Zcash Leads Privacy Coin Surge Amid Surveillance Fears
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In brief Zcash (ZEC) surged over the past week to its highest level since April 2022, leading a sector-wide rally for privacy coins including Railgun and Dash. The rally comes as concerns mount over financial surveillance and sanctions, with investors seeking assets that offer greater privacy and protection from capital freezes amid geopolitical uncertainty. Analysts say the sector’s long-term momentum depends on whether regulators extend banking secrecy principles to cryptocurrency assets. Zcash (ZEC) has climbed 48% over the past week, leading a sector-wide privacy coin rally as investors pile into privacy-focused assets amid mounting surveillance concerns. The surge pushed Zcash to a high of over $268 Friday morning, its highest level since April 2022, though it remains 93% below its 2016 all-time high of nearly $3,200. At time of publication, Zcash is trading at around $230, up 19% in the past 24 hours, per CoinGecko data. The rally has extended across the privacy coin sector, with Veil Token (VEIL) up 248% over the past week, Railgun (RAIL) up 225%, PIVX up 106% and BEAM up 73%. Over the same period, Tornado Cash is up 26%, and Dash up 33%. The leading privacy coin, Monero (XMR) is trading flat on the day and up 1.7% in the past week. Privacy coins rise Prominent angel investor and AngelList founder Naval Ravikant showed support for Zcash last week, tweeting that while “Bitcoin is insurance against fiat,” Zcash serves as “insurance against Bitcoin.” Digital asset manager Grayscale also announced the launch of its Zcash trust, while Railgun’s total value locked has more than doubled in recent days, signaling spiked user activity and helping price momentum. The resurgence points to growing investor concerns over financial surveillance and censorship amid geopolitical uncertainty and delayed U.S. economic data, according to experts. “In past cycles, interest in privacy…
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