ETH vs ZEC
Ethereum and Zcash compared on trend status, technical signal, hype risk and 90-day performance, ETH against ZEC. Measurements only: this page does not rank ETH above ZEC or the other way round.
A data comparison of Ethereum against Zcash. The rule that paired ETH with ZEC is both trending today; the numbers come from the same daily collection as the rest of the site.
Across the table Ethereum is ahead on 6 measures and Zcash on 8. A measure count is a summary of today's ETH and ZEC data, nothing more.
Hype risk side by side
ETH against ZEC, measure by measure
Rebuilt from the data on September 19, 2026
| Measure | ETH | ZEC | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market capitalisation Larger is the bigger market | $319.52B | $26.59B | ETH |
| Market-cap rank Lower number is higher up | #2 | #9 | ETH |
| Price Not comparable without supply | $2,619 | $1,566 | n/a |
| 24-hour volume Traded value in the last day | $23.77B | $1.82B | ETH |
| Volume / market cap Turnover relative to size | 0.074 | 0.068 | ETH |
| 24-hour change | +7.2% | +7.9% | ZEC |
| 7-day change | +4.0% | +34.6% | ZEC |
| 30-day change | +16.1% | +177.7% | ZEC |
| 90-day change From daily closes | +50.0% | +231.7% | ZEC |
| Trending position Today's global order | #2 | #5 | ETH |
| Countries trending in National feeds, 43 markets | 6 | 12 | ZEC |
| Days on the list Consecutive days | 3 | 3 | level |
| Signal strength Share of checks passed | 90% | 100% | ZEC |
| RSI (14) Above 70 is stretched | 64 | 75 | ZEC |
| From 52-week high Closer to zero is nearer the peak | -44.2% | +0.0% | ZEC |
| Hype risk Lower is calmer, not better | 8/100 | 28/100 | ETH |
What the numbers say
19 facts from today's collection
The two are 12.0x apart in market value, Ethereum ahead with $319.52B versus $26.59B.
Ethereum sits above Zcash by 7 ranks (2 vs 9).
Price per token: ETH $2,619, ZEC $1,566. ETH and ZEC do not share a supply schedule, so the market-cap row is the comparable one.
The deeper market today is ETH with $23.77B of volume; ZEC saw $1.82B.
Turnover tells a different story: ETH trades 7.4% of its market value each day, the other 6.8%.
The last 24 hours left Ethereum at +7.2% and Zcash at +7.9%.
The last seven days left Ethereum at +4.0% and Zcash at +34.6%.
Across thirty days, Zcash (+177.7%) outpaced Ethereum (+16.1%).
Three months of closes separate them by 181.7 points, ZEC on the higher side at +231.7%.
The pair appears together on the trending map, ETH at 2 (3 consecutive days) and ZEC at 5 (3).
Geographic spread: 6 countries for ETH and 12 for ZEC.
Zcash scores higher on the technical checklist — 100 points against 90.
The RSI readings are 64 and 75 respectively, putting ZEC higher up the momentum scale.
Measured against their own 52-week peaks, Ethereum sits -44.2% below and Zcash +0.0% below.
ETH and ZEC both trade above their own 200-day moving average, the simplest long-term filter in the model.
On hype risk the readings are 8/100 for Ethereum and 28/100 for Zcash.
ETH and ZEC share 1 CoinGecko category: Layer 1 chains.
Today's volume is 1.63 times normal for Ethereum and 1.12 times normal for Zcash.
The signal for ETH is built on 400 daily closes and the one for ZEC on 400.
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 ETH and ZEC is trending today?
Both are on the trending list: ETH at position 2 and ZEC at position 5. Trending on this site measures search and page-view interest in ETH and ZEC, not price direction.
Is ETH bigger than ZEC?
Ethereum is larger, at $319.52B of market value against $26.59B — 12.0x the size.
What does the daily signal say about ETH and ZEC?
The checklist reads Strong buy for ETH (90% of checks passed) and Strong buy for ZEC (100%). The checklist is a mechanical count of trend and momentum conditions on ETH and ZEC, not advice.
Which one carries more hype risk?
Zcash scores 28/100 against 8 for Ethereum. The score behind both the ETH and ZEC figures combines recent price change, turnover, size, days on the list, RSI and exchange coverage.
Does this page say whether to buy ETH or ZEC?
No. Every figure here measures one thing about ETH and ZEC — size, turnover, momentum, trending reach, risk — and the measures often disagree. Nothing on this page is financial advice about ETH, ZEC or any other coin, and none of it forecasts a price.