Zcash Hits 80% Supply Milestone: What’s Next for ZEC?

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Rommie Analytics

Key Takeaways

  • 16.76M of 21M ZEC now mined, 80% of max supply.
  • 100-day SMA and 0.5 Fib align as support near $439.
  • 50-day SMA and 0.382 Fib cap upside near $487–$496.
  • Final 20% of supply will take decades to emit.

The Supply Milestone

Zcash’s circulating supply has reached 16.76 million ZEC against a hard cap of 21 million, meaning 80% of the maximum emission is now mined, per CoinMarketCap data. The remaining fifth will be released far more slowly than the first four: like Bitcoin, whose supply schedule Zcash deliberately mirrors, block rewards halve roughly every four years, stretching the final coins across decades.

The halving mechanics define that slowdown. Zcash’s most recent halving in November 2024 cut block rewards from 3.125 ZEC to 1.5625 ZEC, rou...

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