Zcash announced a new roadmap parallel to its rise.

The Zcash (ZEC) team announced new updates that will strengthen its privacy-focused ecosystem. The token price, which has shown a 1200% increase over the past two months, has generated significant interest among investors. The ZEC price drew attention by rising from around 37.5 dollars in mid-September to 420 dollars.

The developer team Electric Coin Company (ECC) will focus on developments such as a temporary address system and hardware wallet compatibility in their new roadmap prepared for the fourth quarter of 2025, aimed at making it easier for users to carry out private transactions. In this context, the use of ephemeral addresses will be ensured in every ZEC transaction, thereby eliminating the risk of address reuse for users.

Additionally, innovations such as resynchronization support for Keystone hardware wallets, compatibility for Pay-to-Script-Hash (P2SH) multi-signature systems, and multisig wallet integration for the security of developer funds will be part of the roadmap. ECC aims to focus on goals such as “reducing technical debt, increasing privacy, and improving the Zashi user experience” in this quarter.

The demand for privacy-focused cryptocurrencies continues to rise. The updates developed by Zcash are coinciding with the growth observed in the Zcash ecosystem. Zcash has achieved a significant milestone by surpassing Monero (XMR), the leader in the privacy sector, in market capitalization. The secret token supply in Zcash's Orchard protocol has also broken a new record, exceeding 4.1 million units.

This increase highlights users' preferences for anonymous transactions while also raising interest in zero-knowledge proof technology. As ECC expands the network's privacy capacity, they aim for users to have a more secure experience in decentralized off-ramp and swap transactions. While investors continue to monitor the Zcash ecosystem, they should pay attention to how these developments may impact their investment strategies.