Zcash (ZEC) price: chart and year-by-year history

Where Zcash stands right now

Zcash trades at $984.5. The high of $1,698 came in September 2026, the low of $15.78 in July 2024. The price sits between those edges, −42.0% from the upper one.

From low to high

Zcash (ZEC) price high and low

Over 7 years the price of Zcash has moved between $15.78 and $1,698. The low came in July 2024, the high in September 2026. From the bottom the price has risen 62× — which is what someone would have made buying at the worst possible moment and holding to today.

The deepest ZEC drawdown

The deepest fall on monthly closes was −91.5%: from the peak in April 2021 to the bottom in June 2024, taking 38 months. A useful number: it shows what holding through would have meant.

What the years show

Best and worst year for Zcash

The best full year was 2025 at +810%. The worst was 2022 at −74.5%. Of 6 full years, 4 closed up and 2 closed down.

Rising years outnumber falling ones — but the spread between the best and worst year matters more than the count: that is what tells you what to be ready for.

ZEC price in 2026

The current year stands at +92.2%, ranging from $184.6 to $1,698.

Months: how many closed up

How many months ZEC closed up

Of 91 closed months, 43 finished up and 48 finished down — 47% of months were rising ones. The average month returned +11.0%.

Strongest and weakest month for Zcash

The strongest month on record was October 2025 at +444%; the hardest was June 2022 at −41.6%.

Does ZEC have a seasonal pattern

Which month Zcash rose in most often

On average ZEC did best in October: +63.4% across 8 observations, 4 of them positive. It did worst in June: −14.6% across 8 observations.

Why the number of observations beats the average percentage

We print the number of observations next to the percentage for a reason. 8 observations is 8 observations: on a sample that size a pattern cannot be told apart from coincidence. Interesting to look at, not something to plan around.

How to use this

What these numbers do not say

Everything above is the past. It does not say where the price goes next, but it does show the range to be ready for: $15.78 to $1,698, with a drawdown of −91.5%.

Where to check the ZEC price across exchanges

What is useful right now comes down to three things, all of them computed from live data rather than history.

The ZEC price gap between exchanges

ZEC costs different amounts on different exchanges, and that gap is visible in the cross-exchange scanner: it shows where the coin is cheaper and where it is dearer right now.

How much ZEC you can actually buy at that price

Before a large purchase it is worth checking the order books — they show how much you can actually take at a given price, not just the best offer.

Moving ZEC between platforms

And if the coin has to move between venues, the transfers section shows which network is cheaper.

How we count