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Zcash Turns 10: Anniversary Posts, a $100K ZECATHON and a Jupiter Listing Land in the Same Week as $ZEC Rises 5.6%

By NSA Intelligence · Report published

peaked$ZEC
Peak / day18tracked accounts
Peak dayTueOct 27 · busiest day in the panel
Rest of X / peak day138distinct accounts outside the panel
Cited claims133 dropped by automated checks
Market · $ZEC+5.6%7-day price · rank #10

Attention

Who was talking, day by day

Oct 25 – Oct 31 UTC
Tracked paneldistinct tracked accounts / day
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Rest of Xdistinct other accounts / day
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What happened

Zcash celebrated its 10th anniversary on 2026-10-28; @Zcash posted 'Today marks 10 years of Zcash' @zksnarks_ posted a 'TEN YEARS OF ZCASH_ / $ZEC // 2016–2026' graphic @jupiter_trade announced a product facelift, lower fees and more markets, listing $JUP, $HYPE, $ZEC, $SPCX, $SNDK and $SKHYNIX; no JUP stake required, margin tiers live, TP/SL coming soon

+ 10 more in the evidence register ↓

Why it matters

Zcash's 10-year mark plus a $100K community contest and a Jupiter listing are concrete adoption/visibility events, and they arrived while $ZEC was only up 5.63% over the week per CoinGecko — so the loudest posts (@TaikiMaeda2's Project Tachyon thread, @mostluckiestmax/Ainsem's 'full port' quote) are forward-looking narratives rather than price celebration. The recurring $ZCAT-as-$ZEC-proxy posts also show the reflection-token channel from September's coverage is still being used to express Zcash exposure.

Observed reaction

Overwhelmingly bullish and celebratory across the tracked accounts, driven by the 10-year milestone, the ZECATHON giveaway and the Project Tachyon narrative retweeted by @smokiemahoney and @lfilistin. A bullish-but-cautious thread runs underneath: @artsch00lreject's list calls the coins 'like -101% off their highs, may never recover' and tells people not to ape, while @Chairman_DN and @chooserich are bullish on $ZCAT-as-a-$ZEC-proxy rather than $ZEC itself. No bearish posts this week.

Spread

Where it started and who carried it

First seen
Oct 25, 03:18 UTC by @solid_primal
Accounts
44 tracked · 22 elsewhere on X
Communities
memecoins solana (21), general ct (7), bitcoin (4), perps trading (4)
Key accounts
@lfilistin, @smokiemahoney, @solid_primal, @eylboh, @coingecko

Explainability

Evidence register

Every claim links to the posts behind it
01

Zcash celebrated its 10th anniversary on 2026-10-28; @Zcash posted 'Today marks 10 years of Zcash'

[1]
02

@zksnarks_ posted a 'TEN YEARS OF ZCASH_ / $ZEC // 2016–2026' graphic

[1]
03

@jupiter_trade announced a product facelift, lower fees and more markets, listing $JUP, $HYPE, $ZEC, $SPCX, $SNDK and $SKHYNIX; no JUP stake required, margin tiers live, TP/SL coming soon

[1]
04

@TaikiMaeda2 (retweeted by @smokiemahoney and @lfilistin) said $ZEC bottomed around April 2025 after @ebfull's blog post about Project Tachyon, which he said makes Zcash quantum proof and paves the way to scale to 50k TPS

[1][2]
05

@mostluckiestmax (retweeted by @blockstargram) reported Ansem saying he is planning to go full port on $ZEC if the market dips further, specifically buying Zcash at around 750

[1]
06

@cryptorover posted a 2015-2025 list of missed coins including $ZEC in 2016 and asked '2026 - Name one thing you're NOT missing', retweeted by @kaspacouple

[1]
07

@chooserich (retweeted by @bobdotjpg, @eylboh, @tirednakamoto, @hoeleeshiett) said $ZCAT paid back 90% of what he invested in $ZEC and that the price action looks phenomenal

[1][2][3][4]
08

@Chairman_DN (retweeted by @elienmosk) said $NEAR and $ZEC were both up nearly 5% on the day and that the only privacy memecoin paired with both was sitting at 1.1M

[1]
09

@Chairman_DN (retweeted by @elienmosk) said he blindly aped a coin that is on a daily basis paying him $zec and $near

[1]
10

@pumpolinsky (retweeted by @cryptomatt1983) said $TAO will have a $ZEC-like run this cycle

[1]
11

@andyyy (retweeted by @cryptymike) said 'Zcash wants $3,000 faster than you can imagine'

