Zcash vs Ethereum Classic

Zcash is a privacy and censorship-resistance asset with $27.88B in market cap, while Ethereum Classic is a ETC market beta asset with $1.49B. The useful comparison is market role, liquidity, seven-day direction, and which follow-up page gives the cleaner next decision.

Snapshot comparison. ZEC data as of Sep 27, 2026, 1:20 AM UTC; ETC data as of Sep 27, 2026, 1:20 AM UTC. Mixed CoinGecko and fallback snapshot. Values can differ in age and are not executable quotes. Data methodology.

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Compare market role and supply as well as unit price. Reported trading volume is not the amount you can execute at the displayed price. This table is a research aid, not a recommendation.

Question	Zcash	Ethereum Classic
Market role	privacy and censorship-resistance asset	ETC market beta asset
Price	$1,644.51	$9.41
Market cap	$27.88B	$1.49B
24h volume	$1.12B	$83.99M
7d change	+12.02%	+9.47%
Relative size	Zcash is 18.72x Ethereum Classic's market cap	Ethereum Classic is 0.05x Zcash's market cap
Volume comparison	Zcash trades at 13.37x Ethereum Classic's 24h volume	Ethereum Classic trades at 0.07x Zcash's 24h volume