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Zcash hits new record for shielded ZEC coins in circulation

ZCash is staying in the spotlight, based on its trend of generating more shielded coins. Recently, a new record was set for ZEC locked in shielded ￰1￱ (ZEC) is extending its trend of locking more coins in shielded ￰2￱ the past day, the supply of shielded coins expanded to a new all-time high, following more retail ￰3￱ 959 ZEC were shielded, adding to the more rapid trend of adoption for privacy ￰4￱ creator of ZCash noted the new record and the potential for locking even more ZEC in shielded ￰5￱ day, another ATH. 959 more ZEC shielded. ￰0￱ — zooko🛡🦓🦓🦓 ⓩ (@zooko) October 21, 2025 Shielding more ZEC also means the buyers may not sell, instead using their coins for ￰6￱ is seen as a long-term proposition, an anonymous coin usable in the DeFi ￰7￱ depositors to shielded pools will most probably avoid selling their ZEC on centralized markets, instead using the coins on Solana in their bridged and shielded ￰8￱ ZEC coins are being added to shielded pools, suggesting accumulation instead of selling for profit. |) still traded around $305, as its social media mindshare is still ￰9￱ (RAIL) stalled its rally at around $2.51, as most other privacy coins took a downturn following the end of the altcoin ￰10￱ your project in front of crypto’s top minds?

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