$ZEC $1,270.04, up 7.4% today and 21.12% in 5 days
2. *Monthly Rally:* Up 149.62% in 1 month and 135.52% YTD. 6-month gain is 456.5%
3. *$1,000 Breakout:* ZEC crossed $1,000 on Sept 4, hitting 8-year high with ∼6% daily candle
4. *ETF Catalyst:* Grayscale launched first US spot Zcash ETF "G ZCSH" on NYSE Arca Aug 25
5. *ETF Inflows:* $34.4M+ net inflows since debut. Best day Sept 2 with $12.6M
6. *Short Squeeze:* $46M-$49M in ZEC shorts liquidated Sept 6 as price spiked above $1,000
7. *Top 10:* Rally pushed ZEC into top 10 by market cap ∼$19.2B with $3.18B 24H volume
8. *Ironwood Fork:* July hard fork fixed Orchard bug and migrated supply to Ironwood pool, restoring confidence
9. *Privacy Demand:* Shielded supply at 4.86M ZEC. ZEC now 24.2% of crypto loan collateral vs ∼0% last year
2. *Monthly Rally:* Up 149.62% in 1 month and 135.52% YTD. 6-month gain is 456.5%
3. *$1,000 Breakout:* ZEC crossed $1,000 on Sept 4, hitting 8-year high with ∼6% daily candle
4. *ETF Catalyst:* Grayscale launched first US spot Zcash ETF "G ZCSH" on NYSE Arca Aug 25
5. *ETF Inflows:* $34.4M+ net inflows since debut. Best day Sept 2 with $12.6M
6. *Short Squeeze:* $46M-$49M in ZEC shorts liquidated Sept 6 as price spiked above $1,000
7. *Top 10:* Rally pushed ZEC into top 10 by market cap ∼$19.2B with $3.18B 24H volume
8. *Ironwood Fork:* July hard fork fixed Orchard bug and migrated supply to Ironwood pool, restoring confidence
9. *Privacy Demand:* Shielded supply at 4.86M ZEC. ZEC now 24.2% of crypto loan collateral vs ∼0% last year
