While Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins have recently experienced a surge, some altcoins have stood out more than others due to their price increases.
One of them is Zcash (ZEC). With interest in privacy-focused cryptocurrencies rapidly returning globally, Zcash has gained over 33% in value this month.
While ZEC attracted market attention with its rise, the Wall Street Journal also highlighted Zcash.
At this point, the WSJ brought Zcash back into the spotlight in its latest report, describing it as “the next Bitcoin”.
According to the Wall Street Journal, many early Bitcoin supporters who attended the 2026 Las Vegas crypto conference expressed their disappointment with how transparent and institutionalized Bitcoin has become.
The WSJ stated that this characterization stemmed from the fact that many early Bitcoin supporters who attended the 2026 Las Vegas crypto conference expressed their disappointment at how transparent and institutionalized Bitcoin had become.
The WSJ added that its comparison of ZEC to Bitcoin was also based on the following reasons:
“Grayscale is pushing for a spot ZEC ETF.
Barry Silbert compares Zcash to “Bitcoin around 2013.”
Privacy narratives are returning to crypto markets amid rising surveillance concerns.”
Barry Silbert, a prominent figure in the industry, recently described Zcash as “the Bitcoin of 2013,” and following the WSJ report, commented, “Zcash (ZEC) is featured in the WSJ for the first time.”
According to market analysts, while optimism and excitement have recently increased for Zcash, it still has a much smaller market share than Bitcoin. ZEC’s current market capitalization is approximately $8.9 billion, a figure that represents only a small fraction of Bitcoin’s trillion-dollar market size.
*This is not investment advice.
