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Zcash(CRYPTO: ZEC) and privacy coins have emerged as crypto’s standout trade, with Glassnode data on Sept .7 showing that the sector has dramatically outperformed Bitcoin, XRP(CRYPTO: XRP) and other major cryptocurrencies.
How Zcash Drives The Privacy Rally
As Bitcoin remains 36% in the red in 2026, privacy coins are enjoying a remarkable run, up 213% on the year, Glassnode shows.
The market capitalization of top-200 privacy coins has jumped from $7.1 billion a year ago to $33.6 billion today, with nearly half of that growth coming in the past month.
Zcash has driven much of the rally, soaring 2,496% and climbing from into the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization.
It now represents roughly 62% of the privacy sector’s value.
All eight privacy coins with at least one year of trading history are higher over the past year, compared with only one in eight assets across the top 200.
Can ZEC Peak At $5,000?
91.5% of the top 200 cryptocurrencies are up over the past 30 days, the broadest positive month in Glassnode’s dataset.
Santiment data shows that Zcash social volume peaked alongside its price at 391 mentions, roughly four times its late-August baseline.
Crypto trader Altcoin Sherpa noted that recent Zcash pullbacks have remained relatively shallow at around 5% to 15%.
He expects buyers to continue stepping in on dips and sees significantly more upside if Bitcoin stays strong.
“I still think it’s prob going to $5,000-$10,000 this cycle if Bitcoin remains strong,” the trader said.
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