ZEC (Zcash) up 7.17% in 24 hours, with a market cap of approximately $7.271 billion

Gate News Bot Message, December 25th, according to CoinMarketCap data, as of press time, ZEC (Zcash) is trading at $441.89, up 7.17% in the past 24 hours, with a high of $455.22 and a low of $385.13. The 24-hour trading volume reached $675 million. The current market capitalization is approximately $7.271 billion, an increase of $486 million from yesterday.

Zcash is the first cryptocurrency to develop zero-knowledge cryptography technology for private peer-to-peer payments, providing end-to-end encryption to protect user privacy. ZEC features fast, low-cost transactions, with transaction fees typically only a few cents. As a decentralized protocol, users have full control over their funds. The Zcash ecosystem is supported by many well-known exchanges and wallet service providers, making it a preferred solution for private daily payments and long-term storage.

Important recent news about ZEC:

1️⃣ Ecosystem application expansion drives capital inflow

ZcashFi lending products are now live, offering lending and trading functions for ZEC holders. Users can earn up to 2% annualized yield by native supply of ZEC on the Zcash chain, and the loan-to-value ratio for borrowing stablecoins or other assets on any supported chain can reach 60%, supporting cross-chain earning without bridging. The improvement of such financial infrastructure provides new application scenarios for the privacy coin ecosystem, attracting continuous incremental capital inflow.

2️⃣ Well-known investors continue to leverage high multiples for long positions

Prominent investors have repeatedly positioned long ZEC positions over the past week. After going long BTC with 40x leverage, they opened an 888 ZEC long position at 10x leverage, with an entry price of $439.24. They also simultaneously went long on multiple assets including Bitcoin, ZEC, and HYPE with high leverage, with total long position holdings reaching $17 million. These large, high-leverage long behaviors reflect institutional investors’ optimistic outlook on the current price range, creating upward momentum.

3️⃣ Market capital rotation drives sector rally

The privacy coin sector has gained market attention, with ZEC experiencing a 15.49% increase in the 24-hour period on December 20, leading the cryptocurrency market. Macro investors analyze that ZEC’s rise is due to capital rotation phenomena, with the market quickly switching between different sectors. On December 20, ZEC peaked at $447.15 before pulling back, but the current price level remains relatively high, reflecting ongoing market interest in the privacy sector.

This message is not investment advice. Investors should be aware of market volatility risks.