Zcash Leads Crypto Sector Surge with 2,496% Rally

The privacy-focused cryptocurrency sector has seen significant growth since Bitcoin's October 2025 peak. According to recent data, this sector has risen by 213%, outperforming all other sectors which remain below their previous peaks.

Zcash (ZEC) has been the main driver of this surge, with a whopping 2,496% gain over the past year. This rise in value has propelled Zcash from the 82nd to the 7th largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, and now accounts for 62% of the privacy sector's total market value.

The sector's overall market value has increased from $7.1 billion to $33.6 billion, nearly matching Tron's valuation. This growth is broad-based, with all eight privacy coins with over a year of trading history posting gains, and the sector remains the only major crypto category trading above its level from Bitcoin's peak.