How to buy Zcash (ZEC) in the US

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What is Zcash?

Zcash (ZEC) is a decentralized open-source cryptocurrency that offers transaction privacy through the use of zero-knowledge cryptography. This means that every transaction is shielded, and it hides the sender, the recipient and the amount of the transaction on the blockchain. However, ZEC is not completely anonymous. Every payment is visible on the public blockchain – only the participants in the transactions and the amounts are hidden.

Zcash (ZEC) is the 77th largest cryptocurrency in the world by market cap, valued at $1,248,652,742. The current price of Zcash is $109.81, which is 5.992% higher than yesterday. Prices have ranged between $112.48 and $103.6 over the past 24 hours. All prices are listed in US dollars and accurate as of August 01, 2021 12:08 UTC.

Where to buy Zcash

Find an exchange to buy, sell and trade ZEC by comparing deposit methods, supported fiat currencies and fees. Select Go to site to sign up directly with the provider.

Zcash at a glance

Information last updated August 01, 2021 12:08 UTC.

Coin symbol	ZEC
Total ZEC supply	21,000,000
Circulating ZEC	11,358,667
Current price	US$109.81
All time high	US$3,191.93

Zcash price performance over time

Historical prices compared with the price of US$109.81.

1 hour	N/A
24 hours	5.99%
7 days	11.96%
14 days	18.62%

30 days	-15.76%
60 days	-32.33%
200 days	24.13%
1 year	55.20%

How to sell Zcash

You can cash out your ZEC with the same exchange you bought it through:

1. Sign in to the exchange you have ZEC on.
   If you store your Zcash in a digital wallet, compare crypto exchanges to sell it on.
2. Place a sell order.
   Choose the amount of ZEC you'd like to sell.
3. Complete your transaction.
   Confirm the sell price and fees and close your sale of Zcash.

What to consider when buying Zcash

ZEC uses a zero-knowledge cryptography, known as zk-SNARK (zero-knowledge Succinct Non-interactive Arguments of Knowledge), developed by the team behind ZEC. Zero-knowledge proof works by allowing one party to prove to another that a statement is true without revealing any information beyond the validity of the statement. This allows the network to maintain a secured ledger while keeping sender, recipient and amount transferred private. In addition to this, you should consider the points below if you want to buy ZEC:

• Use — ZEC is a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency which uses zero-knowledge cryptography. While transaction payments are visible on the public blockchain, participants and amounts are hidden.
• Availability. ZEC is one of the more popular cryptocurrencies and is available on a number of crypto exchanges. You can also buy ZEC with a credit card and with fiat currencies.
• Market competition. ZEC is a privacy-oriented cryptocurrency but does not provide full anonymity. Cryptocurrencies similar to ZEC, some of which are completely anonymous, are Monero, Bytecoin, Dash, Verge, Spectrecoin, CloakCoin, Hush, NavCoin and PIVX.

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