Grayscale: Zcash Privacy Features Could Become Essential in AI Era, Value May Increase 9-Fold if Market Share Reaches 5%

August 21 news, Grayscale released a Zcash research report stating that as AI development brings new means of financial surveillance, Zcash's privacy features could become a necessary function in the AI era. Zcash enables shielded transactions through zero-knowledge proofs, hiding senders, receivers, and amounts, offering cash-like privacy attributes. Currently, Zcash shielded transactions account for approximately 90% of transaction volume, with shielded supply at about 4.2 million ZEC (25% of circulating supply). Grayscale noted that Zcash's market cap is approximately $8 billion, accounting for only 0.6% of its classified "monetary crypto assets" sector (total market cap of $1.4 trillion). If this sector's share reaches 5%, ZEC's value would be 9 times its current level.