BTC vs ZEC
Bitcoin and Zcash compared on trend status, technical signal, hype risk and 90-day performance, BTC against ZEC. Measurements only: this page does not rank BTC above ZEC or the other way round.
This page puts Bitcoin (BTC) and Zcash (ZEC) next to each other on 16 measures, rebuilt from the day's data. BTC and ZEC are paired here by 2 rules, the first being both trending today.
BTC leads on 9 of the 16 measures and ZEC on 5. That count is not a recommendation to buy BTC or ZEC: the measures pull in different directions, and a higher hype-risk score is a warning rather than a win.
Hype risk side by side
BTC against ZEC, measure by measure
Rebuilt from the data on November 13, 2026
| Measure | BTC | ZEC | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market capitalisation Larger is the bigger market | $1.43T | $16.21B | BTC |
| Market-cap rank Lower number is higher up | #1 | #11 | BTC |
| Price Not comparable without supply | $71,096 | $951.87 | n/a |
| 24-hour volume Traded value in the last day | $27.71B | $745.4M | BTC |
| Volume / market cap Turnover relative to size | 0.019 | 0.046 | ZEC |
| 24-hour change | -3.8% | -3.3% | ZEC |
| 7-day change | -5.7% | -24.4% | BTC |
| 30-day change | -14.5% | -22.0% | BTC |
| 90-day change From daily closes | +13.4% | +94.1% | ZEC |
| Trending position Today's global order | #1 | #14 | BTC |
| Countries trending in National feeds, 43 markets | 6 | 0 | BTC |
| Days on the list Consecutive days | 58 | 37 | BTC |
| Signal strength Share of checks passed | 10% | 20% | ZEC |
| RSI (14) Above 70 is stretched | 30 | 33 | ZEC |
| From 52-week high Closer to zero is nearer the peak | -28.3% | -42.1% | BTC |
| Hype risk Lower is calmer, not better | 0/100 | 0/100 | level |
What the numbers say
19 facts from today's collection
By market capitalisation the gap is 88.2x: BTC at $1.43T, ZEC at $16.21B.
On the ranking table Bitcoin is number 1 while Zcash is number 11 (10 places).
At $71,096 per coin, BTC is 74.7x the unit price of ZEC at $951.87; market value is the comparable figure.
$27.71B changed hands in Bitcoin today, 37.2x the $745.4M recorded in Zcash.
Turnover tells a different story: ZEC trades 4.6% of its market value each day, the other 1.9%.
Over 24 hours ZEC moved -3.3% and BTC -3.8%, a spread of 0.6 points.
On the seven days window the readings are -5.7% and -24.4% respectively, favouring BTC.
On the thirty days window the readings are -14.5% and -22.0% respectively, favouring BTC.
Ninety daily closes give BTC +13.4% and ZEC +94.1%.
The pair appears together on the trending map, BTC at 1 (58 consecutive days) and ZEC at 14 (37).
Geographic spread: 6 countries for BTC and 0 for ZEC.
Zcash scores higher on the technical checklist — 20 points against 10.
The RSI readings are 30 and 33 respectively, putting ZEC higher up the momentum scale.
Measured against their own 52-week peaks, Bitcoin sits -28.3% below and Zcash -42.1% below.
Only ZEC trades above its 200-day moving average; BTC is below it.
Hype risk is higher for Bitcoin at 0/100 (Low) than for Zcash at 0.
BTC and ZEC share 1 CoinGecko category: Layer 1 chains.
Today's volume is 1.05 times normal for Bitcoin and 1.09 times normal for Zcash.
The signal for BTC is built on 455 daily closes and the one for ZEC on 455.
Last 90 daily closes
Each chart is scaled to its own range
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Questions about this pair
Answered from the same daily data
Which of BTC and ZEC is trending today?
Both are on the trending list: BTC at position 1 and ZEC at position 14. Trending on this site measures search and page-view interest in BTC and ZEC, not price direction.
Is BTC bigger than ZEC?
Bitcoin is larger, at $1.43T of market value against $16.21B — 88.2x the size.
What does the daily signal say about BTC and ZEC?
The checklist reads Strong sell for BTC (10% of checks passed) and Sell for ZEC (20%). The checklist is a mechanical count of trend and momentum conditions on BTC and ZEC, not advice.
Which one carries more hype risk?
Bitcoin scores 0/100 against 0 for Zcash. The score behind both the BTC and ZEC figures combines recent price change, turnover, size, days on the list, RSI and exchange coverage.
Does this page say whether to buy BTC or ZEC?
No. Every figure here measures one thing about BTC and ZEC — size, turnover, momentum, trending reach, risk — and the measures often disagree. Nothing on this page is financial advice about BTC, ZEC or any other coin, and none of it forecasts a price.