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title: "Zcash developers plan a fix to keep ZEC swaps private from future quantum computers"
language: en
canonical: "https://whycoinmoves.com/en/events/zcash-920831319c9771"
published: 2026-10-20T05:36:57.000Z
updated: 2026-10-20T07:10:02.000Z
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# Zcash developers plan a fix to keep ZEC swaps private from future quantum computers

Attributed sources: [CoinDesk](<https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/10/19/zcash-developers-plan-a-fix-to-keep-zec-swaps-private-from-future-quantum-computers>)

## Key facts

1 publisher(s) tracked. Independent verification remains incomplete. Routine single-source report; no generated explanation. Read the linked source.
News evidence score: 30/100 from 1 publisher group(s) (CoinDesk); this measures source completeness, not truth or causation.
After site detection, observed returns were 5 minutes: +0.51% (difference from BTC +0.40 pp; 20/10/2026, 13:37 → 20/10/2026, 13:44, UTC+8; OKX · USDT); 1 hour: -0.39% (difference from BTC -0.29 pp; 20/10/2026, 13:37 → 20/10/2026, 14:38, UTC+8; OKX · USDT). Unlisted windows are unavailable.
In the preceding 30 days, the 99th percentile of absolute hourly returns was 4.07% (OKX · USDT; cutoff 20/10/2026, 13:36, UTC+8). This hourly baseline is not directly comparable with a minute move.

## Returns after site detection

| Window | Return | BTC | Difference from BTC | Actual sampled interval (UTC+8) | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 5 minutes | +0.51% | +0.11% | +0.40 pp | 20/10/2026, 13:37 → 20/10/2026, 13:44 | OKX · USDT |
| 1 hour | -0.39% | -0.10% | -0.29 pp | 20/10/2026, 13:37 → 20/10/2026, 14:38 | OKX · USDT |
| 24 hours | — | — | — | — | — |

## Historical hourly baseline

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Ready | true |
| Coverage | 99.9% (719/720) |
| Median absolute hourly return | 0.55% |
| 99th percentile of absolute hourly returns | 4.07% |
| BTC beta | 1.87 |
| Source / cutoff (UTC+8) | OKX · USDT / 20/10/2026, 13:36 |

## Claims and open questions

- No independently verified causal explanation is available.

## Source evidence

- [Zcash developers plan a fix to keep ZEC swaps private from future quantum computers](<https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/10/19/zcash-developers-plan-a-fix-to-keep-zec-swaps-private-from-future-quantum-computers>) — CoinDesk; published 19/10/2026, 13:23; received 20/10/2026, 13:36 (UTC+8).


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- [Full coin archive](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/coins/zcash>)

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Publisher count is not independent evidence count. Price changes cannot verify news or prove causation.