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Zcash Price Falls 11% as $1.79 B Long Positions Liquidated Amid AI and Quantum Threat Concerns

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Zcash’s market value fell 11% to $1.85 billion after $1.79 billion in long positions were liquidated within a 24‑hour period. The sharp decline coincided with growing worries that advances in artificial intelligence and quantum computing could undermine cryptographic security, prompting a broader sell‑off in crypto assets. Following the liquidation, leverage positions in Zcash quickly retracted, and the price drop was part of a wider downturn affecting AI‑related cryptocurrencies. The incident highlights the heightened sensitivity of privacy‑focused coins to both market dynamics and perceived technological vulnerabilities.

Written with AI from the reporting · updated 10/15/2026

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  1. 1Unclassified fact stationOct 15, 00:00recorded Oct 15, 21:20single sourcerevised

    Zcash price drops 11% after leverage build-up

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    Zcash drops 11% amid leverage unwinding and AI encryption concerns

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    Privacy cryptocurrency Zcash fell 11% over the past 24 hours to a market capitalization of $18.5 billion, making it one of the biggest losers of the day. This drop follows a recent "meteoric rise" of 460% from its March lows, leading to a build-up in leverage; $17.9 million worth of Zcash long positions were liquidated in the last 24 hours. Concerns are also rising that AI could break crypto encryption before quantum computers, a warning echoed by Vitalik Buterin and Justin Drake, prompting some to worry about the future of privacy protocols like Zcash, despite Zcash developers aiming for quantum and AI-proofing by January.

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