He argued that promoting a separate privacy coin risks "splitting the vote" when Bitcoin needs unified political and cultural support.
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Bloomberg Senior ETF Analyst Eric Balchunas has warned that Zcash risks undermining Bitcoin at a critical moment, comparing the privacy coin's recent surge to a political spoiler campaign.
Balchunas stated in a post on X that Zcash has "third-party candidate vibes, like Gary Johnson or Jill Stein." He argued that promoting a separate privacy coin risks "splitting the vote" when Bitcoin needs unified political and cultural support.
The comment arrives as debate intensifies between Bitcoin and Zcash advocates. Arman Meguerian, founder and CEO of Timestamp, dismissed suggestions that Bitcoin supporters are pivoting to the privacy coin. "I don't know a single BTC maxi that thinks about Zcash at all," he wrote on X.
Jan3 founder Samson Mow echoed a similar sentiment, claiming that BTC maximalists are "only looking at Zcash to roll our eyes at it." The pushback highlights growing skepticism within the BTC community about Zcash's recent price performance.
Critics accused Zcash advocates of manufacturing hype around the token's rally. Mark Moss, a BTC-focused venture capitalist and educator, posted screenshots of outreach messages from marketing agencies offering paid Zcash collaborations. "Wonder why ZCash is showing up EVERYwhere all of a sudden?" he asked.
Market analyst Rajat Soni warned that recent excitement around Zcash appears designed to "find exit liquidity." He pointed to fabricated headlines claiming Fidelity analysts predicted Zcash reaching $100,000 as evidence of coordinated promotion efforts.
The Winklevoss twins take a contrasting view on the privacy coin's potential. The Gemini founders and early BTC investors recently launched Cypherpunk Tech, the first Zcash-focused treasury company.
They described Zcash as "encrypted Bitcoin" and argued the two cryptocurrencies serve complementary rather than competitive purposes. They stated Bitcoin excels at storing value while Zcash provides superior privacy for transactions. The twins' backing represents significant institutional support for Zcash despite criticism from Bitcoin maximalists about the privacy token potentially diluting support for Bitcoin at a pivotal moment for crypto regulation and adoption.
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