Zcash (ZEC) has crossed the $500 mark and has not performed as well since 2018, as interest in its derivatives market is at an all-time high. The emergence of the privacy-centric cryptocurrency is the symptom of the revived interest in digital assets with a strong emphasis on anonymity and decentralized value transfer. The market data show that the open interest of ZEC in futures has increased to historic highs, and the overall positions have exceeded 770 million. This spike is an indicator of more traders and liquidity in major exchanges. Simultaneously, Zcash market capitalization has surpassed the $8 billion threshold, which has seen it overtake a number of other mid-cap peers. More than 30 percent of the total supply of ZEC is now tied up in shielded addresses - a capability that restricts the circulation of visible supply and contributes to increasing prices. EVERYONE WANTS THE NEXT BITCOIN! 🤔 But while the market stared at $BTC , $ZEC quietly exploded +1,200% in just 90 days, b...