Zcash's Price Surge and Shielded Supply: What the Hell is Going On?

Blockchain related 2025-11-04 14:22 10 Tronvault

Okay, so Zcash (ZEC) supposedly overtook Monero (XMR) in market cap? Give me a freakin' break.

The "Optional Privacy" Scam

Ray Youssef, CEO of some P2P crypto app I've never heard of, claims Zcash offers "flexibility, with optional privacy that can be activated when needed." Oh, really? So you're telling me the option to be private is better than actually being private by default? That's like saying a bank that sometimes locks its vault is safer than one that always does. Who are they kidding?

"This gives institutions room to maintain compliance and reporting, making ZEC a regulatory-acceptable asset, while XMR remains toxic from an AML and KYC compliance perspective," he says. Translation: Zcash is for cowards who want to pretend they care about privacy while still bending over backwards for the government. Let's be real, that's what it is.

And what's this Zashi CrossPay nonsense? Positioning Zcash as a "privacy layer" for Bitcoin and Ethereum? As if those chains weren't already surveillance nightmares. It's like putting a band-aid on a gunshot wound.

I mean, seriously, are people actually falling for this?

Arthur Hayes, Crypto Prophet (or Just Lucky?)

Of course, we can't forget Arthur Hayes, the crypto guru who's been pumping Zcash on Twitter, predicting it'll hit $10,000. This guy is either a genius or just incredibly lucky, I can't tell which. Maybe both. Hayes is a noted figure in the crypto industry for his bold and sometimes contrarian views, but is it a genuine belief in Zcash's tech or something else?

Look, I get it, ZEC's price jumped nearly 1,000% in three months. That's great for anyone who bought in early. But let's not pretend this is some kind of revolution. It's just another pump-and-dump scheme, dressed up in fancy "privacy" buzzwords.

And Dash is trying to copy Zcash? Dash, DASHUSD has emerged as one of the top performers in the crypto market, rallying by more than 385% over the past month. Good for them! But it just shows that technical analysis only goes so far.

Zcash's Price Surge and Shielded Supply: What the Hell is Going On?

ECC's "Roadmap" to Nowhere

Electric Coin Co. (ECC), the brains behind Zcash, unveiled their Q4 2025 roadmap. Ephemeral addresses, new transparent addresses, hardware wallet support... blah, blah, blah. It all sounds like technical gobbledygook designed to impress people who don't know any better. More details on the roadmap can be found in Zcash creator ECC unveils Q4 2025 roadmap as privacy token's price and shielded supply surge.

"This quarter, ECC’s focus is on reducing technical debt, improving privacy and usability for Zashi users, and ensuring smooth dev fund management," the firm's announcement states. Reducing technical debt? You mean fixing the problems you created in the first place? Improving privacy and usability? Maybe they should have thought about that before releasing a half-baked product.

And don't even get me started on that "stepping on the gas" line. It's corporate speak for "we're desperate to stay relevant."

I mean, seriously, "As market conditions and other factors impact ECC revenue (positively or negatively), we will re-tune our approach, refocus our efforts, and step on the gas." What does this even MEAN? It's the kind of statement that makes you want to gouge your eyes out.

Wake Me Up When It's Over

Zcash might be having its moment in the sun, but let's not pretend it's some kind of privacy savior. It's a flawed project with a misleading marketing strategy, propped up by hype and speculation.

Then again, maybe I'm just being cynical.

But let's be real, the supply of shielded tokens in Zcash's Orchard privacy protocol recently surpassed 4.1 million tokens, according to ZecHub data. I don't know about you, but I don't think that's enough to write home about.