Over the past year Zcash did better: ₹10,000 became ₹2,12,329 in ZEC versus ₹6,327 in ETH. Zcash swings about 2.6× as much on a typical day, and they often move in the same direction, but not always (correlation 0.41).
ET ETH | ZE ZEC | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹255,983 | ₹146,853 |
| Rank | #2 | #9 |
| Market cap | ₹31.24T | ₹2.49T |
| 24h volume | ₹1.43T | ₹95.36B |
| Circulating supply | 122.09M | 16.95M |
| Max supply | No cap | 21.00M |
| Below all-time high | -46% | -52% |
| 24h | 0.89% | 3.24% |
| 7 days | 2.52% | 0.17% |
| ₹10,000 invested | ETH | ZEC |
|---|---|---|
| 1 month ago | ₹11,035 10.35% | ₹18,317 83.17% |
| 3 months ago | ₹16,966 69.66% | ₹38,299 282.99% |
| 6 months ago | ₹12,667 26.67% | ₹61,569 515.69% |
| 1 year ago | ₹6,327 36.73% | ₹2,12,329 2,023.29% |
| 2 years ago | ₹10,035 0.35% | ₹5,26,149 5,161.49% |
| ₹1,000/month SIP, 12 months | ₹13,422 | ₹66,758 |
| Typical daily move | ±1.6% | ±4.2% |
| Deepest fall (1y) | -67% | -72% |
| Worst day (1y) | -14.96% | -25.96% |
Green marks the better figure in each row: more money, smaller swings or a shallower fall.
Over the last 12 months ETH returned -36.73% and ZEC +2,023.29%. Over just the last month the picture is the same: ETH +10.35%, ZEC +83.17%. Short periods can tell a very different story from long ones, which is why picking a coin from last month's chart rarely works.
Zcash moves about ±4.2% on a typical day against ±1.6% for Ethereum. In the past year ETH fell as much as 67% from a peak and ZEC 72%. Bigger swings mean bigger possible gains and bigger possible losses, size your position so a fall like that wouldn't force you to sell.
The correlation of their daily moves over the past year is 0.41 (1 = always together, 0 = unrelated): they often move in the same direction, but not always. That makes holding both a little less risky than holding either alone.
Ethereum is the bigger network, with a market cap about 13× that of Zcash. A lower price per coin doesn't make a coin “cheaper”: what matters is market cap, and how many new coins will still be created (ETH: no fixed cap; ZEC: capped at 21.00M).
Both trade on FIU-registered exchanges. Profit on either is taxed at 30% plus 4% cess, 1% TDS is deducted when you sell, and a loss on one can't be set off against a gain on the other. Guides: how to buy Ethereum · how to buy Zcash · best crypto apps in India.
Zcash. ₹10,000 invested a year ago would be worth ₹2,12,329 in ZEC today, against ₹6,327 in ETH (+2,023.29% vs -36.73%). Past returns do not predict future ones.
By day-to-day swings, Zcash: it moves about ±4.2% on a typical day against ±1.6% for Ethereum, and its deepest fall in the past year was 72% versus 67%.
Ethereum's market cap is about ₹31.24T, roughly 13× Zcash's ₹2.49T. A larger market cap usually means more liquidity, not necessarily higher returns.
We don't give buy or sell advice. The data shows how each has behaved, not what happens next. Many investors hold more than one coin rather than choosing; with a correlation of 0.41, they often move in the same direction, but not always, so holding both spreads less risk than it might seem.
