Key Highlights Grayscale has filed for the ZCSH High Income ETF, an options-based fund tied to Zcash designed to deliver biweekly income payouts to shareholders. The fund structure relies on derivatives strategies rather than direct Zcash custody, distinguishing it from traditional spot crypto ETFs. The filing remains subject to regulatory review, with no confirmed launch ...
Key Highlights Grayscale filed a registration statement with the SEC on September 25 for the ZCSH High Income ETF, an actively managed fund using a synthetic covered-call strategy on Zcash exchange-traded products. The fund will not hold ZEC directly, instead investing at least 80% of net assets in options contracts referencing The Zcash ETF (ticker: ...
Key Highlights Researchers from Alloc Init proposed “Shielded Bitcoin,” a metaprotocol that hides BTC transfer amounts and counterparties using zero-knowledge proofs without altering Bitcoin’s consensus rules or requiring trusted bridges. The design adapts Zcash’s encrypted-note model directly on Bitcoin’s base layer, allowing anyone to run indexers that verify proofs and track nullifiers to prevent double-spending. ...
Key Highlights Zcash shielded pools now hold approximately 4.9 million ZEC—roughly 29% of total supply worth $7.8 billion—marking a 14% increase since late July. The network processed 63,000 shielded transactions last week, its highest weekly private transfer count since 2022, while total transfer volume topped $23 billion. ZEC prices have surged more than 2,300% over ...
Key Highlights Grayscale Zcash Trust (ZCSH) nears $1 billion in assets under management, marking a major milestone for the first U.S. exchange-traded product offering direct ZEC exposure. Fund growth is driven by a combination of new investor inflows and a sharp rise in the market value of ZEC tokens held by the trust. Launched on ...
Key Highlights Alloc Init researchers propose Shielded Bitcoin, a metaprotocol bringing Zcash-style private transfers to Bitcoin without a soft fork, using encrypted notes and zero-knowledge proofs. The system relies on Bitcoin as a “neutral publication and ordering layer” while separate indexers verify ZK-proofs and prevent double-spending, avoiding base-layer consensus changes. Critics highlight a small initial ...
Key Highlights Monero (XMR) breaks a multi-month descending trendline, trading near $580 with a critical resistance level at $585.37 that could open a path toward a modeled $650 target. Zcash (ZEC) surges over 200% in three months to hold above $1,500, fueled by Grayscale’s $900M+ ETF holdings, a planned 3-for-1 stock split, and the upcoming ...
Key Highlights NEAR Protocol launches NEAR Intents to create a unified liquidity layer for cross-chain DeFi operations. ZCash users gain access to Cash App and PayPal transactions through NEAR Intents integration. Traders monitor NEAR’s ecosystem growth as cross-chain volume rises across the cryptocurrency market. NEAR Protocol Unveils NEAR Intents to Unify Cross-Chain Liquidity NEAR Protocol ...
Key Highlights: Bitcoin holds above $81,000 in Monday Asian trading, extending gains after the SEC greenlit onchain trading of tokenized U.S. equities. NEAR token surges roughly 23% to above $4 as its cross-chain swap service, NEAR Intents, becomes a primary routing layer for Zcash (ZEC) volume. Major consumer wallets ZODL and Vizor have integrated NEAR ...
Key Highlights Macro investor Jordi Visser argues AI agents will drive Bitcoin adoption by requiring blockchain infrastructure for machine-to-machine transactions. Visser predicts tokenization will unlock dormant assets as programmable collateral, creating a growth dynamic independent of traditional liquidity cycles. The analyst identifies privacy-focused projects like Zcash and NEAR as early beneficiaries of the AI-agent economy. ...
Key Highlights: Garret Jin accumulated 202,080 ZEC worth approximately $88.3 million in December 2024; holdings now valued near $320 million as ZEC trades at $1,580. The investor moved the full stack into Zcash shielded addresses before returning funds to transparent addresses within minutes, keeping all 202,080 ZEC under single-wallet control. A concurrent short position of ...
Key Highlights The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 3.75%–4% on a unanimous 12–0 vote, marking the first hike since July 2023. Bitcoin held near $76,300, largely unmoved by the decision, while the broader crypto market capitalization stabilized around $2.63 trillion. Zcash (ZEC) surged up to 23% to a ...