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title: "Why did Zcash go up 4.6% on October 21, 2026?"
language: en
canonical: "https://whycoinmoves.com/en/coins/zcash/2026-10-21"
date: 2026-10-21
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# Why did Zcash go up 4.6% on October 21, 2026?

On October 21, 2026 (UTC), ZEC went from about $1,257.13 to $1,315.06 (+4.61%) on OKX · USDT, trading between $1,251.59 and $1,368.72. For the closed-hour 24h window: ZEC moved more than most tracked coins, but within its usual daily range. ZEC rose further than this on 4 of the past 29 days. No ZEC report was published here that day; the cause is unresolved.

- Day open / close: $1,257.13 → $1,315.06 (24 hourly candles, OKX · USDT)
- Day range: $1,251.59 – $1,368.72
- Versus Bitcoin: +4.61% / BTC +1.29%; +1.9 pts left after BTC × its hourly beta 2.10
- Versus the past month: 4 of the past 29 days rose further; Closed-hour 24h move +4.61%, 1.4× its prior 30-day median of 3.4%.
- 30-day range: 22.5% below the high · 25.4% above the low; From hourly highs and lows on the same venue
- Other tracked coins: 4 of 16 moved the same way; 2 moved the other way
- 24h volume: 1.0×; of its prior 30-day daily average

Computed from OKX · USDT hourly candles for the 24 hours to 22/10/2026, 00:00 UTC.

Prices, market readings and reports are shown side by side; timing alone does not show what caused a move.

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