Overview
- ZEC traded around $536–$537 in late December after reclaiming $500, capping outsized year-to-date gains reported across coverage.
- On-chain data show heavy concentration, with the top 100 addresses controlling about 66% of supply and exchange balances down more than 55% following large withdrawals from Binance and Kraken.
- Roughly 27–30% of circulating coins sit in shielded addresses, reducing visible float and reinforcing the privacy use case highlighted in recent analyses.
- Futures positioning has expanded with most traders net long, while technicians flag $500–$520 as support and near-term resistance near $600–$655.
- Institutional interest has increased with a new Grayscale Zcash product, Arthur Hayes publicly set a $1,000 near-term target, and analysts continue to caution on regulatory, liquidity, and leverage risks.