What was Zcash's best and worst year?

Zcash's best full calendar year in our data was 2025, with +810%, and its worst was 2022, with −75%. Years are measured from the last close of the year before to the last close of that year.

What is the best month to buy Zcash?

By average return, October has been the strongest month for Zcash (+107%, up in 4 of 5 years) and June the weakest (−22%). With only 5 to 6 years of data per month and a few large bull and bear swings behind them, this describes the past and does not predict the next year.

How much would $1,000 in Zcash be worth today?

Bought at the close on 1 January 2021 ($56.60), $1,000 of Zcash would be worth $23,292 at the October 4, 2026 close, +2,229%. Bought on 1 January 2023 instead, it would be worth $35,439 (+3,444%). The start date decides almost everything.

How far is Zcash from its high?

Zcash's highest daily close in our data was $1,653.12 on September 26, 2026. The latest close, $1,318.32 on October 4, 2026, is −20% from it, 8 days after the high. The deepest fall from a peak was −94%.

Where does this price history come from?

Daily closing prices of the ZEC/USDT pair on Binance, from January 1, 2021. Returns are price changes only: they leave out fees, taxes and anything earned from staking. Months and years that are still in progress, or that start part-way through our data, are shown but not counted in the statistics.

Zcash price history: returns by year and month

Since January 1, 2021, Zcash has gone from $56.60 to $1,318.32 (+2,229%). It closed 3 of 5 full calendar years higher; the best was 2025 (+810%) and the worst 2022 (−75%). Its deepest fall was −94%, from May 7, 2021 to July 5, 2024.

Latest close: $1,318.32
Highest close: $1,653.12
From the high: −20%
Deepest fall: −94%
Years up: 3 of 5
Months up: 34 of 69
Best day: +62%
Worst day: −43%

Hover or tap any figure, row or cell on this page for the detail behind it.

Zcash price, daily closes

Log scale: equal distances are equal percentage moves

Zcash returns by year

Each year runs from the last close of the year before to the last close of that year. Bar lengths use a square-root scale so one very large year does not flatten the others.

Year	Return	Bar, down to the left and up to the right
2021	+159%
2022	−75%
2023	−28%
2024	+109%
2025	+810%
2026year to date	+157%

Zcash monthly returns

Percent change from the end of the previous month. Italic cells are a month in progress or one that starts part-way through our data; they are left out of the statistics below.

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
2021	+51	+30	+42	+55	−34	−19	−15	+29	−26	+56	+32	−33	+159%
2022	−35	+26	+50	−36	−18	−42	+18	−7.1	−7.2	−5.4	−17	−14	−75%
2023	+21	−4.9	−10.0	−2.8	−14	+5.1	−10	−18	+8.7	+5.2	+4.3	−8.9	−28%
2024	−19	+29	+9.1	−30	+26	−22	+60	−4.2	−14	+33	+61	−5.0	+109%
2025	−23	−13	+4.7	−8.3	+39	−24	−3.4	+9.4	+84	+444	+5.8	+20	+810%
2026	−41	−27	+13	+41	+62	−30	+15	+85	+70	−8.3	·	·	+157%

Seasonality: how each calendar month has gone

All complete months grouped by month of the year, from January 1, 2021. Months with fewer than 4 years of data are left out.

Month	Average	Median	Closed up	Best	Worst
January	−7.7%	−21%	2 of 6	+51% 2021	−41% 2026
February	+6.5%	+10%	3 of 6	+30% 2021	−27% 2026
March	+18%	+11%	5 of 6	+50% 2022	−10.0% 2023
April	+3.2%	−5.6%	2 of 6	+55% 2021	−36% 2022
May	+10%	+6.0%	3 of 6	+62% 2026	−34% 2021
June	−22%	−23%	1 of 6	+5.1% 2023	−42% 2022
July	+11%	+5.6%	3 of 6	+60% 2024	−15% 2021
August	+16%	+2.6%	3 of 6	+85% 2026	−18% 2023
September	+19%	+0.8%	3 of 6	+84% 2025	−26% 2021
October	+107%	+33%	4 of 5	+444% 2025	−5.4% 2022
November	+17%	+5.8%	4 of 5	+61% 2024	−17% 2022
December	−8.3%	−8.9%	1 of 5	+20% 2025	−33% 2021

On average, October has been Zcash's strongest month (+107% on average, up in 4 of 5 years) and June the weakest (−22% on average, up in 1 of 6).

For April the average and the median point opposite ways, which means one or two huge moves decide the average. The median, the typical month, is the safer guide there.

March, October and November closed higher in at least three years out of four, but with only 5 to 6 years of data per month that is a pattern in a handful of years, not a rule.

Read this as history, not a forecast. Each month has at most 6 years of data behind it, from a few market cycles, and seasonality that held in those years has often vanished in the next.

What $1,000 in Zcash would be worth today

One purchase at the first close of each year, valued at the latest close. For regular purchases instead of one, use the Zcash DCA calculator.

Bought on	Zcash price	$1,000 is now	Return
1 Jan 2021	$56.60	$23,292	+2,229%
1 Jan 2022	$150.30	$8,771	+777%
1 Jan 2023	$37.20	$35,439	+3,444%
1 Jan 2024	$27.78	$47,456	+4,646%
1 Jan 2025	$58.22	$22,644	+2,164%
1 Jan 2026	$526.06	$2,506	+151%

Valued at the October 4, 2026 close. A single purchase, no fees. Hover or tap a row to see the lowest point it passed through.

Questions

What was Zcash's best and worst year?: Zcash's best full calendar year in our data was 2025, with +810%, and its worst was 2022, with −75%. Years are measured from the last close of the year before to the last close of that year.
What is the best month to buy Zcash?: By average return, October has been the strongest month for Zcash (+107%, up in 4 of 5 years) and June the weakest (−22%). With only 5 to 6 years of data per month and a few large bull and bear swings behind them, this describes the past and does not predict the next year.
How much would $1,000 in Zcash be worth today?: Bought at the close on 1 January 2021 ($56.60), $1,000 of Zcash would be worth $23,292 at the October 4, 2026 close, +2,229%. Bought on 1 January 2023 instead, it would be worth $35,439 (+3,444%). The start date decides almost everything.
How far is Zcash from its high?: Zcash's highest daily close in our data was $1,653.12 on September 26, 2026. The latest close, $1,318.32 on October 4, 2026, is −20% from it, 8 days after the high. The deepest fall from a peak was −94%.
Where does this price history come from?: Daily closing prices of the ZEC/USDT pair on Binance, from January 1, 2021. Returns are price changes only: they leave out fees, taxes and anything earned from staking. Months and years that are still in progress, or that start part-way through our data, are shown but not counted in the statistics.

Price history of other coins

Disclaimer: This page is educational and does not constitute financial advice. It describes past price moves from daily closes on Binance and leaves out fees, taxes and staking rewards. Past performance does not predict future results. Cryptocurrency prices are volatile; never invest more than you can afford to lose.