@XRPathologist and @ArdiNSC I am a fan of both of your $ZEC analysis. 90 % of the time you are both in agreement.
I wish you two could get along and stop bickering.
Question for both of you. What is your take on the internal upheavals within Electric Coin Company?
See here:
https://t.co/KMODoYj43V
Surely this will impact price one way or another overt the short term and long term. Not a TA question obviously.
Over the past few weeks, it's become clear that the majority of Bootstrap board members (a 501(c)(3) nonprofit created to support Zcash by governing the Electric Coin Company), specifically Zaki Manian, Christina Garman, Alan Fairless, and Michelle Lai (ZCAM), have moved into clear misalignment with the mission of Zcash.
Yesterday, the entire ECC team left after being constructively discharged* by ZCAM. In short, the terms of our employment were changed in ways that made it impossible for us to perform our duties effectively and with integrity.
We're founding a new company, but we're still the same team with the same mission: building unstoppable private money.
Importantly, the Zcash protocol is unaffected. This decision is simply about protecting our team’s work from malicious governance actions that have made it impossible to honor ECC's original mission.
We'll have more soon. Hang tight.
Onward.
* Here's what constructive discharge means:
https://t.co/qT975X8vxm.
How Zcash’s $700 → $300 Crash Mirrors Bitcoin’s 2013–2014 Collapse — Only in Fast-Forward
Zcash’s $ZEC recent correction from roughly $700 down to $300 is the closest structural analogue to Bitcoin’s infamous 2013–2014 crash from $1,200 to $250 — but happening at 5× the speed and setting up an even more explosive rebound.
Here’s the parallel, and why it matters.
1. Both Crashes Followed Parabolic Breakouts From Multi-Year Bases
Bitcoin 2013 → 2014
Broke out from ~$100
Went vertical to ~$1,200
Collapsed 80% to ~$250
Most traders left it for dead
Fundamentals were unchanged
Zcash 2025
Broke out from ~$25–$40 accumulation
Shot to ~$700 in weeks
Pulled back nearly 60% to ~$300
Traders calling it a blow-off top
Fundamentals (upgrades, halo2, orchards, NU6, Zashi) unchanged
Both assets had:
thin supply
reflexive upside
panic-driven retracements
identical “bubble → betrayal → boredom” market psychology
But Zcash is moving through the cycle at warp speed.
2. The Bitcoin Crash Was Driven by Infrastructure Immaturity — Zcash’s Drop Is Driven by Liquidity Compression
Bitcoin’s 2013 collapse was caused largely by:
Mt. Gox failure
lack of liquidity
immature exchanges
early-cycle fear
Zcash’s crash is driven by:
extremely thin float
aggressive leverage unwinding
reflexive algos
rapid liquidity vacuum
ZEC’s actual free float is shrinking, not expanding.
Bitcoin’s float was growing in 2013.
This means:
Zcash’s drawdown is not supply-driven — it’s liquidity-driven.
And liquidity-driven crashes reverse faster than supply-driven crashes.
3. The Rebound Dynamics Are Even More Predictive
Bitcoin after the 2013–2014 crash:
Bottomed near $250
Consolidated
Entered its largest bull cycle ever
Went from $250 → $20,000 in 3.5 years (80×)
Sparked institutional interest
Became global money narrative
The violent crash was the prelude to the super-cycle.
Zcash now:
The same script, but faster:
a supply capped at 21M, same as Bitcoin
a float under extreme structural scarcity
privacy narrative accelerating
Bitcoin ETFs creating regulatory cover
Zashi wallet + Halo2 elevating utility
Zcash turning into the only on-chain privacy primitive with BTC-style finality
Add one more multiplier:
Zcash’s speed of repricing is exponentially faster.
Bitcoin took years to go through the 2013–2015 reset.
Zcash compressed the entire emotional arc into weeks.
When cycles compress, reversals also compress.
4. Reflexive Feedback Loops Are Stronger for Zcash Than 2013 Bitcoin
Bitcoin in 2013 had:
no ETFs
no institutional treasuries
no derivatives infrastructure
no mainstream narrative
no regulatory pathways
Zcash in 2025 has:
a growing base of Bitcoiners discovering privacy
reflexive flows from Bitcoin → Zcash (the 42M dual-cap thesis)
derivatives and leverage removing weak hands faster
exchange liquidity thin enough to create upside air-pockets
a clear “Ethereum-style 2017” moment brewing
When liquidity is thin but demand spikes, vertical candles appear out of nowhere.
This is exactly the environment Bitcoin had right before $250 → $1,000 → $20,000.
5. The Most Important Parallel: Sentiment Capitulation Always Precedes the Expansion Phase
Bitcoin in early 2015:
declared dead
“never coming back”
seen as a failed experiment
fundamentally unchanged
Zcash today:
declared dead “again”
“never going back above $700”
same comments Bitcoin got in 2014
fundamentals vastly stronger than before
Every major crypto asset follows the same three-step cycle:
Undervaluation
Over-enthusiasm
Brutal reset
Parabolic expansion
New global narrative
ZEC has completed steps 1–3 in record time.
Now it is entering the phase Bitcoin entered at $250.
6. The Compression Means the Bounce Will Be More Violent Than Bitcoin’s
Bitcoin 2013–2014 cycle:
Expansion: ~2 years
Collapse: ~1 year
Bottoming: ~9 months
Re-accumulation: ~6 months
Zcash 2025 cycle:
Expansion: 6–8 weeks
Collapse: 10–14 days
Is @RobinhoodApp getting closer to listing $ZEC ?
I see A LOT of people asking them everyday but haven’t heard them respond
Supposedly they listed some cat loves dog meme token but not Zcash?
Yo Robinhood gotta give the people what they want
And the people want ZEC
@xxy54920996@tanoeth This is the treasury address, isn't it? Where is the USD 40 million? I only see USD 16 million
0x4bd1cdAab4254fC43ef6424653cA2375b4C94C0E
https://t.co/xzbK2Llj8n
Check $flower narrative
Dropped 19 years ago as a digital meme coin for peace. Reborn today with og creator's support. He joined a spaces with @FLOWER_SOLANA recently and there are more to come.
Guess who this guy is..
Ian Grigg.
He also invented tech that was foundational for Bitcoin and crypto
And is still actively building and shaping the industry. For over 30 years.
https://t.co/cnZ4u42lAG
I love this new Ian Grigg inspired memecoin $FLOWER. It's peaceful, positive, cryptographically historical,
and of course very horticultural 😍
It's a joy as well to see that @iang_fc is playing along with the whole vibe in the spirit of fun.
CA: EbbwViGo4ku5gsxnUn44u4vbBF111RioirJbJfxopump