$AVAX vs
$ZEC – quick head-to-head (Nov 22, 2025)
Price & Size
AVAX: ~$13.20, $5.7B market cap (#20)
ZEC: ~$220, ~$3.5B market cap (#30-ish)
Performance lately
AVAX : -14% this week but daily active addresses +350%, ETF hype still alive.
ZEC : wild ride, down from $288 high but holding $200 support with bullish breakout vibes.
Tech & Purpose
AVAX → speed monster: sub-second finality, 4,500+ TPS, EVM-compatible, subnets, DeFi/gaming/enterprise king.
ZEC → privacy king: zk-SNARKs, fully shielded transactions, Bitcoin fork with real anonymity.
$WCT Supply
AVAX: 428M circulating / 720M max
ZEC: 16M circulating / 21M max (same cap as BTC)
Consensus & Energy
AVAX: eco-friendly PoS staking
ZEC: still PoW, mined with GPUs/ASICs
Risks
AVAX: big unlocks coming, competes with SOL/ETH
ZEC: regulatory heat on privacy coins, thinner liquidity
Bottom line
Want blazing speed + DeFi upside? → AVAX
Want true untraceable money? → ZEC
Both look coiled after the dip. Choose your flavor.
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