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Winklevoss-Backed Cypherpunk Buys $18M More Zcash, Bringing Holdings to $150M
The digital-asset treasury firm is sitting on a over 100% paper gains following Zcash's recent rally.
Nov 19, 2025, 3:34 p.m.
What to know:
- Cypherpunk Technologies, the digital-asset treasury firm backed by the Winklevoss twins, bought another $18 million of Zcash, bringing its total holdings to 233,644 ZEC.
- ZEC gained more than 10% in the past 24 hours and is up 140% in a month, defying the broader crypto market slump.
Cypherpunk Technologies (CYPH), a digital-asset treasury firm backed by Gemini founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, said it added $18 million worth of Zcash to its balance sheet.
The firm disclosed it purchased 29,869 tokens at an average price of $602.63, boosting its total holdings to 233,644 ZEC, currently worth roughly $150 million. The purchase followed the firm's initial $50 million investment . Together, the firm now controls about 1.43% of Zcash’s total circulating supply.
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Cypherpunk has positioned itself as a digital-asset treasury company focused on what it calls the "censorship-resistant" asset at a time when investor interest in privacy coins appears to be rekindling. Zcash is a privacy-focused cryptocurrency that uses zero-knowledge proofs to shield transaction details.
ZEC surged more than 10% over the past 24 hours to $640, outpacing the market benchmark CoinDesk 5 Index's 1% decline. With the latest gains, the token advanced 140% over the past month while most of the broader crypto market suffered declines.
After Zcash’s rally, the firm is sitting on around 120% in paper gains having an average cost basis of $291 per token.
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