Privacy coins have climbed 213% since Bitcoin’s October 2025 peak, while BTC itself remains well below that high. The combined market cap of the privacy sector has grown from $7.1 billion to $33.6 billion. Zcash (ZEC) accounts for roughly 62% of that total, rising 25x over the past year with a current price around $1,140. Grayscale’s Zcash ETF, ticker ZCSH, crossed $500 million in assets within two weeks of launch. Bitcoin (BTC) was trading near $77,000, down about 34% over one year and 39% from its October 2025 all-time high.
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