Frequently Asked Questions

What is the value of ZEC?

ZEC is a market floating digital asset. Its value floats higher and lower based on international market demands for the digital asset. Its total digital asset supply is capped at 21 million.

Up to date ZEC value can be seen at https://messari.io/asset/zcash

What is the ZEC Supply?

Zcash blockchain network has a fixed supply of 21 million ZEC Units. Every 75 seconds, a new block is mined to the Zcash blockchain and a block reward of 3.125 zec comes into circulation. Zcash miners validate transactions.

What is ZEC?

Zec is a digital asset, in the most basic term it is a computer file. Zec is one unit that is created on the Zcash Blockchain Network. It can be transferred to anyone with a zec address. The Zcash blockchain network is not owned by anyone it is a decentralized network operating over the internet.

How do I get ZEC?

You can directly purchase zec from a number of internet exchanges (gemini.com / kraken.com). You can purchase a custom wallet from zecweb.com which comes with zec inside each wallet. You can mine zec with an advanced computer.

What makes ZEC Unique?

ZEC is https for transactions. This means when a user sends and receives zec using a shielded address the sender address and receiver address an amount of zec are encrypted on the public zcash blockchain network.

ZEC has low transaction fees.

Send messages with each shielded transaction.

Zcash blockchain network is not owned by anyone it is a decentralized network.