Zcash Surges Toward $1,400 Following Paradigm Investment Disclosure
Zcash (ZEC)
Editor:
Eugene Serbin
BitcoinEthereumNews.com reports that Zcash reached an intraday high of $1,388–$1,389 on Thursday after jumping 23% over 24 hours. This move outpaced Bitcoin, which gained less than 1% while trading around $76,000. The divergence occurred as the broader crypto market attempted to stabilize. The price surge followed the revelation that Paradigm revealed a ZEC investment.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for ZEC, measured when this story was written up on 17 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Zcash is currently trading at $1,337.89, showing a shift in short-term momentum compared to the broader 24-hour trend. While the 24-hour buy ratio stands at 56.4%, the 1-hour ratio has dropped to 42.0%, indicating that buying pressure is fading in the immediate term. The 4-hour buy ratio sits at 53.8%, suggesting a transition period between the recent surge and current activity. Volume delta reflects this shift, with a negative $5,685,834 in the last hour contrasting against a positive $11,232,235 over four hours. A positive volume delta means more money is flowing into buys than sells, while a negative delta indicates net selling pressure.
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, Zcash saw a 7.5% price increase and 5 of 7 days with net buying. Today's 24-hour buy ratio of 56.4% is 5.8 points higher than the weekly average of 50.6%. Volume for the day was 1.82 times the weekly average, totaling $558,652,729. This volume delta of +$70,464,908 over 24 hours contributes to an 8-day total volume delta of +$91,140,867. This represents an unusual day for the coin, marked by significantly elevated volume and buying intensity compared to the weekly norm.