Zcash Market Pulse: ZEC Down 9.62%, Shielded Pool Declines
ZEC traded at $1,214.02 on October 13, 2026, down 9.62% in 24 hours, with a market cap of $20.62 billion. Shielded pool activity and network metrics showed modest declines.
By ZecZcash News Team
ZEC was trading at $1,214.02 as of October 13, 2026, down 9.62% over the preceding 24 hours. Market capitalization stood at $20.62 billion, with a 24-hour trading volume of $1.04 billion, placing ZEC at rank #10 by market cap.
The shielded pool contained 4.97 million ZEC, down 2,212 ZEC in the 24-hour period, representing 29.24% of total supply—a decrease of 0.01 percentage points. The Zcash network was at block height 3,515,989 with a difficulty of 202,352,855, with the next halving occurring in 890,411 blocks.
Transaction activity on October 12 totaled 7,477, up 19.10% compared to the prior day. Transactions involving shielded addresses accounted for 48.46% of activity, up 5.73 percentage points, split between 985 shielded-only transactions and 2,638 mixed transactions.
The Grayscale Zcash Trust (ZCSH) ETF held net assets of $696.8M with a market price of $33.33, following a settled flow of −$1.66M as of October 12.
Key Facts
- ZEC Price
- $1,214.02
- 24H Change
- −9.62%
- Market Cap
- $20.62B
- Shielded Pool
- 4.97M ZEC (29.24%)