Keep up with what's happening in the crypto world in real-time.
All Filters (1)
Privacy-focused cryptocurrencies like Monero and Zcash might be poised for significant growth this November. Transaction volumes for these coins have increased on ChangeNOW, a platform that allows cryptocurrency exchanges without registration.
The following is a guest post by Brendan Cochrane, Partner at YK Law LLP. Privacy coins, or cryptocurrencies with privacy-enhancing features designed to boost anonymity and reduce traceability, are at the heart of a brewing battle between personal financial freedom and government regulation.
TL;DR The use of privacy tokens offers a solution to improve financial confidentiality, protecting the identity of users. Monero, Zcash, and Dash are examples of assets that implement advanced technologies to ensure greater anonymity in transactions. These tokens face an increasingly hostile regulatory environment, which could limit their adoption among users who value financial freedom.
Privacy coins like Monero (XMR) and ZCash (ZEC) have faced widespread delistings in 2024, with 60 removals from exchanges, the highest since 2021, due to increasing regulatory pressure.
A study published in the Journal of Cybersecurity recommends that governments focus on cryptocurrencies, particularly privacy coins, to address money laundering.
Privacy tokens underwent nearly 60 delistings by centralized exchanges this year, a record since 2021, according to a recent Kaiko report. The report tracked Monero (XMR), Dash (DASH), Decred (DCR), Mask (MASK), Rose (ROSE), and Zcash (ZEC).
Several altcoins, including Dogwifhat, Worldcoin, and Zcash, posted gains, as Bitcoin eyes the critical resistance near $64K.
Demonizing privacy coins undermines the core principles driving many web3 natives: The freedom of essential human rights, and privacy being one of them.
Crypto exchange NoOnes bucks regulatory crackdown on privacy coins, adding Monero, Zcash to its platform.
Story Highlights The live price of the Zcash token is ZEC price could hit its potential high of $61.12 by the end of 2024. Zcash price with a potential surge could go as high as $220.46 by the end of 2030. Zcash is a decentralized and open-source cryptocurrency that offers transparency and privacy of transactions.
While bitcoin and ethereum dipped between 8.6% and 8% against the U.S. dollar, most crypto assets didn't have a winning week. However, helium (HNT) bucked the trend, soaring by 15.43% against the dollar over the past seven days. On the flip side, zcash (ZEC) took the hardest hit, plummeting 28.63% during the same period.
The cryptocurrency market has experienced a cooling phase as Bitcoin (BTC) consolidates gains after hitting $64,996. This market cool-off has led to notable dips in altcoins like Zcash (ZEC), Monero (XMR), and Klaytn (KLAY) as the global crypto market cap dropped 0.26% to $2.24 trillion.
ZCash's recent price jump is the return of its founder, Zooko Wilcox. In December 2023, Wilcox stepped down from his role as CEO of the Electric Coin Company, which develops ZCash.
Privacy-focused cryptocurrency Zcash topped the crypto charts recently. But that's no surprise because of these two main reasons.
Zcash (ZEC) price continued from where it stopped last week, reaching a new yearly high on Monday before its recent pullback. On the mentioned date, the privacy coin hit $45.45.
Zcash has experienced a dramatic rise, showcasing one of the most impressive bullish runs among cryptocurrencies. On July 5, the coin traded at a low of $15.78, but by August 12, it had soared to a high of $43.44.
However, one should not get carried away by excessive enthusiasm: these are remarkable performances only in the short term
ZEC, HNT and SUI produce double and triple-digit gains even as the wider crypto market continues to reel from last week's sharp correction.
Zcash looks set to give up some of its recent gains as profit-taking commences.
Zcash founder joins Shielded Labs to expedite the transition to a hybrid PoS consensus. The upgrade aims to enhance network security, reduce transaction times, and energy efficiency.
According to the founder of the Zcash protocol, the PoW blockchain could undergo an upgrade to Proof of Stake.
The support from Winklevoss comes at a time when the regulatory environment of the United States is rapidly unfolding.
As the regulatory development in the United States unfold, Gemini exchange co-founder Tyler Winklevoss announced his support for the privacy coin ZCash. The Winklevoss-twin will be supporting the independent ZCash organization Shielded Labs.
Zooko Wilcox is now the new head of product at Shielded Labs and wants to speed up the protocol's upgrade to a hybrid PoS consensus mechanism.
