Zcash discussed as Blockworks podcast explores alt season and tokenization
Zcash (ZEC)
Editor:
Eugene Serbin
Blockworks.com published a podcast episode on 30 September 2026 titled "0xResearch Podcast: Alt Season, Zcash, Collectibles & The Tokenization Trade." The discussion centered on whether revenue-generating tokens, Zcash, and onchain collectibles can maintain value beyond Bitcoin. It also examined why lending markets and neobanks might gain more from tokenized assets than spot trading venues.
The episode highlighted that research, data, governance, tokenomics, and models are available through Blockworks Research. Listeners were invited to join the Digital Asset Summit 2026 Asia on October 7th. Additionally, the Digital Asset 2026 London event is scheduled for November 10-11.
TOKEN2049 Singapore returns October 7–8, expecting 25,000 attendees, 300 speakers, and 500 exhibitors. Tickets for the Singapore event offer a 10% discount using the code DASPODCAST10. The podcast notes that hosts and guests may hold positions in discussed projects. It clarifies that views expressed are opinions and not financial advice.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for ZEC, measured when this story was written up on 30 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Zcash is trading at $1,417.36 with a 1-hour buy ratio of 29.7% and a 4-hour buy ratio of 41.5%. These short-term figures are lower than the 24-hour buy ratio of 46.0%, indicating that buying pressure is fading in the immediate term. The volume delta shows net selling, with -$2,646,037 in the last hour and -$5,882,638 over four hours. Over 24 hours, the volume delta is -$24,070,184, and the cumulative volume delta closed at -$23,497,433. This means sellers have outweighed buyers by that amount in the last day. Net buying occurred for only 9 of the 24 hours, with a total spot volume of $307,492,478 across 715,691 trades.
The latest daily buy ratio of 52.9% sits at the 82nd percentile of the last 322 days, against a median of 50.2% - stronger buying than most days.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for ZEC, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
The 24-hour buy ratio of 46.0% is 5.2 percentage points lower than the 7-day average of 51.2%. Trading volume is also subdued, sitting at 0.83 times the weekly average. Over the preceding eight days, the price dropped by 13.0%. Despite the recent decline, the total volume delta for that week was positive at +$26,585,215. Net buying was recorded on 4 of the 7 days in that period. This suggests the recent hourly selling is part of a broader weekly trend of lower-than-average activity.