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Zcash Price News: Why Did ZEC Rocket 30% and What's Next

The move triggered nearly $62 million in liquidations as Multicoin Capital said it had been building a significant ZEC position since February.

  • On Tuesday, Zcash surged nearly 30% to $543 after crypto fund Multicoin Capital disclosed a significant position in the privacy-focused token.
  • Co-Founder and Managing Partner Tushar Jain framed the investment around California's "wealth seizures," warning that public holdings remain exposed to potential state-level wealth taxes.
  • CoinDesk Research reported that Zcash reached "encryption supremacy," with about 5 million coins now held in shielded addresses using zero-knowledge cryptography to prevent de-anonymization.
  • Trading volume crossed $1.3 billion over the past day, triggering nearly $62 million in total liquidations across roughly 5,000 traders; ZEC-tracked futures saw almost $60 million in shorts wiped out.
  • The disclosure marks a strategic shift for Multicoin, which argued in 2019 that privacy was merely a feature, as ZEC now integrates with the Solana ecosystem through Zenrock's wrapped product.
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Multicoin Capital built a huge position in Zcash (ZEC), as co-founder and managing partner Tushar Jain revealed during the Consensus Miami. The executive linked the purchase to the theory that private value reserves will become more and more relevant as finance migrates to blockchain. Jain pointed out that, while Bitcoin can withstand protocol-level freezes, public property exposes holders when a government, creditor or other actor manages to li…

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The crypto markets have just offered a new episode of extreme volatility, and Zcash is the epicenter of it. In a few hours, the token has jumped by 30%, triggering tens of millions of dollars of liquidations and massively trapping the sellers in the open. This brutal movement goes beyond a simple technical imbalance. It is inserted in a context where privacy-oriented cryptos are regaining ground and influencing the dynamics of the market again. …

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Bitcoin.com broke the news on Wednesday, May 6, 2026.
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