Cake Wallet Integrates Zcash Shielded Addresses and NEAR Intents Swaps

Cake Wallet Integrates Zcash with Shielded Transactions

  • Cake Wallet, a multichain crypto hot wallet, has added support for shielded Zcash with features enhancing privacy.
  • Zcash integration includes autoshielding, rotating transparent addresses, background sync, and passphrase wallets.
  • The wallet also supports NEAR Intents-powered swaps, enabling cross-chain transactions privately and efficiently.
  • Seth for Privacy, Cake Wallet VP, emphasized the importance of providing top-tier privacy for Zcash users.
  • Monero remains a leader in privacy coins by transaction volume and market position, currently ranking 11th on CoinMarketCap with a $13.21 billion capitalization, trading at $716.
  • Zcash ranks 17th with a $6.9 billion market cap, trading at $418.
  • Zcash's popularity coincides with governance disputes within its community.

Crypto market cap ranks 10th to 18th and data as of Jan. 15, 2026 | Source: CoinMarketCap