Zcash 🛡️ (@Zcash) — Twitter Score 118 out of 1000

Zcash is a privacy-focused cryptocurrency that uses zero-knowledge proofs to enable shielded transactions, founded by Zooko Wilcox-O'Hearn. Zcash's Twitter Score is 118 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of October 2026, ranking #5,675 (top 5%) among 493,668 tracked accounts.

Zcash was conceived by scientists at MIT, Johns Hopkins, and other academic institutions. It is affiliated with Electric Coin Company, the Zcash Foundation, and Zcash Community Grants. Previously, Zcash operated under the entity Zerocoin Electric Coin Company, which raised $715,000 from angel investors including Naval Ravikant, Barry Silbert, and Roger Ver.

Zcash has been the subject of several notable events. In 2022, Edward Snowden revealed he had participated in the Zcash creation ceremony under the pseudonym John Dobbertin. In September 2023, Coinbase reported that ViaBTC controlled over 51% of the Zcash hash rate and placed Zcash markets into limit-only mode due to 51% attack concerns. In June 2026, a critical vulnerability in the Orchard pool was discovered that could have allowed counterfeit ZEC creation, with Shielded Labs reporting it was working on a system update.

Zcash has published 4,145 posts on the platform and has 85,300 followers as of October 2026. Zcash has been mentioned by 1,217 accounts, with 3,068 total mentions. Zcash's portfolio includes Agoric and Starknet.

Who follows Zcash on X?

The accounts that follow Zcash include 423 founders, 89 angel investors, 323 influencers and 3 VCs. Among them are Chris Burniske, Mert, Luca Netz, H.E. Justin Sun, Tyler Winklevoss and Farokh.