How to calculate ZEC profit
Take the dollars invested, divide by the buy price to get coins, multiply the coins by the sell price, then subtract the original investment and the fees on both sides. As a worked example at the April 22, 2026 snapshot price of $155.00: investing $1,000 buys 6.451613 ZEC. If ZEC rises 20% to $186.00, the position is worth $1,200. With a 0.1% fee on each side the fees are $2.20, and the net profit is $197.80, a 19.78% return. The calculator above runs the same arithmetic on the live price and on any numbers you enter, including leverage and short positions.
Zcash at a glance
| Token type | Native L1 asset |
|---|---|
| Consensus | Proof of Work (Equihash variant) |
| Launched | October 28, 2016 |
| Developer | Electric Coin Company (ECC), founded by Zooko Wilcox-O'Hearn |
| Privacy model | Optional. Transparent (t-) or shielded (z-) addresses |
| Current shielded protocol | Orchard (activated May 2022 via NU5 upgrade) |
| Block time | ~75 seconds |
| Block reward (Apr 2026) | 1.5625 ZEC (after November 2024 halving) |
Facts from the Zcash brief, which carries the full history, tokenomics and the five-pillar read of what moves ZEC. Open the brief.
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