--- title: "Why did Zcash drop 1.4% on October 31, 2026?" language: en canonical: "https://whycoinmoves.com/en/coins/zcash/2026-10-31" date: 2026-10-31 --- # Why did Zcash drop 1.4% on October 31, 2026? On October 31, 2026 (UTC), ZEC went from about $1,269.93 to $1,252.45 (-1.39%) on OKX · USDT, trading between $1,244.89 and $1,297.61. ZEC is within a usual day's range. ZEC fell further than this on 10 of the past 29 days. No ZEC report was collected from the day before to the day after; the cause is unresolved. - Day open / close: $1,269.93 → $1,252.45 (24 hourly candles, OKX · USDT) - Day range: $1,244.89 – $1,297.61 - Versus Bitcoin: -1.39% / BTC +0.29%; 24 hours to Nov 1, 2026, 00:00 UTC; the headline uses the live price. About -2.1 points of the move is its own after allowing for Bitcoin - Versus the past month: 10 of the past 29 days fell further; -1.39% in the 24 hours to Nov 1, 2026, 00:00 UTC, 0.4× a typical day (3.2%). - 30-day range: 11.3% below the high · 19.4% above the low; From hourly highs and lows on the same venue - Other tracked coins: 9 of 24 others also fell 0.5% or more; 9 rose that much - 24h volume: 1.0×; of its prior 30-day daily average Computed from OKX · USDT hourly candles for the 24 hours to Nov 1, 2026, 00:00 UTC. ## ZEC timeline around October 31, 2026 Largest closed hourly move: -2.04%, Oct 31, 2026, 22:00–23:00 (UTC). Prices, market readings and reports are shown side by side; timing alone does not show what caused a move. ## Same-day movers · 2026-10-31 (UTC) - [Akedo (AKE) -21.50%]() - [Lisk (LSK) +19.22%]() - [Lighter (LIT) +13.80%]() - [Morpho (MORPHO) +13.74%]() - [Stacks (STX) +12.81%]() [Zcash (ZEC) price and news]() [Methods and limitations]()