Zcash Surges 30% Following Grayscale's Privacy-Centered ETF Filing

According to CryptoPotato, Zcash (ZEC) experienced a 30% weekly increase after Grayscale filed a request for a privacy-centered ETF that tracks companies from that sector, including privacy coins, AI, data security, and more. Grayscale submitted a proposal to the SEC for a unique exchange-traded fund (ETF) focused on privacy and cybersecurity, the Grayscale Privacy ETF (PRVC), as revealed in the Form N-1A filing. The filing specifies that companies must derive more than 50% of their revenues from the outlined sub-themes to be considered for inclusion in the Index. Additionally, they must meet liquidity criteria and have a market capitalization of no less than $250 million, among other conditions. The ETF’s investment strategy, as indicated in the filing, will allocate 10% of its assets to Privacy-Preserving Protocols via the Grayscale Zcash Trust (ZCSH). ZCash operates on a decentralized, open-source network, enabling users to transact without revealing sensitive information, such as transaction parties. Privacy tokens have performed relatively well in the last seven days, with most of them seeing double-digit increases, according to data from CoinMarketCap. ZEC currently ranks fifth among the largest privacy tokens by market capitalization, trailing Oasis Network (ROSE), Worldcoin (WLD), Monero (XMR), and Internet Computer (ICP). Worldcoin has also seen explosive growth this week, surging 75%. The project recently hit a million users shortly after the launch of Sora, a new text-to-video tool that has gained popularity in the art and videography community. However, the scenario for privacy tokens is rife with heavy regulatory scrutiny and controversy, especially for AI-based projects like Worldcoin.