The privacy coin Zcash jumped over 17% in six hours, hitting a new year-to-date high on May 20. The rally pushed its monthly gains past 90% and its market capitalization over the $11 billion threshold, eclipsing rival monero. Zcash Hits New YTD High Privacy coin Zcash (ZEC) surged to a new year-to-date high on May […]
Hyperliquid has overtaken Solana on a fully diluted valuation basis, according to Arkham, adding a new market marker to one of crypto’s most closely watched comparisons: the rise of application-heavy, revenue-generating chains. Arkham summarized the move directly on X, writing: “Hyperliquid has flipped Solana by FDV.” The accompanying Solana market page shows SOL trading around $86.51, with a fully diluted valuation of roughly $54.22 billion, a circulating market capitalization near $49.99 billion and 24-hour volume of about $2.74 billion. The same screen listed Solana’s current supply at 577.86 million SOL and max supply at 626.75 million SOL. On Arkham’s Hyperliquid page, HYPE was shown trading at $56.71, giving the network a fully diluted valuation of about $54.57 billion. That puts it slightly above the Solana FDV shown in Arkham’s Solana screenshot, at roughly $54.22 billion. The comparison is notable because Hyperliquid’s circulating market capitalization was much smaller, at abo
The trend of large Zcash withdrawals from Binance highlights growing concerns over privacy coin regulations and potential market liquidity impacts.
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Multicoin Capital co-founder Tushar Jain said the firm’s recent investment in Zcash was driven by a convergence of stronger market traction, improving infrastructure and a broader return to crypto’s privacy roots. Speaking on the latest Bankless podcast released May 19, Jain argued that Zcash has moved from a “left for dead” asset into a credible private store-of-value contender. Jain said Multicoin had watched Zcash for years without being convinced. The asset, in his view, had long suffered from weak attention, poor usability and limited evidence that privacy demand could translate into durable market interest. That changed after Zcash rallied sharply, corrected, and still retained both community intensity and a higher market baseline than in prior years. Multicoin’s Zcash Thesis “When I see something like that, I always pause and wonder, is this some manufactured thing? Is it sustainable? Is there a real groundswell of support here?” Jain said. “And when you see the price do what it
The ZEC technical structure continues to strengthen after breaking above a key macro resistance level that had capped price action for an extended period. Following a successful breakout above a long-standing descending trendline, the asset has continued to hold above key levels that previously served as strong resistance throughout the broader downtrend. The move signals a potential shift in momentum as bullish pressure gradually returns to the chart. How Zcash Momentum Continues Building After Technical Breakout Zcash is showing signs of renewed technical strength after completing a significant compound breakout above both a long-standing descending trendline and the critical $540 macro resistance zone. Technical analyst Ardi mentioned on X that the asset has also closed above the previous lower high near $560 for the first time since the broader shift in market structure. Related Reading: Here’s Why The ZCash (ZEC) Price Rallied Above $500 Again This level now becomes a critical piv