NEAR vs ZEC
NEAR Protocol and Zcash compared on trend status, technical signal, hype risk and 90-day performance, NEAR against ZEC. Measurements only: this page does not rank NEAR above ZEC or the other way round.
This page puts NEAR Protocol (NEAR) and Zcash (ZEC) next to each other on 16 measures, rebuilt from the day's data. NEAR and ZEC are paired here by one rule: both trending today.
NEAR leads on 7 of the 16 measures and ZEC on 5. That count is not a recommendation to buy NEAR 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
NEAR against ZEC, measure by measure
Rebuilt from the data on September 19, 2026
| Measure | NEAR | ZEC | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market capitalisation Larger is the bigger market | $4.88B | $26.59B | ZEC |
| Market-cap rank Lower number is higher up | #23 | #9 | ZEC |
| Price Not comparable without supply | $3.74 | $1,566 | n/a |
| 24-hour volume Traded value in the last day | $1.96B | $1.82B | NEAR |
| Volume / market cap Turnover relative to size | 0.401 | 0.068 | NEAR |
| 24-hour change | +20.5% | +7.9% | NEAR |
| 7-day change | +56.2% | +34.6% | NEAR |
| 30-day change | +117.3% | +177.7% | ZEC |
| 90-day change From daily closes | +71.5% | +231.7% | ZEC |
| Trending position Today's global order | #4 | #5 | NEAR |
| Countries trending in National feeds, 43 markets | 22 | 12 | NEAR |
| Days on the list Consecutive days | 3 | 3 | level |
| Signal strength Share of checks passed | 100% | 100% | level |
| RSI (14) Above 70 is stretched | 83 | 75 | NEAR |
| From 52-week high Closer to zero is nearer the peak | +0.0% | +0.0% | level |
| Hype risk Lower is calmer, not better | 55/100 | 28/100 | ZEC |
What the numbers say
19 facts from today's collection
Zcash carries 5.4x the market value of NEAR Protocol today — $26.59B against $4.88B.
On the ranking table NEAR Protocol is number 23 while Zcash is number 9 (14 places).
Price per token: NEAR $3.74, ZEC $1,566. NEAR and ZEC do not share a supply schedule, so the market-cap row is the comparable one.
Volume over 24 hours reads $1.96B for NEAR and $1.82B for ZEC, a 1.1x difference in traded value.
Relative to size, NEAR Protocol is the busier market — 0.40 of market value traded daily versus 0.07.
Across 24 hours, NEAR Protocol (+20.5%) outpaced Zcash (+7.9%).
The last seven days left NEAR Protocol at +56.2% and Zcash at +34.6%.
The last thirty days left NEAR Protocol at +117.3% and Zcash at +177.7%.
Ninety daily closes give NEAR +71.5% and ZEC +231.7%.
The pair appears together on the trending map, NEAR at 4 (3 consecutive days) and ZEC at 5 (3).
Geographic spread: 22 countries for NEAR and 12 for ZEC.
Signal strength comes out at 100/100 for NEAR Protocol versus 100/100 for Zcash.
The RSI readings are 83 and 75 respectively, putting NEAR higher up the momentum scale.
Measured against their own 52-week peaks, NEAR Protocol sits +0.0% below and Zcash +0.0% below.
NEAR and ZEC both trade above their own 200-day moving average, the simplest long-term filter in the model.
Hype risk is higher for NEAR Protocol at 55/100 (Medium) than for Zcash at 28.
NEAR and ZEC share 1 CoinGecko category: Layer 1 chains.
Today's volume is 3.20 times normal for NEAR Protocol and 1.12 times normal for Zcash.
The signal for NEAR 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
NEAR Protocol
Zcash
Questions about this pair
Answered from the same daily data
Which of NEAR and ZEC is trending today?
Both are on the trending list: NEAR at position 4 and ZEC at position 5. Trending on this site measures search and page-view interest in NEAR and ZEC, not price direction.
Is NEAR bigger than ZEC?
Zcash is larger, at $26.59B of market value against $4.88B — 5.4x the size.
What does the daily signal say about NEAR and ZEC?
The checklist reads Strong buy for NEAR (100% of checks passed) and Strong buy for ZEC (100%). The checklist is a mechanical count of trend and momentum conditions on NEAR and ZEC, not advice.
Which one carries more hype risk?
NEAR Protocol scores 55/100 against 28 for Zcash. The score behind both the NEAR and ZEC figures combines recent price change, turnover, size, days on the list, RSI and exchange coverage.
Does this page say whether to buy NEAR or ZEC?
No. Every figure here measures one thing about NEAR and ZEC — size, turnover, momentum, trending reach, risk — and the measures often disagree. Nothing on this page is financial advice about NEAR, ZEC or any other coin, and none of it forecasts a price.