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Zcash traded above $145 on Thursday, October 2, 2025, with the privacy coin seeing a 57% uptick in the past 24 hours. Data shows bulls retested intraday highs above $152. Grayscale Zcash Trust, shielded ZEC sentiment, crypto rally amid US government shutdown are among Zcash price catalysts. Zcash price has extended its massive breakout over the week by over 146% as bulls broke above $150 for the first time in four years. With ZEC leading top performers as cryptocurrencies bounced amid US government shutdown sentiment, bulls gained over 57% in 24 hours. Grayscale’s announcement of the Zcash Trust, offering access to eligible investors via a private placement, continued to drive sentiment, as is the market’s anticipation of regulatory approval of spot exchange-traded funds. Zcash extends gains above $150, a 4-year high The privacy coin Zcash last traded above $150 in April 2022, as the bulls’ upward strength in the past week has ZEC trending at four-year highs. Zcash saw an uptick amid the launch of Zashi, a platform that expands shielded ZEC adoption by making it easy to swap any crypto for Zcash (ZEC). Users don’t have to rely on centralized exchanges as Zashi’s decentralized swaps, powered by Near Intents, easily allows one to convert assets like Bitcoin, Solana or USDC into ZEC. Couldn’t be better timing. Buy ZEC in a completely decentralized manner directly from @zashi_app. Keep it shielded in your Zashi wallet for maximum privacy. Excellent work @jswihart and team. https://t.co/RPg37Jc37q — Arjun Khemani (@arjunkhemani) October 1, 2025 Users can then add privacy features to their assets by shielding them, with private storage accessible within the Zashi wallet. The value of ZEC in the market has increased as the total shielded value on the Zcash network jumps. But that’s not the only catalyst for Zcash’s price. ZEC jumped…