{"id":883851,"date":"2026-01-10T06:12:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T12:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/10\/zcash-price-rebounds-10-after-dip-below-400-amid-developer-turmoil\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T06:12:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T12:12:00","slug":"zcash-price-rebounds-10-after-dip-below-400-amid-developer-turmoil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/10\/zcash-price-rebounds-10-after-dip-below-400-amid-developer-turmoil\/","title":{"rendered":"Zcash price rebounds 10% after dip below $400 amid developer turmoil"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-site=\"CoinJournal\">\n<div data-site=\"CoinJournal\">\n<picture><source  type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"><source  type=\"image\/webp\"><source  type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"><source  type=\"image\/jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/zcash-price-1.png\" alt=\"Zcash Price\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\">\n<\/picture>                            <\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Zcash (ZEC) has staged a notable intraday recovery in the volatile world of privacy-focused cryptocurrencies.<\/li>\n<li>The token pumped following a sharp sell-off triggered by governance uncertainties at the Electric Coin Company (ECC).<\/li>\n<li>ZEC price has rebounded more than 10% in the last 24 hours, up from lows of $396.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The price of Zcash (ZEC), the privacy-focused cryptocurrency that staged a notable surge in 2025, has rebounded from its latest dip under $400 with an impressive 10% uptick in the past 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>Zcash (ZEC)\u00a0 traded around $436 at the time of writing, posting a double-digit recovery after the token dipped to around $396 amid negative ecosystem developments.<\/p>\n<h2>Why did Zcash price dump?<\/h2>\n<p>Notably, the recent price action follows the sharp sell-off triggered by internal governance challenges within the Zcash ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>On January 7, 2026, the development team from the Electric Coin Company (ECC), the primary entity historically responsible for Zcash\u2019s core development, announced mass resignations. The <a href=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/news\/the-dev-company-behind-zcash-plans-to-start-a-new-company-after-split\/\">split<\/a> impacted the ZEC price.<\/p>\n<p>The departure stemmed from a misalignment with the Bootstrap nonprofit board.<\/p>\n<p>Developers cited concerns over shifts away from the project\u2019s original privacy mission as a reason.<\/p>\n<p>But despite the lingering jitters of what turmoil for Zcash developer Electric Coin Company could mean for the privacy coin, the swift reversal suggests investor interest remains high.<\/p>\n<h2>Zcash price recovers 10%, can bulls go higher?<\/h2>\n<p>News around Zcash prompted panic selling, driving ZEC to an intraday low near $389 on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Losses helped wipe out a significant portion of the privacy coin\u2019s market value, with bulls under threat as bears threatened the psychologically important $400 level.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_357194\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-357194\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-source=\"CoinJournal\" src=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/zcash-zec-chart.png\" alt=\"Zcash Price Chart\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-357194\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coinmarketcap.com\/currencies\/zcash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zcash price chart<\/a> by CoinMarketCap<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to data from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coinglass.com\/currencies\/ZEC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coinglass<\/a>, uncertainty saw more traders lean bearish.<\/p>\n<p>However, buyers have quickly stepped in, absorbing the selling pressure.<\/p>\n<p>The movement has seen 24-hour liquidations increase to over $7.95 million. Among these, over $6.20 are in short positions, while over $1.75 are long positions.<\/p>\n<p>This double-digit recovery highlights the bulls\u2019 resilience as fresh demand emerges for the privacy coin.<\/p>\n<p>Significantly, the Zcash Foundation has emphasized that the protocol remains decentralized, open-source, and unaffected by the organizational changes.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In light of recent developments <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ElectricCoinCo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ElectricCoinCo<\/a>, Zcash Foundation would like to reaffirm several key facts about the Zcash network and our enduring role in the ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Zcash Foundation \ud83d\udee1\ufe0f (@ZcashFoundation) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZcashFoundation\/status\/2009321845963506160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The developer split, while disruptive in the short term, has not crashed Zcash bulls.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe recognize that moments of transition within the ecosystem can create uncertainty. However, at moments like this it is important to understand this distinction: distinguish between organizational shifts and the health of the network. The Zcash network is fundamentally independent of any single organization, board or corporate entity,\u201d the foundation noted via X.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Given the outlook, could the ZEC price edge higher?<\/p>\n<p>Short-term, the key for bulls would be to stay above $400. A close above $450 and a retest of $500 will be a huge step. If not, a reset to the support around $313 is possible, and near-term reload zones will be at $220.<\/p>\n<div>\n<hr>\n<h6>Share this article<\/h6>\n<hr>\n<h6>Categories<\/h6>\n<hr>\n<h6>Tags<\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/news\/zcash-price-rebounds-10-after-dip-below-400-amid-developer-turmoil\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Benson Toti<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zcash (ZEC) has staged a notable intraday recovery in the volatile world of privacy-focused cryptocurrencies. The token pumped following a sharp sell-off triggered by governance uncertainties at the Electric Coin Company (ECC). ZEC price has rebounded more than 10% in the last 24 hours, up from lows of $396. The price of Zcash (ZEC), the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":883852,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4759,97350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-883851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-price","category-zcash"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/883851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=883851"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/883851\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/883852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=883851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=883851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=883851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}