After several hours of narrow-range consolidation, spot prices moved above the previous range amid relatively balanced turnover.
$ZEC price closed at $1,236.89, breaking above the $1,233.34 reference ceiling from the previous four hours.
Spot trading volume during the period rose to more than $2.8 million, nearly four times the earlier benchmark, with aggressive buying accounting for close to half.
Bulls and bears engaged in considerable back-and-forth and turnover at higher levels, and the price action broke away from the previous sideways range above $1,212.49.