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title: "Why did Zcash move on October 28, 2026?"
language: en
canonical: "https://whycoinmoves.com/en/coins/zcash/2026-10-28"
date: 2026-10-28
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# Why did Zcash move on October 28, 2026?

On October 28, 2026 (UTC), ZEC went from about $1,309.41 to $1,311.22 (+0.08%) on OKX · USDT, trading between $1,264.00 and $1,330.35. ZEC is within a usual day's range. ZEC rose further than this on 17 of the past 29 days. 3 ZEC reports are on the timeline below: 3 published before the largest hourly move and 0 during or after it. Timing alone does not show what caused the move.

- Day open / close: $1,309.41 → $1,311.22 (24 hourly candles, OKX · USDT)
- Day range: $1,264.00 – $1,330.35
- Versus the past month: 17 of the past 29 days rose further; +0.08% in the 24 hours to Oct 29, 2026, 00:00 UTC, \<0.1× a typical day (3.2%).
- 30-day range: 12.3% below the high · 25.1% above the low; From hourly highs and lows on the same venue
- Other tracked coins: 16 of 21 others also rose 0.0% or more; 5 fell that much
- 24h volume: 1.0×; of its prior 30-day daily average

Computed from OKX · USDT hourly candles for the 24 hours to Oct 29, 2026, 00:00 UTC.

## ZEC timeline around October 28, 2026

Largest closed hourly move: -1.41%, Oct 28, 2026, 12:00–13:00 (UTC).

- Oct 27, 2026, 06:14 UTC (before the largest hourly move): [Zcash co-founder proposes halting automatic grants funding as committee treasury tops $125 million](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/events/zcash-zcash-co-founder-proposes-ending-b12f4b233aab3d>) · CoinDesk — Zcash co-founder Sean Bowe published a draft proposal to end automatic funding for the network's community grants program, according to CoinDesk, which reported that the redirect would send the committee's remaining 8% share of newly…
- Oct 28, 2026, 04:15 UTC (before the largest hourly move): [Zcash jumps 8% to about $1,320 as bitcoin nears $81,000 ahead of Fed decision](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/events/zcash-bitcoin-nears-81-000-ahead-296a21b4ef74db>) · CoinDesk — CoinDesk reported that ZEC led major cryptocurrencies with an 8% jump to about $1,320, moving back above $1,300 after Monday's selloff.
- Oct 28, 2026, 11:24 UTC (before the largest hourly move): [Euronext halts CoinShares Zcash ETP ahead of debut over settlement concerns](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/events/zcash-settlement-concerns-prompt-euronext-halt-84e55e54791ecc>) · Cointelegraph — Euronext suspended CoinShares' Zcash ETP before its debut, a Euronext spokesperson told Cointelegraph, citing "operational settlement requirements." The halt remains in place until settlement operations are supported by the CSD, the…

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

## Same-day movers · 2026-10-28 (UTC)

- [MEET48 (IDOL) +70.50%](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/coins/meet48/2026-10-28>)
- [Initia (INIT) +35.04%](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/coins/initia/2026-10-28>)
- [Quack AI (Q) +30.19%](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/coins/quack-ai/2026-10-28>)
- [Anoma (XAN) +18.71%](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/coins/anoma/2026-10-28>)
- [Pepe (PEPE) +9.37%](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/coins/pepe/2026-10-28>)

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