LINK vs ZEC
Chainlink and Zcash compared on trend status, technical signal, hype risk and 90-day performance, LINK against ZEC. Measurements only: this page does not rank LINK above ZEC or the other way round.
Two coins, 16 measures, no verdict: LINK and ZEC are matched here because of both trending today, and every figure below is regenerated each day.
The tally comes out 7–7 in favour of LINK in the LINK/ZEC pair, but each row answers its own question and none of them forecasts a price.
Hype risk side by side
LINK against ZEC, measure by measure
Rebuilt from the data on September 29, 2026
| Measure | LINK | ZEC | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market capitalisation Larger is the bigger market | $11.66B | $25.13B | ZEC |
| Market-cap rank Lower number is higher up | #13 | #9 | ZEC |
| Price Not comparable without supply | $15.60 | $1,483 | n/a |
| 24-hour volume Traded value in the last day | $1.43B | $1.21B | LINK |
| Volume / market cap Turnover relative to size | 0.122 | 0.048 | LINK |
| 24-hour change | +11.3% | -5.8% | LINK |
| 7-day change | +16.7% | +0.9% | LINK |
| 30-day change | +34.8% | +76.4% | ZEC |
| 90-day change From daily closes | +114.6% | +271.3% | ZEC |
| Trending position Today's global order | #1 | #7 | LINK |
| Countries trending in National feeds, 43 markets | 7 | 7 | level |
| Days on the list Consecutive days | 4 | 13 | ZEC |
| Signal strength Share of checks passed | 100% | 70% | LINK |
| RSI (14) Above 70 is stretched | 74 | 58 | LINK |
| From 52-week high Closer to zero is nearer the peak | -33.9% | -10.3% | ZEC |
| Hype risk Lower is calmer, not better | 20/100 | 0/100 | ZEC |
What the numbers say
19 facts from today's collection
Size first: ZEC is valued at $25.13B and LINK at $11.66B, so ZEC is 2.2x larger.
Chainlink sits below Zcash by 4 ranks (13 vs 9).
Unit prices are $15.60 for LINK and $1,483 for ZEC — a 95.1x spread that mostly reflects token supply.
The deeper market today is LINK with $1.43B of volume; ZEC saw $1.21B.
Volume-to-market-cap comes out at 0.12 for LINK and 0.05 for ZEC; the higher figure means faster hands.
Across 24 hours, Chainlink (+11.3%) outpaced Zcash (-5.8%).
On the seven days window the readings are +16.7% and +0.9% respectively, favouring LINK.
Over thirty days ZEC moved +76.4% and LINK +34.8%, a spread of 41.6 points.
Over roughly a quarter, Zcash returned +271.3% while the other side of the pair returned +114.6%.
Attention is on both sides right now — Chainlink ranks 1 and Zcash ranks 7 in today's trending order.
The national feeds carry LINK in 7 markets and ZEC in 7.
Chainlink scores higher on the technical checklist — 100 points against 70.
Fourteen-day momentum: 74 for LINK, 58 for ZEC — one side is in overbought territory.
Zcash is the closer of the two to its 52-week high: -10.3% away against -33.9%.
Long-term filter: Chainlink clears its 200-day line, Zcash clears its own.
Hype risk is higher for Chainlink at 20/100 (Low) than for Zcash at 0.
Sector membership differs — LINK: DeFi, Real-world assets, Oracles, ZEC: Layer 1 chains, Privacy coins.
Relative volume: 2.72x for LINK, 0.78x for ZEC — anything near 1 is an ordinary day.
Both signals run on daily closes: 409 of them for LINK and 410 for ZEC.
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 LINK and ZEC is trending today?
Both are on the trending list: LINK at position 1 and ZEC at position 7. Trending on this site measures search and page-view interest in LINK and ZEC, not price direction.
Is LINK bigger than ZEC?
Zcash is larger, at $25.13B of market value against $11.66B — 2.2x the size.
What does the daily signal say about LINK and ZEC?
The checklist reads Strong buy for LINK (100% of checks passed) and Buy for ZEC (70%). The checklist is a mechanical count of trend and momentum conditions on LINK and ZEC, not advice.
Which one carries more hype risk?
Chainlink scores 20/100 against 0 for Zcash. The score behind both the LINK and ZEC figures combines recent price change, turnover, size, days on the list, RSI and exchange coverage.
Does this page say whether to buy LINK or ZEC?
No. Every figure here measures one thing about LINK and ZEC — size, turnover, momentum, trending reach, risk — and the measures often disagree. Nothing on this page is financial advice about LINK, ZEC or any other coin, and none of it forecasts a price.