Zcash price hovers near $1,550 amid institutional inflows
Zcash (ZEC)
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Eugene Serbin
bitcoinethereumnews.com reports that Zcash (ZEC) price hovers below $1,550 on Monday, extending losses after a 4% decline the previous day. Institutional interest in the privacy coin holds firm, recording over $35 million in inflows last week. Meanwhile, retail speculation takes a hit, with ZEC futures Open Interest down around 10%.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for ZEC, measured when this story was written up on 28 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Zcash is trading at $1,587.40, with buy ratios of 58.4% over 1 hour and 58.2% over 4 hours, indicating strong short-term buying pressure compared to the 48.0% ratio over 24 hours. Positive volume deltas of +$2,259,218 (1h) and +$3,521,164 (4h) show that buyers are actively absorbing sell orders in the immediate term, contrasting with a negative 24-hour delta of -$11,901,550. This suggests that recent buying activity is intensifying after a broader 24-hour period of net selling. The CVD at 24-hour close stands at +$3,303,713, reflecting net buying pressure over the full day despite the negative delta figure.
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.
Over the preceding week, the buy ratio averaged 51.9%, making today's 24-hour ratio of 48.0% slightly below the weekly norm. Volume was recorded at 0.79x the average, indicating lighter trading activity compared to the typical week. The coin saw net buying on 5 of 7 days, with a total volume delta of +$66,764,615 over 8 days. Price increased by 5.2% over the 8-day period, showing an upward trend despite today's lower relative volume.