Zcash lost 7.4 percent within 24 hours on October 30, 2026, and is trading at $1,228. That makes ZEC the biggest loser among the 25 largest cryptocurrencies. The day's more important number is not on the price board, though: six days before the NU7 network upgrade activates at block height 3,543,405, balances in the old Sprout pool will become unusable. Anyone who still has ZEC there will no longer be able to reach it afterwards.
Taken together, this makes the day unusual for ZEC holders. The price slide is market noise and will pass. The protocol deadline will not pass, and it cannot be made up later.
Zcash at $1,228: the numbers behind the ZEC price on October 30
Zcash traded at $1,228.33 on October 30, 2026. The intraday high was $1,325.91 and the low $1,189.27. That puts 10.3 percent between high and low in a single day, and the price closed in the lower third of the range. The figures come from CoinGecko market data for October 30, 2026.
On a weekly view the picture is calmer than the day suggests: down 0.7 percent over seven days. Over 14 days ZEC is even up 7.6 percent, while over 30 days it is down 13.6 percent....
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