Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes is back to shilling, and his eyes are still on Zcash predicting it could hit $1,000 as its first major upside milestone.

Since Hayes floated the call in December, the Zcash price has risen by roughly 40%, nearly 14% over the past month, and more than 700% year over year, placing it among the strongest large-cap performers in crypto.

I’m a bit bummed out not being in the group chat with Arthur Hayes, gainzy and the Winklevoss twins where they planned the whole Zcash campaign.

But this does seem to be the start of something great for Zcash. Here’s what you need to know, plus a brand new Bitcoin-based presale that is ending soon.

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Arthur Hayes: What’s Next For Zcash Price?

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What gives Arthur Haye’s call teeth is the Zcash structure heading into 2026. On-chain data shows roughly 30% of Zcash’s circulating supply is now sitting in shielded addresses, and that has only increased despite volatile price action.

Institutional interest has also crept in quietly. Grayscale launched a dedicated Zcash investment product in late 2025, and filings point to additional entities accumulating with long-term intent.

(Source: ZEC Pool)

Hayes has highlighted Zcash’s late-2025 halving as a supply inflection point, reducing issuance just as demand narratives fire up.

Honestly speaking, the sole risk heading into 2026 is regulatory pressure on privacy coins. A coordinated crackdown or major exchange delisting wave could compress liquidity overnight and send prices back toward the low hundreds.

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Liquidity itself is already constrained on regulated venues, pushing activity toward decentralized markets where thinner books can amplify volatility.

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New Meme Coin Bitcoin Hyper Could Be the Next Big Scaling Solution

While Zcash is pumping nicely into 2026, Bitcoin Hyper is starting to surface as a serious 2026 trade, built on an SVM-based scaling layer that bolts fast smart contracts onto Bitcoin without touching its security model.

Development has accelerated into the year-end, and market rumors are tightening around the BTC launch window.

The upshot for HYPER is that by lowering fees and improving scalability, it opens the door to broader participation, including meme coin trading and more flexible payments. Its presale has already topped $28.5 Mn, indicating strong early demand.

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By opening Bitcoin to DeFi, gaming, and tokenized real-world assets, HYPER broadens use cases and trims the circulating supply, two factors that can favor price.

Bitcoin Hyper is closing in on $30 Mn raised, with less than a day to go before its $0.013505 token round ends. If risk on returns crypto presales like Bitcoin Hyper are looking to lead the way.

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Key Takeaways

  • Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes is back to shilling, and his eyes are still on Zcash predicting it could hit $1,000.
  • Usage on the Bitcoin Hyper network keeps rising, and the team insists the tokens are fuel, not exit liquidity.

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