ZEC · history since 2017
Zcash Price History and Returns by Year
3,263 observations from Nov 9, 2017 to Oct 15, 2026. Daily observations.
+314.19% since Nov 9, 2017
Nov 9, 2017 → Oct 15, 2026High 1,650.46Low 18.35
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Daily observations.3,263 observations, simplified for display.History from Nov 9, 2017.
Records
All-time high
$1,650.46
Sep 26, 2026
All-time low
$18.29
Jul 5, 2024
Latest
$1,085.18
−34.25% vs high
Since first record
+314.19%
+17.25% per year
Best year
2025 · +813.23%
Worst year
2018 · −88.81%
Deepest drawdown
−97.92%
Jan 7, 2018 → Jul 5, 2024, recovered Sep 3, 2026
Current drawdown
−34.25%
from the running peak
By decade
| Decade | Start | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 27.63 | 1,085.18 | +3,828.07% |
Worst calendar years
- 2018−88.81%
- 2022−74.52%
- 2019−51.14%
Every year
| Year | Start | End | Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026YTD | 512.56 | 1,085.18 | +111.72% |
| 2025 | 56.13 | 512.56 | +813.23% |
| 2024 | 26.90 | 56.13 | +108.61% |
| 2023 | 37.34 | 26.90 | −27.96% |
| 2022 | 146.56 | 37.34 | −74.52% |
| 2021 | 63.99 | 146.56 | +129.04% |
| 2020 | 27.63 | 63.99 | +131.62% |
| 2019 | 56.54 | 27.63 | −51.14% |
| 2018 | 505.51 | 56.54 | −88.81% |
| 2017partial | 262.00 | 505.51 | +92.94% |
Zcash history: common questions
- What was Zcash's best year?
- Among the complete calendar years on record (2018–2025), Zcash's best was 2025, when it rose 813.2% in USD, from $56.13 to $512.56.
- What was Zcash's worst year?
- Its worst complete calendar year was 2018: it fell 88.8%, from $505.51 to $56.54.
- How did Zcash perform in 2025?
- Zcash rose 813.2% in 2025, from $56.13 at the end of 2024 to $512.56 at the end of 2025 (daily closes at midnight UTC).
- How did Zcash perform in 2024?
- Zcash rose 108.6% in 2024, from $26.90 at the end of 2023 to $56.13 at the end of 2024 (daily closes at midnight UTC).
- What would $1,000 invested in Zcash be worth today?
- $1,000 invested at the first daily close on record ($262.00 on Nov 9, 2017) would have been worth about $4,142 on Oct 15, 2026, a compound annual return of +17.2%. This ignores trading fees, spreads and taxes, and past performance does not predict future returns.
Sources for this history
| Source | Data type | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Yahoo Financepublic market dataZcash daily close (Yahoo Finance) | Daily referencedaily | Nov 9, 2017 – Oct 15, 20263,256 observations |
Price history is stored as published for reproducibility. The current quote is refreshed every 15 seconds from the live feed and labelled with its sources and observation time.
Current quote
- Type: Daily reference
- Consensus: Single source from one source
- Primary source: Yahoo Finance
- Observed: Oct 15, 2026
History
From Nov 9, 2017. 3,263 daily points.
Attribution
- Index and ETF prices: Yahoo Finance, cross-checked with CNBC