Zcash Jumps 8.5% to Lead Crypto Bounce as Bitcoin Reclaims $83,000
Zcash leads a broad crypto rebound
Crypto prices rose on Tuesday, and Zcash led the move. The privacy coin gained 8.5% in 24 hours to $1,215.85, pushing its market value to $20.57 billion. Zcash is a cryptocurrency that aims to hide transaction details.
Bitcoin climbed 1.57% to $83,195, while Ethereum rose 2.90% to $2,463.35. Almost every major crypto asset other than stablecoins ended the day higher. Stablecoins are tokens designed to keep a steady value.
The wider market followed. Total crypto market capitalization rose 1.68% to $2.78 trillion, and the CMC20 index, which tracks the 20 largest cryptocurrencies, added 1.45% to $169.87 per unit. According to the source, that suggests smaller coins played a larger role in the day's rise.
Key numbers from the session
- Zcash: up 8.5% in 24 hours to $1,215.85, with a market value of $20.57 billion.
- Bitcoin: up 1.57% to $83,195.
- Ethereum: up 2.90% to $2,463.35.
- Total crypto market capitalization: up 1.68% to $2.78 trillion.
- CMC20 index: up 1.45% to $169.87 per unit.
- Crypto ETF net inflows: $526.7 million, the largest in a month.
- Fear & Greed Index: 51, described as neutral.
- CoinMarketCap Altcoin Season Index: 60.
Tech stocks and ETF money supported the move
The bounce came after a recovery in technology shares. Chip and AI stocks rebounded on Monday from the previous week's selloff, with the Nasdaq Composite up about 1.1%. Crypto has often traded in line with technology stocks. Bitcoin also found buyers near $80,000 to $81,000, according to the source.
Money from traditional investors also helped. Bitcoin and other crypto exchange-traded funds recorded net inflows of $526.7 million. An exchange-traded fund, or ETF, lets investors hold an asset through a regular brokerage account. Monday's inflows were the biggest in a month.
Why Zcash moved more than the rest
The source points to several reasons for Zcash's larger gain. Zcash had fallen about 25% over the past month, so part of the rise reflects an oversold market. Traders who had borrowed money to bet on higher prices were already forced out through liquidations. A liquidation happens when an exchange automatically closes a borrowed-money position after losses reach a set limit, which adds selling pressure. With that selling finished, the source says the price had room to snap back.
Zcash also has its own possible catalysts. Developers were due to decide on the NU7 network upgrade that day, and traders often buy ahead of such events. Another source in the supplied material says Zcash developers set the NU7 upgrade for November, cutting block times to 25 seconds. The two accounts differ on the timing.
Privacy coins have been strong lately. Competing privacy coin Monero is up 15.29% over seven days to $609.87.
Zcash is described as a high-beta asset, meaning it moves harder than the market in both directions. It is up 8.5% for the day versus Bitcoin's 1.57%. Over the last seven days it is up only 1.17%, so the day's jump has not erased the month's decline.
Sentiment sits in the middle
Market mood is broadly neutral. The Fear & Greed Index, a 0-to-100 gauge where lower readings mean fear and higher readings mean greed, reads 51. The CoinMarketCap Altcoin Season Index stands at 60. A reading of 75 or higher signals altcoin season and 25 or below signals Bitcoin season, so 60 sits between the two and neither side is in control.
Oil and Treasury yields remain the main risk
The source says Treasury yields are the main pressure point, with the 10-year note above 5%. A yield is the yearly return investors demand for lending to the U.S. government. When it rises, safe bonds compete with riskier assets such as crypto and stocks for the same money.
The wider backdrop is still tense. Brent crude oil trades near $110 a barrel, and expensive oil feeds inflation by raising the cost of fuel, shipping and goods. Higher inflation raises the odds that the Federal Reserve keeps rates high or raises them again, which pushes bond yields up. Higher yields pull money out of risk assets, so crypto tends to fall when oil spikes and rise when it cools.
What is confirmed and what is not
Confirmed from the source: the price moves for Zcash, Bitcoin and Ethereum; the total market capitalization figure; the CMC20 figure; the $526.7 million in ETF net inflows; and the current readings of the Fear & Greed and Altcoin Season indexes.
Still unclear: the exact date of the NU7 upgrade. One part of the source says developers were due to decide on it that day, while another part says it was set for November with block times cut to 25 seconds. The reasons given for Zcash's rise, including the oversold market and buying ahead of the upgrade, are the source's explanations rather than confirmed facts.
What comes next
The next test is policy. The Federal Reserve meets on October 27 and 28, and traders will watch whether it signals further rate hikes.
Sources
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