🔥 $34.5 MILLION IN ZEC SHORTS JUST GOT WIPED OUT

Zcash didn’t just break the $1,000 milestone — the move caught leveraged traders heavily off guard.

According to CoinDesk, approximately $36.6 million in leveraged ZEC positions were liquidated during the rally, with roughly $34.5 million coming from SHORT positions.

📊 THE NUMBERS
🔸 ZEC surged above $1,000
🔸 ~$36.6M total liquidations
🔸 ~$34.5M were SHORTS
🔸 Short sellers accounted for the overwhelming majority of liquidations

As ZEC accelerated higher, short positions were forced to close — potentially adding even more buying pressure to an already powerful rally.

This is what happens when a crowded short trade meets aggressive momentum.

The bears just learned an expensive lesson. 🐻🔥

Source: CoinDesk
https://www.coindesk.com/de/markets/2026/09/04/zcash-jumps-20-to-landmark-usd1-000-level-as-short-sellers-lose-usd34-million

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🎥 CYPHERPUNK CIO: ZCASH COULD REACH 15% OF BITCOIN’S VALUE

Will McEvoy, CIO of publicly traded Cypherpunk Technologies, lays out his long-term thesis for Zcash:

“Zcash takes the best features of Bitcoin — the 21 million hard cap, Proof-of-Work mining and a similar emission schedule — and adds privacy.”

McEvoy believes Zcash could ultimately be valued as high as 15% of Bitcoin.

That view carries weight: Cypherpunk is one of the largest institutional ZEC holders, with 323,394 ZEC reported as of August 11, representing roughly 1.92% of circulating supply at the time.

🎥 Watch the interview above.

Source: Nick O’Neill / Choose Rich interview with Will McEvoy
Company data: Cypherpunk Technologies

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🏛️ ZCASH HISTORY: EDWARD SNOWDEN WAS THERE FROM THE BEGINNING

For nearly six years, one of the most famous names in the global privacy movement kept a major Zcash secret.

In 2022, Edward Snowden revealed that he had participated in Zcash’s original 2016 trusted setup ceremony — under the pseudonym “John Dobbertin.”

Snowden was one of six participants who helped generate the cryptographic parameters required for Zcash at launch.

Why did this matter?
The ceremony was designed so that if even ONE participant honestly destroyed their secret contribution, the combined secret — often called “toxic waste” — could not be reconstructed.

Snowden later explained that his involvement had deliberately been kept private to avoid his reputation overshadowing the project.

It’s a remarkable piece of Zcash history:
Before Zcash even launched, one of the world’s most recognizable privacy advocates had already played a role in its cryptographic foundations.

From “John Dobbertin” in 2016 to the public revelation in 2022.

Privacy wasn’t just the product.

It was part of Zcash’s history from day one.

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