XRP vs ZEC
XRP and Zcash compared on trend status, technical signal, hype risk and 90-day performance, XRP against ZEC. Measurements only: this page does not rank XRP above ZEC or the other way round.
How XRP and ZEC differ today, in numbers rather than opinion. The XRP/ZEC pair was generated under the both trending today rule and is refreshed every night.
XRP leads on 5 of the 16 measures and ZEC on 9. That count is not a recommendation to buy XRP 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
XRP against ZEC, measure by measure
Rebuilt from the data on September 19, 2026
| Measure | XRP | ZEC | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market capitalisation Larger is the bigger market | $88.79B | $26.59B | XRP |
| Market-cap rank Lower number is higher up | #5 | #9 | XRP |
| Price Not comparable without supply | $1.41 | $1,566 | n/a |
| 24-hour volume Traded value in the last day | $4.30B | $1.82B | XRP |
| Volume / market cap Turnover relative to size | 0.048 | 0.068 | ZEC |
| 24-hour change | +9.1% | +7.9% | XRP |
| 7-day change | +3.5% | +34.6% | ZEC |
| 30-day change | +26.7% | +177.7% | ZEC |
| 90-day change From daily closes | +21.4% | +231.7% | ZEC |
| Trending position Today's global order | #7 | #5 | ZEC |
| Countries trending in National feeds, 43 markets | 4 | 12 | ZEC |
| Days on the list Consecutive days | 3 | 3 | level |
| Signal strength Share of checks passed | 60% | 100% | ZEC |
| RSI (14) Above 70 is stretched | 55 | 75 | ZEC |
| From 52-week high Closer to zero is nearer the peak | -54.1% | +0.0% | ZEC |
| Hype risk Lower is calmer, not better | 5/100 | 28/100 | XRP |
What the numbers say
19 facts from today's collection
The two are 3.3x apart in market value, XRP ahead with $88.79B versus $26.59B.
Rank 5 for XRP, rank 9 for ZEC — the distance between them is 4 positions.
At $1,566 per coin, ZEC is 1,111x the unit price of XRP at $1.41; market value is the comparable figure.
The deeper market today is XRP with $4.30B of volume; ZEC saw $1.82B.
Turnover tells a different story: ZEC trades 6.8% of its market value each day, the other 4.8%.
Across 24 hours, XRP (+9.1%) outpaced Zcash (+7.9%).
The last seven days left XRP at +3.5% and Zcash at +34.6%.
The last thirty days left XRP at +26.7% and Zcash at +177.7%.
Stretch the window to 90 days and ZEC leads with +231.7% against +21.4%.
Today's trending order puts XRP behind ZEC: 7 against 5.
Zcash shows up on 12 national trending lists today, XRP on 4.
Zcash scores higher on the technical checklist — 100 points against 60.
Momentum (RSI 14) stands at 55 for XRP and 75 for ZEC; above 70 counts as stretched.
Drawdown from the yearly top: XRP -54.1%, ZEC +0.0%.
Against the 200-day average, XRP is above and ZEC is above.
Low hype risk for ZEC (28) sits next to Low for XRP (5).
XRP and ZEC are both listed under Layer 1 chains, which is why this pair exists.
Against their own 20-day averages, volume runs at 1.50x for XRP and 1.12x for ZEC.
Price history behind these numbers: 400 days for XRP, 400 for Zcash.
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 XRP and ZEC is trending today?
Both are on the trending list: XRP at position 7 and ZEC at position 5. Trending on this site measures search and page-view interest in XRP and ZEC, not price direction.
Is XRP bigger than ZEC?
XRP is larger, at $88.79B of market value against $26.59B — 3.3x the size.
What does the daily signal say about XRP and ZEC?
The checklist reads Buy for XRP (60% of checks passed) and Strong buy for ZEC (100%). The checklist is a mechanical count of trend and momentum conditions on XRP and ZEC, not advice.
Which one carries more hype risk?
Zcash scores 28/100 against 5 for XRP. The score behind both the XRP and ZEC figures combines recent price change, turnover, size, days on the list, RSI and exchange coverage.
Does this page say whether to buy XRP or ZEC?
No. Every figure here measures one thing about XRP and ZEC — size, turnover, momentum, trending reach, risk — and the measures often disagree. Nothing on this page is financial advice about XRP, ZEC or any other coin, and none of it forecasts a price.