Zcash (ZEC) Soars Past 2021 Highs as Arthur Hayes Predicts $10K and Privacy Narrative Reignites

Zcash (ZEC) has exploded in value past $350, clearing its 2021 high and igniting a wave of renewed optimism across the digital assets ecosystem. A surge in demand tied to privacy, cross-chain integration and bold market calls are pushing ZEC into the ￰0￱ Reading: $10K Is Coming: Arthur Hayes’ Zcash ‘Vibe Check’ Sparks 30% Moonshot Rally Driven by Privacy Narrative and Major Price Call Zcash’s recent rally is nothing short of ￰1￱ the past month, ZEC’s price surged roughly 380% and smashed through its May 2021 closing level of around US$319. This breakout has drawn fresh attention to the coin’s core value proposition, transaction anonymity, at a time when regulatory scrutiny and surveillance concerns are rising ￰2￱ fuel to the fire, Arthur Hayes, co-founder and former CEO of BitMEX, publicly predicted that ZEC could ultimately reach US$10,000.

Markets responded swiftly; within 24 hours of Hayes’s “vibe check” post on X, ZEC jumped over 30%. The privacy-coin resurgence appears well underway. Meanwhile, technical analysts argue the rise is more than hype. ZEC’s chart now showcases breakout patterns, rising volumes, and a shift in smart-money positioning.

However, caution ￰3￱ analysts note that although the price is reflecting a strong narrative, actual usage of shielded transactions remains limited. ZEC's price trends to the upside on the daily chart.) Ecosystem Integrations Add Strength Behind the price action lies concrete ecosystem ￰4￱ integration into other chains, such as its wrapped version on Solana, is reviving interest, while new solutions seek to restore ZEC’s full privacy features across cross-chain ￰5￱ example, the project Encifher is enabling encrypted versions of ZEC (eZEC) using fully homomorphic encryption on Solana so that users can transact privately while still engaging with ￰6￱ catalysts include the anticipated halving event, which is due to cut miner rewards in mid-November, tightening ￰7￱ to that, institutional frameworks such as the debut of a trust vehicle for ZEC are reportedly expanding ￰8￱ told, these structural shifts support the ￰9￱ Reading: Forget Inflation: Bitcoin Rallies When The Dollar Falls, Study Finds Nevertheless, even with infrastructure rising, the risk remains that price is racing ahead of real ￰10￱ warn of a “sell the news” scenario if new integrations or usage metrics fail to ￰11￱ image from ChatGPT, ZECUSD chart from Tradingview