant volatility risks remain.
Bitcoin and Ethereum showed limited movement while privacy coins Zcash and Monero outperformed during a quiet crypto session. Zcash remained below its September peak despite strong longer-term gains, while interest-rate uncertainty and weak US jobs data restrained the broader market.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs posted a third straight week of net inflows, taking cumulative inflows to $57.8 billion. Ether ETFs instead recorded $138 million in outflows, while Zcash funds suffered their first weekly withdrawal and Solana and XRP products continued attracting money.
The post Zcash Activates NU7 Upgrade on Public Testnet appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Zcash has activated its NU7 upgrade on the public testnet, cutting the targeted time between transaction blocks from 75 to...
Zcash has activated its NU7 upgrade on a public testnet, cutting the targeted block time from 75 seconds to 25 seconds ahead of a planned Nov. 5 mainnet launch. The changes also revise fee allocation, mining rewards and support for Sprout transactions.
Zcash has activated its NU7 upgrade on testnet, beginning live evaluation of faster 25-second blocks, transaction changes and a new fee mechanism. Developers are due to decide on mainnet activation on Oct. 20, with Nov. 5 currently targeted for the rollout.
A Zcash-focused advocacy group has registered to lobby in Washington, naming the CLARITY Act and two digital-asset tax proposals among its priorities. PGPZ received a $750,000 grant for its first year and has appointed Divij Pandya as its sole lobbyist.
Zcash has fallen roughly 21% from its late-September peak after a 253% rally. A $30.25 million Grayscale ETF outflow and hack-linked transfers into Zcash’s shielded pool have weighed on sentiment, although technical indicators still point to a strong broader trend.
A proposed Shielded Bitcoin system would use zero-knowledge proofs and Bitcoin PIPEs to hide transaction participants and amounts without a soft fork, custodians or bridges. The research concept still faces questions about trust, adoption, privacy sets, fees and block-space demands.
Hackers behind the $387.5 million Bitget breach moved about $3.9 million in stolen ZEC into Zcash’s shielded pool after NEAR blocked most of a $50 million route. Bitget is also handling more than $700 million in tracked withdrawals as access gradually returns.
The hacker behind Bitget’s $387.5 million theft has moved about 2,700 ZEC, worth roughly $3.8 million, into Zcash’s Ironwood privacy pool. The move follows Near Intents’ rejection of more than $50 million in related swaps and Thorchain’s refusal to block specific addresses.
