Zcash is a privacy focused proof-of-work cash economy whose value depends on practical shielded payments. ZEC pays fees and mining rewards; the report describes NU6.1 subsidy shares of 80% for miners, 8% for ZCG and 12% for a coinholder controlled fund. Sustainability requires real privacy adoption, resilient mining security and accountable development funding as subsidies decline.
Investment View
Zcash must turn shielded payment capability into routine usage while maintaining mining security and transparent development funding through subsidy reductions.
Zcash scores 72.0 out of 100 as a privacy-focused UTXO Layer 1 entering early maturity. The score is grounded in zk-SNARK shielded payments, NU6 and NU6.1 funding reform, ZCG and Lockbox governance, zcashd and Zebra continuity, and shielded supply near 30 percent. Maturity depends on shielded wallet UX, coinholder funding, exchange access and lower mining pool concentration.
Investment View
Assess Zcash through shielded supply adoption, NU6.1 funding governance, wallet usability, exchange access and mining pool concentration.