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ZEC price chart
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Compare ZEC with Bitcoin and Ethereum
Performance is indexed to 0% at one shared UTC starting close. Raw USD closes remain visible in the chart readout and supporting table.
- ZECZcash$473.69+2.2%
- BTCBitcoin$64,912.34+2.8%
- ETHEthereum$1,925.79+8.2%
| Asset | Starting close | Latest close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zcash | $463.43 | $473.69 | +2.2% |
| Bitcoin | $63,144.01 | $64,912.34 | +2.8% |
| Ethereum | $1,780.64 | $1,925.79 | +8.2% |
Source: Binance spot daily closes stored by ZecStats (ZECUSDT since March 2019). The ALL range is downsampled to weekly closes.
Today
ZEC price today
Zcash (ZEC) is trading at $488.79 as of 2026-08-03 16:26 UTC, up 4.0% over the last 24 hours (24h range $470.30 – $495.11).
Market capitalization is $8.20B (rank #15). 16.86M ZEC of the 21M cap has been issued, and about 25.8% of it is shielded. Price history on this page is computed from daily exchange closes stored in the ZecStats database — Binance ZECUSDT since March 2019.
Market
ZEC market stats
Records
ZEC all-time high
ZEC's recorded peak is $3,191.93 (2016-10-28 16:00 UTC) — 3,566 days ago. Context matters: Zcash's launch-day frenzy in October 2016 printed four-digit prices against a supply of a few thousand coins, so early "ATH" figures describe scarcity mechanics, not market consensus. From $488.79 that peak is -84.7% away — a 6.5x move.
Calculator
1 ZEC to USD
| ZEC | USD |
|---|---|
| 0.5 ZEC | $244.40 |
| 1 ZEC | $488.79 |
| 5 ZEC | $2,443.95 |
| 10 ZEC | $4,887.90 |
| 100 ZEC | $48,879.00 |
| 1000 ZEC | $488,790.00 |
| USD | ZEC |
|---|---|
| $1 | 0.00 ZEC |
| $10 | 0.02 ZEC |
| $100 | 0.20 ZEC |
| $1,000 | 2.05 ZEC |
Arithmetic
If ZEC hits $100, $250, or $1,000
No predictions here — just arithmetic. Implied market cap = target price × 16,791,066 circulating ZEC. Whether a target is realistic is your call; the math is ours.
| Target price | Implied market cap | Multiple from today | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| $100.00 | $1.68B | 0.2x | inside the top-40 today |
| $250.00 | $4.20B | 0.5x | inside the top-40 today |
| $500.00 | $8.40B | 1.0x | inside the top-40 today |
| $1,000.00 | $16.79B | 2.0x | roughly top-25 today |
Returns
ZEC price performance
| Window | In USD | vs BTC | vs ETH |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 days | +1.3% | +2.6% | -2.4% |
| 30 days | +5.5% | +4.5% | -5.5% |
| 90 days | -5.5% | +20.1% | +12.3% |
| Year to date | -7.1% | — | — |
| 1 year | +1252.1% | +2323.8% | +2279.3% |
| Since Mar 2019 | +786.5% | — | — |
Denominators matter: over the trailing year ZEC is +1252.1% in USD but +2323.8% against BTC and +2279.3% against ETH.
Calendar-year returns
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | -4.6% |
| 2025 | +810.4% |
| 2024 | +109.0% |
| 2023 | -27.8% |
| 2022 | -74.5% |
| 2021 | +129.2% |
| 2020 | +132.1% |
| 2019 | -50.1% |
Hindsight
If you bought $100 of ZEC
The same $100, three different entry points. Cuts both ways — that is the point.
| Bought at | $100 today | Multiple |
|---|---|---|
| All-time low ($16.08) | $3.0K | 30.4x |
| All-time high ($3,191.93) | $15 | 0.15x |
| One year ago ($36.15) | $1.4K | 13.52x |
Thesis
ZEC price vs shielded adoption
Price is the market's opinion; shielded usage is a fact. ZEC is +1252.1% over 12 months while 4.35M ZEC (25.8% of supply) sits in shielded pools and the Ironwood migration is 24.7% complete. The privacy-premium thesis — that ZEC gets repriced as shielded adoption compounds — is tracked with live data on the shielded page, not asserted here.
Emission
ZEC supply and emission
Zcash is hard-capped at 21,000,000 ZEC — Bitcoin's cap with Zcash's privacy. 16.86M ZEC (80.3%) is issued, emission runs at 1,800 ZEC/day, and the next halving (block 4,406,400, ≈ Nov 2028) cuts the subsidy from 1.5625 to 0.78125 ZEC. Of each block today, 80% pays miners, 8% funds Zcash Community Grants, and 12% accrues to the protocol lockbox.
Record
ZEC price history
| Month | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | $488.79 | +6.9% |
| Jul 2026 | $457.17 | +14.4% |
| Jun 2026 | $399.50 | -29.8% |
| May 2026 | $569.01 | +62.3% |
| Apr 2026 | $350.55 | +41.1% |
| Mar 2026 | $248.51 | +12.8% |
| Feb 2026 | $220.27 | -27.3% |
| Jan 2026 | $303.07 | -40.8% |
| Dec 2025 | $512.31 | +19.7% |
| Nov 2025 | $427.94 | +5.8% |
| Oct 2025 | $404.54 | +444.3% |
| Sep 2025 | $74.32 | +83.8% |
Full daily history since March 2019 (Binance) backs this page — the chart's ALL view draws every week of it. Machine-readable series: /api/zec/price-history.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What is the price of Zcash (ZEC) today?
ZEC trades at $488.79, up 4.0% over the last 24 hours. ZecStats refreshes market data continuously from CoinGecko and Binance daily closes stored since March 2019.
What is Zcash's all-time high?
The recorded all-time high is $3,191.93. Note the caveat: Zcash's October 2016 launch had a tiny circulating supply, so launch-window prices reflect extreme scarcity rather than market consensus.
How does the halving affect the ZEC price?
The next halving (block 4,406,400, ≈ November 2028) cuts new issuance from 1.5625 to 0.78125 ZEC per block — a mechanical drop in daily sell pressure from miners. Whether that moves price depends on demand; ZecStats shows the emission math and makes no predictions. See the halving countdown page.
What is the Zcash privacy premium thesis?
The thesis: as more ZEC moves into shielded pools (currently 25.8% of supply), the liquid transparent float shrinks and privacy demand gets priced in. It is a thesis, not a fact — ZecStats tracks the inputs (shielded share, flows, migration) live so you can judge it with data.
How much is 1 ZEC in USD?
1 ZEC equals $488.79. The converter on this page handles any amount in both directions.
How many ZEC are there?
16.86M ZEC of the hard 21,000,000 cap (80.3%) has been issued. Emission halves roughly every four years; the lockbox portion (12% of each block) is issued but held out of circulation at the protocol level.
Where does the price history come from?
ZecStats stores Binance ZECUSDT daily closes in its own database, backfilled to March 2019 when the pair listed, and records live ticks continuously. Charts read from this store — no third-party calls at page load.
Is ZEC price the same as shielded adoption?
No. Price is the market's valuation of ZEC; shielded adoption measures actual privacy usage (pool balances and flows). ZecStats tracks both, and they often diverge.
Provenance
Sources
Market data: CoinGecko (live facts, refreshed hourly) and Binance ZECUSDT daily closes stored in the ZecStats database since March 2019. Chain data: CipherScan. Methodology: how ZecStats measures data. Nothing on this page is investment advice.
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