[1]
12

@andyyy (retweeted by @smokiemahoney) said 'Zcash strength is undeniable'

[1]
13

@artsch00lreject (retweeted by @libraxbt) listed $ZCAT and $ZEC among 'stonk coins' that are down about 101% off their highs, with a disclaimer not to ape anything and DYOD

[1]

Angles

    Formats in use

    • anniversary/brand graphic (TEN YEARS OF ZCASH_)
    • retweet of Zcash official birthday post
    • hackathon/contest promo graphic ($100K in prizes, 24h countdown)
    • screenshot/quote of a trader (Ansem full port call)
    • list-style nostalgia tweet ('You missed $X' year list)
    • product feature announcement tweet with ticker list
    • chart screenshots in retweets

    Risks

    • Do not repeat Ansem's 'buy Zcash at 750' or 'full port' framing as advice or a price target; treat it as a quote from a third party and avoid any prediction language.
    • The ZECATHON prize pool and ticker listings come from a single promo tweet; verify on official Zcash/Jupiter channels before stating as fact.
    • Multiple accounts retweeted the same @chooserich $ZCAT text within hours (identical likes/views), which looks coordinated; flag paid or aligned promo rather than organic consensus.
    • The '$TAO will have a $ZEC-like run' and '$3,000 Zcash' posts are price speculation; do not amplify as forecasts.
    • No hack/exploit claims appeared this week; if any surface in replies, mark them unverified until sourced.

    Observed content

    Most-engaged posts

    8 posts on X
    SM@smokiemahoney626 likes
    RT @TaikiMaeda2: $ZEC is an extremely misunderstood asset, which is why there's still so much upside left. ZEC started to bottom around April 2025, when @ebfull shared a blog post about Project Tachyon. Tachyon makes Zcash quantum proof and paves the way to scale Zcash to 50k TP
    Open on X →
    LF@lfilistin626 likes
    RT @TaikiMaeda2: $ZEC is an extremely misunderstood asset, which is why there's still so much upside left. ZEC started to bottom around April 2025, when @ebfull shared a blog post about Project Tachyon. Tachyon makes Zcash quantum proof and paves the way to scale Zcash to 50k TP
    Open on X →
    KA@kaspacouple549 likes
    RT @cryptorover: 2015 - You missed $ETH 2016 - You missed $ZEC 2017 - You missed $BNB 2018 - You missed $UNI 2019 - You missed $LINK 2020 - You missed $AAVE 2021 - You missed $SOL 2022 - You missed $ARB 2023 - You missed $SUI 2024 - You missed $PUMP 2025 - You missed $HYPE 2026
    Open on X →
    LF@lfilistin376 likes
    RT @Zcash: Today marks 10 years of Zcash! 🎂🎉 A decade of cryptographic breakthroughs, relentless innovation and unwavering dedication from our engineers and advocates championing financial privacy. Here's to the next decade of Freedom Money! 🛡️ $ZEC https://t.co/OrauIn307k
    Open on X →
    BO@bobdotjpg336 likes
    RT @chooserich: The amount of conviction that I have in $ZCAT is borderline absurd This token has paid me back 90% of what I've invested in $ZEC This has only resulted in me buying more. And the price action looks phenomenal... Most memecoins go to zero but this one is headed
    Open on X →
    EY@eylboh336 likes
    RT @chooserich: The amount of conviction that I have in $ZCAT is borderline absurd This token has paid me back 90% of what I've invested in $ZEC This has only resulted in me buying more. And the price action looks phenomenal... Most memecoins go to zero but this one is headed
    Open on X →
    TI@tirednakamoto336 likes
    RT @chooserich: The amount of conviction that I have in $ZCAT is borderline absurd This token has paid me back 90% of what I've invested in $ZEC This has only resulted in me buying more. And the price action looks phenomenal... Most memecoins go to zero but this one is headed
    Open on X →
    HO@hoeleeshiett336 likes
    RT @chooserich: The amount of conviction that I have in $ZCAT is borderline absurd This token has paid me back 90% of what I've invested in $ZEC This has only resulted in me buying more. And the price action looks phenomenal... Most memecoins go to zero but this one is headed
    Open on X →

    History

    Weeks this story made the report

    2 weeks
    1. #19peakedZcash Turns 10: Anniversary Posts, a $100K ZECATHON and a Jupiter Listing Land in the Same Week as $ZEC Rises 5.6%
    2. #11peakedSolana Reflection Token $ZCAT Channels Inflows into $ZEC