ZEC Outperformance Mystery: Why Zcash Rallies While Privacy Coins Struggle in Crypto Bear Market

During the current bear market, Zcash (ZEC) has demonstrated unexpected strength while competing privacy coins like Monero struggle. This outperformance puzzles analysts given Monero’s technically superior privacy architecture and longer track record. ZEC’s relative strength reflects exchange accessibility, regulatory clarity, and institutional adoption potential rather than pure technical merit.