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Jack Kubinec

Zcash spikes 30% after Multicoin managing partner says firm bought the token, calls it protection against wealth taxes

A phone with a Zcash logo is held up in front of a computer monitor displaying price information (Credit: Getty Images)

ZEC, the native token of the privacy-focused Zcash network, rose by more than 30% after Multicoin Capital co-founder and managing partner Tushar Jain said the crypto fund had built a “significant position” in ZEC since February.

“Zcash is a return to the cypherpunk ideals crypto was founded on,” Jain wrote on X. “California’s proposed wealth seizures are a warning. As the political trend to seize private wealth continues to grow, people and institutions will increasingly seek private assets to protect themselves.”

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