Zcash Price Reclaims $800 Amid NU7 Voting
Zcash (ZEC)
Editor:
Eugene Serbin
bitcoinethereumnews.com reports that Zcash price [ZEC] has recovered above $800, trading near $826 after dipping to $773. This move occurs as coinholders vote on five questions regarding the major NU7 network upgrade. One key proposal suggests replacing the current four-year halving cycle with a smoother reduction in new issuance to provide greater certainty for miners and users.
Another proposal aims to reduce the block time from 75 seconds to 25 seconds, which would decrease the wait time for transactions to appear on the network. Cypherpunk Technologies has published recommended positions for all five questions, strongly supporting the faster blocks based on test results showing the network can handle the change. The poll is advisory, meaning results indicate holder preference but do not guarantee every supported proposal will enter NU7.
ZEC recently rallied from around $500, briefly reaching a peak near $890 before sellers pushed the price back down. The current recovery leaves $850–$880 as the next resistance area to overcome for a move toward $900. Support sits around $780, with $750 as a secondary level where buyers previously responded. Trading activity has reduced since the initial surge, suggesting less activity in the latest rebound compared to the earlier move to $800.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for ZEC, measured when this story was written up on 28 August 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
ZEC is currently trading at $810.00 on Binance spot markets. While the 1-hour buy ratio stands at a strong 59.2%, the 4-hour ratio has dropped to 41.7%, indicating that short-term buying pressure is fading compared to the broader 24-hour trend. The 24-hour buy ratio sits at 52.1%, showing a slight edge for buyers over the full day. Volume Delta reflects this shift, with a positive +$443,655 in the last hour contrasting against a negative -$1,835,946 over the past four hours. This means that while recent trades have been net buying, the preceding four hours saw significantly more selling volume than buying volume. The cumulative volume delta for the day remains positive at +$4,054,190, confirming that net buying has outweighed selling over the last 24 hours.
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.
Twenty-four hours later
What ZEC did over the 24 hours after the story broke. The market moves for its own reasons; this is what happened, not what the story caused.
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, ZEC experienced a 42.4% price increase over eight days. The weekly average buy ratio was 50.2%, while the latest day saw a ratio 1.9 points higher, indicating slightly stronger buying sentiment today than the weekly norm. However, spot volume today was only 0.63x the weekly average, showing that trading activity is subdued compared to typical days. This suggests that while the price has risen significantly, the current day is less active than usual. Net buying occurred on 5 of the past 7 days, with a total volume delta of +$31,641,985 for the period.