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$ZEC Going long, unstoppable!
"The US-Iran agreement has been reached" confirmed by multiple parties, the crypto market is experiencing a broad rally, with the privacy coin sector leading the charge. While the entire network is still debating the authenticity, the truly smart money has already been aggressively accumulating, with ZEC's 24-hour increase exceeding 8.5% as the best proof. I directly added a heavy position of $400k in long orders around $640, aiming to force a short squeeze!
1. Whales are shorting in reverse, turning into the most delicious fuel for a short squeeze.
"BTC OG insider whale" agent Garrett Jin is currently holding a 3x leveraged short position of 57,460 ZEC, with a nominal value of up to $34.73 million. When the news was confirmed, ZEC was soaring nearly 9% in one day. Geopolitical easing, warmer regulations, institutional accumulation—these three positive factors intertwined into a textbook-level short squeeze trap. Opening heavy short positions at the start of the trend is like putting your neck into a noose; for the bulls, this is simply free fuel.
2. Regulatory sword falls, compliance faucet fully turned on.
The SEC has officially ended its two-year review of the Zcash Foundation, making it clear that no enforcement action will be taken. Grayscale has submitted its first spot ETF application for a privacy coin, which, if approved, will be listed on Nasdaq, directly opening a compliant capital channel on Wall Street. Meanwhile, the CLARITY Act passed the Senate Banking Committee with a 15-9 vote, marking the first time in crypto history to have a clear compliance framework. Institutions lack not bullets but secure channels; now the gates are about to open.
3. Scarcity of supply meets surging demand, the balance heavily inverted.
About 30% of ZEC supply is locked in privacy-shielded addresses, hitting a new all-time high, with extremely limited sell-off chips. Top venture capital firm Multicoin Capital has systematically accumulated ZEC since February, positioning Zcash as a structural necessity asset to counter financial surveillance. The total supply is only 21 million coins, fewer than Bitcoin, yet the lock-up ratio continues to rise.
Resonance of news, regulatory benefits, and institutional buying converge. The $400k is fully locked in, waiting for that $34.73 million short order to be completely squeezed out!