Grayscale Research argues that financial privacy is moving back into focus as stablecoins and broader blockchain use spread and artificial intelligence creates new ways to monitor financial activity. In a report written by Michael Zhao and translated by Foresight News, the firm says Zcash stands out because it combines a Bitcoin-like monetary design with optional shielded transactions powered by zero-knowledge proofs. The report frames privacy as a core monetary function rather than a niche add-on. It reviews earlier periods when digitized records, the Bank Secrecy Act, internet banking, and the Patriot Act pushed privacy higher on the public agenda, then says the market may be approaching a third wave of attention. In Grayscale’s view, Zcash is one of the few networks designed at the base-layer level to protect sender, receiver, and amount data while still allowing transaction validity to be verified. The network also supports selective disclosure through viewing keys. Grayscale says ZEC accounts for roughly 0.4% of total crypto market capitalization and about 0.6% of the “currency” segment it tracks, despite what it describes as meaningful on-chain usage. As of July 20, shielded transactions made up about 90% of all Zcash transactions, while roughly 4.2 million ZEC, or 25% of circulating supply, sat in the shielded pool. The firm also highlights regulatory, cryptographic, quantum, and execution risks, including the limits of compliance acceptance for shielded transfers and the complexity of future upgrades such as Tachyon and Crosslink.

Grayscale Research argues that financial privacy is moving back into focus as stablecoins and blockchain-based applications spread and artificial intelligence creates new tools for financial surveillance. In its report on Zcash, the firm says privacy should not be treated as a fringe feature of money, but as part of money’s core function. The report frames Zcash as a decentralized digital currency with a Bitcoin-like monetary design and an optional shielded transaction system that can hide sender, receiver, and amount while still allowing the network to verify validity. Grayscale says the market is assigning very little value to privacy today. As of July 2026, it places ZEC’s market capitalization at roughly $8 billion, or about 0.6% of its digital money category, which it says has a combined market value of $1.4 trillion across 15 assets. The report also points to on-chain usage metrics: shielded transactions accounted for about 90% of all Zcash transactions as of July 20, while about 4.2 million ZEC sat in the shielded pool, equal to 25% of circulating supply and a record high. Even so, the firm also flags regulatory, cryptographic, quantum, and execution risks tied to the network’s future development.

Litecoin patched a network vulnerability after an attack forced a 13-block reorganization. Researchers said the fix had been quietly issued in March, leaving some miners on unpatched code and exposed.

The source article says the LTC/BTC ratio has dropped about 48% since early 2024, pushing some Litecoin participants to examine infrastructure models tied to Bitcoin-denominated rewards, including Bitcoin Everlight.

Litecoin said a zero-day flaw in MWEB let outdated mining nodes accept malformed transactions, creating a temporary validation split. The network later carried out a 13-block reorganization and deployed a patch.

Crypto Patel outlines a three-stage path for Litecoin, with targets of $100-$140, then $200-$280 after halving, and $500-$700 in a major bull run. He sees only a 5%-10% chance of LTC reaching $1,000 beyond 2030.

Litecoin rewound 13 blocks after a DoS attack tied to an MWEB flaw. While the foundation said the issue was patched, researchers cited GitHub commits suggesting part of the vulnerability had been fixed privately weeks before the attack.

LTC trades at $53, down 87% from ATH. Analyst Crypto Patel sees $150–$300 by 2026–2028, potentially $400–$600 in strong markets. The $1,000 target requires full institutional embrace and a multi-cycle thesis extending to 2030+.