Grayscale files amended Zcash ETF registration as ZEC climbs 2%

ZEC climbed 2% to $510.70 after Grayscale filed amendment no. 4 to its S-3 registration for a spot Zcash ETF on NYSE Arca.

The amendment, submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, advances the conversion of the Grayscale Zcash Trust into a spot exchange-traded fund, according to the registration statement. Grayscale plans to list shares under the ticker ZCSH and has not disclosed a management fee or waiver for what would be the first spot ETF tracking a privacy coin.

A notable change from the prior filing concerns share creation and redemption. The Grayscale Zcash ETF will process creations and redemptions primarily through cash orders, with in-kind creation still available but in-kind redemptions no longer permitted. The filing also shows the sponsor is in discussions with DCG International Investments Ltd, a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of parent Digital Currency Group, over a potential contribution of 200,000 ZEC tokens in exchange for shares through an authorized participant. Those talks are non-binding.

ZEC traded between $500.47 and $514.03 over the past 24 hours, with volume down 16% despite the filing. The token holds above its 50-day simple moving average, with analysts pegging $520 as local resistance after the Ironwood upgrade and $550 as the next major hurdle. CoinGlass data showed mixed derivatives positioning: total ZEC futures open interest rose 1%, with open interest on Binance down 3.90% on profit-taking while climbing almost 9% on Hyperliquid, 3.40% on OKX and 2.18% on KuCoin.

If approved, a spot Zcash ETF would give institutional investors regulated exposure to ZEC, potentially deepening liquidity and supporting further price gains. The filing also extends the crypto ETF wave into privacy-focused assets, a category regulators have historically treated with caution. SEC review and NYSE Arca listing procedures remain pending, with no timeline disclosed.

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