Zcash Latest Updates: Privacy-Focused Zcash Gains Momentum Amid Divided Crypto Market Over Institutional Influence

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Zcash Latest Updates: Privacy-Focused Zcash Gains Momentum Amid Divided Crypto Market Over Institutional Influence

Bitget-RWA2025/11/21 19:08

By:Bitget-RWA

- Zcash (ZEC) surged 10.72% on Nov 18, 2025, driven by $50M from Cypherpunk and $58.88M from Winklevoss, with Cypherpunk aiming to hold 5% of ZEC supply as a privacy-focused alternative to Bitcoin . - High-stakes trading saw a trader secure $3.36M gain from ZEC short liquidation but later risked a repeat loss, while Bitget analysts noted ZEC's 22.6% average excess return post-large jumps. - BlockDAG's $436M presale, accumulating 4.1B tokens, highlights institutional interest in its hybrid PoW-DAG architect

Zcash (ZEC) climbed 10.72% to reach $683.14 on November 18, 2025, following a $50 million treasury move by

Cypherpunk Technologies Inc.

(CYPH) and

a $58.88 million private funding round

led by Winklevoss Capital. The company, which transitioned from biotech to crypto, now controls 1.43% of Zcash’s circulating supply, having

acquired an additional $18 million in ZEC

, raising its total to 233,644.56

ZEC

at an average entry price of $291.04. CEO Douglas Onsi described this as part of a larger plan to accumulate at least 5% of ZEC’s total supply,

framing ZEC as a “privacy-first alternative to Bitcoin”

The

Zcash

rally was spurred by aggressive trading.

One trader closed $48.47 million in ZEC short positions

using 10x leverage, locking in an unrealized profit of $3.36 million. Yet,

the same trader subsequently shorted 31,698 ZEC

at 10x leverage, risking a repeat of a previous $3 million loss during a price rebound.

Bitget analysts highlighted ZEC’s historical outperformance

, noting a 22.6% average excess return after major price surges.

Elsewhere, BlockDAG (BDAG)

The project’s hybrid Proof-of-Work and DAG system

, along with audits by CertiK and Halborn, has piqued institutional interest. BlockDAG’s Value Era roadmap, which includes 20 confirmed exchange listings,

points to a possible listing price between $0.30 and $0.40

, a sharp increase from earlier funding rounds.

Ethereum (ETH) came under pressure as FG Nexus, a major ETH treasury holder,

sold nearly 11,000 ETH ($33 million)

to finance a stock repurchase, causing ETH to fall below the $2,850 support level.

This action heightened market anxiety

, resulting in $170 million in ETH liquidations within 24 hours. In a similar vein,

a Cardano (ADA) whale suffered a $6.2 million loss

during a failed USDA stablecoin swap, highlighting liquidity issues in Cardano’s DeFi ecosystem.

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson rejected compensation

, describing the event as a “learning opportunity” for improving DeFi scalability.

The competition between Ethereum and Cardano intensified as both faced challenges from institutional and retail sectors. While

Cardano’s USDA briefly lost its peg

due to insufficient liquidity,

Ethereum’s treasury-backed firms saw their stock prices

dip below net asset value, prompting more crypto sales. Market experts remain wary, with ZEC/USD’s Stochastic Momentum Index (SMI) signaling bullishness but cautioning about risks such as shielded address leaks.

As Zcash’s privacy narrative gains momentum, the turbulence between Ethereum and Cardano underscore a market divided between innovation and institutional pressures. With ZEC challenging the $750 resistance and BlockDAG targeting a debut above $0.30,

the next few months will reveal if privacy-oriented assets

can maintain their momentum amid ongoing crypto market volatility.

BlockDAG’s Value Era roadmap

points to a possible listing price between $0.30 and $0.40, a sharp increase from earlier funding rounds.

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