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Cipher Mining (NASDAQ:CIFR) Stock Price Up 7.7% - Here's Why
Grayscale’s Zcash fund drew inflows as more than $46 million in short bets were liquidated, helping push ZEC into the crypto market’s top tier.
- ZEC surged past $1,000 for the first time in nearly ten years on September 4, reaching a multi-year high of $1,249 on September 6.
- Grayscale launched the first U.S. spot Zcash ETF, ZCSH, on August 25, 2026, after the SEC closed its investigation into the Zcash Foundation in January without taking action.
- A derivatives-driven short squeeze liquidated more than $46 million in bearish positions within 24 hours, with 24-hour trading volume exceeding $1.2 billion during the advance.
- Assets under management for ZCSH grew to more than $500 million just two weeks after listing, underscoring financial privacy as an emerging institutional investment theme.
- Crypto analyst Team LAMBO Charts identifies $1,500 as the next upside target, while F2Pool co-founder Chun Wang criticized the move as a "narrative bid" lacking fundamental justification.
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