$ZEC and $ICP have being in spotlight for quite some time now, and it's not for the same reasons.
I’ve followed both projects for years, and honestly, this latest run is like déjà vu with a twist.
Zcash is having what I’d call its privacy renaissance.
It completely ignored the broader market and just took off, from $40+ to over $500+ in weeks.
That’s a 10x move in what was supposed to be a quiet quarter.
The roadmap finally feels alive again:
▸ Shielded addresses adoption climbing fast
▸ Hardware wallet upgrades (Zashi wallet coming soon)
▸ Clearer fund governance
Combined with the growing pushback against surveillance-heavy systems, it’s no wonder people are rediscovering ZEC.
Meanwhile, ICP is riding an entirely different wave.
Its “Caffeine” platform, basically an on-chain AI playground, lets anyone build AI tools just by typing natural-language prompts.
It’s not hype anymore; real users are building dashboards, bots, and apps.
And every action burns ICP tokens for storage, giving it an interesting deflationary angle down the line.
ZEC is fighting for privacy.
$ICP is building for creativity.
Different visions, same energy.
