{"id":27206,"date":"2026-03-10T10:37:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T10:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investx.fr\/en\/?p=27206"},"modified":"2026-03-10T10:37:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T10:37:19","slug":"zcash-zec-25m-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/investx.fr\/en\/crypto-news\/zcash-zec-25m-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Zcash (ZEC) price soars: Can this $25M deal propel it further?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Zcash attracts $25 million to accelerate its development<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Zcash Open Development Lab (ZODL)<\/strong>, born from a split with the Electric Coin Company (ECC) in January 2026, has just completed a major funding round of $25 million<\/strong>. Led by Josh Swihart, this new independent structure has successfully attracted several major venture capital names, including Paradigm, a16z crypto, Coinbase Ventures and Winklevoss Capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The primary objective of this funding is to accelerate the development of the Zcash<\/a><\/strong> protocol as well as Zodl (formerly Zashi), its non-custodial mobile wallet. Since its launch, this wallet has already contributed to energizing the ecosystem, with over 400% increase in private pool activity<\/strong> and more than $600 million in swaps processed<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While privacy-focused cryptocurrencies<\/a> have faced rather bearish sentiment in recent years due to regulatory pressure, this influx of institutional capital could mark a turning point for the Zcash ecosystem<\/strong> and reignite interest in private payment solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When we left ECC, we didn\u2019t take capital with us.
Just the team and the work.

Today we have the backing of leading investors and years of runway to drive shielded ZEC adoption.

Time to bring Zcash to the mainstream. https:\/\/t.co\/wGZVNzpdwD<\/a><\/p>— peacemonger \ud83d\udee1 (@peacemongerZ) March 9, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>