What is Zcash (ZEC)? A Beginner's Guide to the Privacy-Focused Cryptocurrency

The post Bitcoin (BTC) Price Shackled, Zcash (ZEC) Outperforms Before Fed: Crypto Daybook Americas appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) The crypto market lacks clear direction. Bitcoin BTC$90,414.15 is still in its boring range-play between $90,000 and $95,000, and there’s little cheer in the broader market, as evidenced by over 2% declines in the CoinDesk 20 (CD20) and CoinDesk 80 (CD80) indexes. ZEC is the only major token to have gained more than 3% over 24 hours. The lackluster action could be due to traders pushing back any plans for bullish bets until after the tomorrow’s Fed’s interest-rate meeting, which could bring volatility. “Mindful of the potential for significant two-sided volatility pre and post the FOMC event, clients seeking to increase upside exposures for Q1 2026 have expressed a preference to defer execution until after the event, and we expect this flow will notably increase during the latter part of this week,” TDX Strategies’ founder Dick Lo said in a market note. The Fed meeting kicks off today and will conclude tomorrow, a 25 basis-point rate cut is priced in. Some traders are worried that the decision could be accompanied by hawkish forward guidance, pointing to slower easing in 2026. These expectations could set the stage for a rally, according to CF Benchmarks. “If we look at Fed funds futures today, the market is pricing in a rate cut on Wednesday, but not another one until June. We believe there’s some room for upside here should the Fed signal that there is potential for another cut before the June meeting. That becomes more likely if the labor market continues to soften and inflation expectations stay in the 2–3% range,” the index provider said in an email to CoinDesk. Key metrics like the cumulative volume delta (CVD) indicate continued dominance of sellers in the spot market. “Spot flows remain soft. Spot CVD…

Arkham’s new Zcash tracking labels over half of network activity and links billions in volume to entities. Arkham has unveiled its most extensive privacy-network mapping effort to date. The firm added full Zcash on-chain tracking, which now marks more than 53 percent of all ZEC transactions. Moreover, the system includes shielded and transparent activity, providing […] The post Arkham Maps 53% of Zcash Transactions in Major Tracking Expansion appeared first on Live Bitcoin News.

The post Zcash Targets Dynamic Fees to Fix Spam as ZEC Hits $400 appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Zcash considers dynamic fees to replace static pricing as network usage and costs rise. New model uses median action fees, synthetic load, and priority lanes to manage demand. ZEC trades above $400 with higher volume, reflecting stronger activity during discussions. Zcash developers have formally proposed a structural overhaul of the privacy network’s economic model, publishing a blueprint for a dynamic fee market designed to replace the legacy static pricing system. The move signals a strategic shift for the decade-old protocol, prioritizing spam resistance and economic sustainability as on-chain activity accelerates. Related: Zcash’s 1,335% Rally in 5 Weeks: What is Behind the Latest Push? Developers Revisit Fee Structure After Static Model Shows Limits For most of its history, Zcash has relied on fixed fees, initially set at 10,000 zatoshi, later reduced to 1,000. The structure remained effective during lower-volume periods but contributed to “sandblasting” incidents where spam transactions clogged wallets and strained the chain. ZIP-317 later introduced action-based accounting, assigning a uniform fee per transaction component to limit abuse. While that method aligned costs with activity, it kept fees predictable and low, offering no mechanism to adjust in periods of elevated load. Proposal Introduces Comparables, Priority Lane, and Phased Rollout The draft released by Shielded Labs outlines a stateless dynamic model that uses “comparables,” defined as the median fee per action over the previous 50 blocks. To prevent data gaps, the system incorporates synthetic transactions to ensure the fee baseline reflects a constant level of congestion. The resulting median forms a standard fee that is grouped into powers-of-ten buckets to reduce linkability and limit information leakage. During periods of tension, users could opt into a temporary priority lane, priced at ten times the standard rate, providing a competitive option without requiring redesign of core protocol logic. Phased Rollout and Consensus Strategy…