{"id":9234,"date":"2026-05-20T05:47:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T05:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=9234"},"modified":"2026-05-20T05:47:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T05:47:58","slug":"zcash-targets-1091-setup-as-privacy-coin-gains-90","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=9234","title":{"rendered":"Zcash Targets $1,091 Setup as Privacy Coin Gains 90%"},"content":{"rendered":"

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  • ZEC traded near US$579 on May 19 as traders watched a US$625-US$650 neckline on the three-day chart.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • CoinGecko privacy-category data showed Zcash up 90.9% over 30 days, with a US$9.61 billion market cap.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • A decisive close above the neckline would confirm the setup; without it, the US$1,091 target remains conditional.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    The privacy coin Zcash (ZEC) traded near US$579 (AU$805) on May 19 after forming a cup-and-handle structure on the three-day chart, putting the US$625-US$650 (AU$869-AU$904) resistance zone at the centre of the next move.<\/p>\n

    ZEC has outperformed while the wider market has weakened. The TradingView-mirrored analysis said ZEC gained 18% over three days as the broader crypto market fell 3.45% over the same period, and gained more than 73% over one month while total crypto market capitalisation rose just 0.2%.<\/p>\n

    CoinGecko\u2019s privacy-coins category showed an even stronger 30-day move, listing Zcash at US$575.72 (AU$800.3), up 90.9% over the period. The same data put Zcash\u2019s market cap at US$9.61 billion (AU$13.35 billion), ahead of Monero\u2019s US$7.32 billion (AU$10.17 billion) in the displayed privacy-coin category.<\/p>\n

    Trading volume also supports the move\u2019s visibility. CoinGecko showed US$524.4 million (AU$728.9 million) in 24-hour ZEC volume, making the rally more liquid than smaller privacy-token moves that can be pushed by thin order books.<\/p>\n

    That liquidity does not remove price risk, but it gives the setup a clearer market base. The rally is being watched because ZEC has gained share inside its own category while larger crypto assets have struggled to hold recent rebounds.<\/p>\n

    Related: Forsage Co-Founder Extradited to US Over Alleged US$340M Crypto Ponzi Scheme<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Breakout Still Conditional<\/h2>\n

    The market structure leaves two clear levels. Bulls need a daily or three-day close above US$625-US$650 to confirm that buyers absorbed the prior supply zone; failure there would keep ZEC inside the handle and leave the pattern unresolved.<\/p>\n

    Zcash\u2019s broader narrative is tied to privacy infrastructure rather than smart-contract activity.<\/p>\n

    A January filing for Coinbase Derivatives\u2019 Zcash perp-style futures described Zcash as a 2016 network using zero-knowledge cryptography, with transparent transactions and shielded transactions that encrypt sender, receiver and amount.<\/p>\n

    The same filing said ZEC has a 21 million coin supply cap and 30-day volatility of about 5.7%, higher than Bitcoin\u2019s 2.0% and Ethereum\u2019s 2.6% in comparable periods.<\/p>\n

    Related: Dapper Labs Halts New NFL All Day NFT Drops Amid Licensing Reset<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

    Cryptocurrency,Trading,Zcash#Zcash #Targets #Setup #Privacy #Coin #Gains1779256078<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    ZEC traded near US$579 on May 19 as traders watched a US$625-US$650 neckline on the three-day chart. CoinGecko privacy-category data showed Zcash up 90.9% over 30 days, with a US$9.61 billion market cap. A decisive close above the neckline would confirm the setup; without it, the US$1,091 target remains conditional. The privacy coin Zcash (ZEC)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9235,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[100,668,134,1219,564,977],"class_list":{"0":"post-9234","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bitcoin","8":"tag-coin","9":"tag-gains","10":"tag-privacy","11":"tag-setup","12":"tag-targets","13":"tag-zcash"},"yoast_head":"\nZcash Targets $1,091 Setup as Privacy Coin Gains 90% - Crypto News: Latest Cryptocurrency News and Analysis<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=9234\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Zcash Targets $1,091 Setup as Privacy Coin Gains 90%\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"ZEC traded near US$579 on May 19 as traders watched a US$625-US$650 neckline on the three-day chart. 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