Is the 'Zcrash' Over? Zcash's Price is Finding a Floor at $50

Is the 'Zcrash' Over? Zcash's Price is Finding a Floor at $50

The price of the blockchain-backed asset zcash (ZEC) has shown signs of settling down over the last several trading sessions, experiencing only modest changes in its long volatile value. Since the start of trading on 7th January, the value of the tokens that power the zcash blockchain have mostly fluctuated between $44 and $48 on CoinMarketCap, a range that tightened further today when ZEC moved between $45 and $46.50. At the time of report, 1 ZEC was trading at $45.43. This relative calm offers a sharp contrast to the wild volatility that ZEC experienced in the months since the....


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