Zcash announced its new roadmap parallel to its rise.

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

The developer team Electric Coin Company (ECC) will focus on developments such as a temporary address system and hardware wallet compatibility in its new roadmap prepared for the fourth quarter of 2025, to enable users to carry out private transactions more easily. 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 re-synchronization 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 also be part of the roadmap. ECC is focusing on objectives such as “reducing technical debt, increasing privacy, and improving the Zashi user experience” in this quarter.

The demand for privacy-focused cryptocurrencies continues to increase. The updates developed by Zcash are coinciding with the observed growth in the Zcash ecosystem. Zcash has achieved a significant milestone by surpassing Monero (XMR), the leader in the privacy space, in market capitalization. The secret token supply in Zcash’s Orchard protocol has exceeded 4.1 million, setting a new record.

This increase reflects users' preference for anonymous transactions and also raises interest in zero-knowledge proof technology. While ECC aims to expand the network's privacy capacity, it also seeks to provide users with a more secure experience in decentralized off-ramp and swap transactions. As investors continue to monitor the Zcash ecosystem, they should pay attention to how these developments will impact their investment strategies.