Zcash shocked the cryptocurrency market in the last 3 months. It delivered one of the most powerful rallies of the year despite previously being written off by a large portion of the cryptocurrency community as a dead-end project. Notably, the Zcash rally played a significant role in putting privacy tech at the forefront of the conversation in the crypto community. This led to increased interest in other privacy coins (Monero, Dash) and protocols like Railgun
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