Over the past year Zcash did better: ₹10,000 became ₹2,12,329 in ZEC versus ₹6,555 in LINK. Zcash swings about 2.1× as much on a typical day, and they often move in the same direction, but not always (correlation 0.43).
ZE ZEC | LI LINK | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹146,853 | ₹1,368 |
| Rank | #9 | #13 |
| Market cap | ₹2.49T | ₹1.03T |
| 24h volume | ₹95.36B | ₹83.58B |
| Circulating supply | 16.95M | 748.10M |
| Max supply | 21.00M | 1.00B |
| Below all-time high | -52% | -73% |
| 24h | 3.24% | 1.15% |
| 7 days | 0.17% | 8.72% |
| ₹10,000 invested | ZEC | LINK |
|---|---|---|
| 1 month ago | ₹18,317 83.17% | ₹12,792 27.92% |
| 3 months ago | ₹38,299 282.99% | ₹19,792 97.92% |
| 6 months ago | ₹61,569 515.69% | ₹16,230 62.30% |
| 1 year ago | ₹2,12,329 2,023.29% | ₹6,555 34.45% |
| 2 years ago | ₹5,26,149 5,161.49% | ₹11,437 14.37% |
| ₹1,000/month SIP, 12 months | ₹66,758 | ₹16,340 |
| Typical daily move | ±4.2% | ±2.0% |
| Deepest fall (1y) | -72% | -69% |
| Worst day (1y) | -25.96% | -21.28% |
Green marks the better figure in each row: more money, smaller swings or a shallower fall.
Over the last 12 months ZEC returned +2,023.29% and LINK -34.45%. Over just the last month the picture is the same: ZEC +83.17%, LINK +27.92%. 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 ±2.0% for Chainlink. In the past year ZEC fell as much as 72% from a peak and LINK 69%. 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 0.43 (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.
Zcash is the bigger network, with a market cap about 2.4× that of Chainlink. 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 (ZEC: capped at 21.00M; LINK: capped at 1.00B).
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 Zcash · how to buy Chainlink · best crypto apps in India.
Zcash. ₹10,000 invested a year ago would be worth ₹2,12,329 in ZEC today, against ₹6,555 in LINK (+2,023.29% vs -34.45%). Past returns do not predict future ones.
By day-to-day swings, Zcash: it moves about ±4.2% on a typical day against ±2.0% for Chainlink, and its deepest fall in the past year was 72% versus 69%.
Zcash's market cap is about ₹2.49T, roughly 2.4× Chainlink's ₹1.03T. 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 0.43, they often move in the same direction, but not always, so holding both spreads less risk than it might seem.
