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Motley Fool Puts Zcash Forward as Bitcoin-Like Millionaire-Maker Candidate

The piece cites Bitcoin-style scarcity plus optional privacy to frame a speculative thesis.

Overview

  • A Motley Fool analysis, syndicated by Yahoo Finance, explores whether buying Zcash now could deliver outsized long-term gains.
  • The article compares Zcash to Bitcoin, noting a 21 million hard cap and a halving-based issuance schedule.
  • Zcash adds optional privacy via zk-SNARKs with both transparent and shielded addresses available to users.
  • The author argues Zcash sits earlier in its adoption curve, citing a roughly $7.4 billion market value versus Bitcoin’s about $1.8 trillion.
  • The piece emphasizes that the wealth-building case is speculative and acknowledges real-world constraints that could undercut the thesis.