Zcash Reaches Market Capitalization of $606.59 Million (ZEC)

Zcash (ZEC) traded up 3.6% against the dollar during the one day period ending at 10:00 AM Eastern on October 18th. One Zcash coin can now be bought for about $37.15 or 0.00054624 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges. Zcash has a total market cap of $606.59 million and $74.13 million worth of Zcash was traded on exchanges in the last day. Over the last week, Zcash has traded up 1.9% against the dollar.

Here’s how similar cryptocurrencies have performed over the last day:

• Bitcoin Gold (BTG) traded up 1.4% against the dollar and now trades at $23.89 or 0.00035121 BTC.
• Horizen (ZEN) traded 0.1% lower against the dollar and now trades at $7.99 or 0.00011755 BTC.
• Komodo (KMD) traded 0.6% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.25 or 0.00000368 BTC.
• Pirate Chain (ARRR) traded 0.6% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.17 or 0.00000255 BTC.
• ZClassic (ZCL) traded 0.3% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.0537 or 0.00000079 BTC.

Zcash Coin Profile

Zcash is a proof-of-work (PoW) coin that uses the Equihash hashing algorithm. Its genesis date was October 28th, 2016. Zcash’s total supply is 16,328,269 coins. The official website for Zcash is z.cash. The Reddit community for Zcash is https://reddit.com/r/zec and the currency’s Github account can be viewed here. Zcash’s official Twitter account is @electriccoinco and its Facebook page is accessible here. The official message board for Zcash is forum.z.cash.

According to CryptoCompare, “ZCash (ZEC) is a digital currency and decentralized open-source cryptocurrency, launched in 2016. It provides users with enhanced privacy and selective transparency of transactions. ZCash is based on the zero-knowledge proof protocol known as zk-SNARKs. This protocol allows the network to maintain a secure ledger of balances without disclosing the parties or amounts involved. Transactions can be audited, verified and tracked without revealing the sender, receiver or transaction amount. ZEC is an inflationary currency, with a maximum supply of 21 million coins. It is accepted by a growing number of merchants, exchanges and other services.”

Zcash Coin Trading

It is usually not possible to purchase alternative cryptocurrencies such as Zcash directly using U.S. dollars. Investors seeking to trade Zcash should first purchase Ethereum or Bitcoin using an exchange that deals in U.S. dollars such as Changelly, Coinbase or Gemini. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Ethereum or Bitcoin to purchase Zcash using one of the aforementioned exchanges.

ZEC/USD price chart by TradingView