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BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes predicted Zcash will surpass Ripple’s XRP, while Arkham Intelligence said he’s dumping Ethereum and other cryptos.
In a series of posts on X, Hayes declared “$ZEC &gt; $XRP” and said its chart is “just so stronk I aped more.” His promotion of the crypto comes amid a parabolic rally for the privacy coin despite a broader market slump .
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 This chart is just so stronk I aped more.<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24ZEC&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$ZEC</a> &gt; <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24XRP&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$XRP</a> <a href="https://t.co/2l0u1I8n7R" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">pic.twitter.com/2l0u1I8n7R</a>
 — Arthur Hayes (@CryptoHayes) <a href="https://twitter.com/CryptoHayes/status/1989511767979065364?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">November 15, 2025</a>
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<h2 id="all-hayes-wants-for-christmas-is-zec">All Hayes Wants For Christmas Is ZEC</h2>
In a follow-up X post, Hayes <a href="https://x.com/CryptoHayes/status/1989890860398645400" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">said</a> that all he wants for Christmas is ZEC.&nbsp;
Zcash is currently the 12th-largest crypto with a market capitalization of $11.014 billion. XRP is ranked fourth with a market cap that exceeds $135.78 billion.
Hayes’s interest in ZEC comes amid a soaring rally for the altcoin in recent weeks. The privacy coin has surged more than 22% in the past week, 217% in the last month and 1,628% in the 12 months.
Despite Hayes’ comments, it’s tumbled 4% in the past 24 hours to trade at $672.77 as of 2:04 a.m. EST, according to CoinMarketCap.&nbsp;
<img src="https://insidebitcoins.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Screenshot-2025-11-16-080435-300x182.png" alt="ZEC price" width="888" height="539">ZEC price (Source: <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/zcash/" rel="noopener noreferrer">CoinMarketCap</a>)&nbsp;
Earlier this week, Hayes <a href="https://x.com/CryptoHayes/status/1989259504467497124" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">predicted</a> that the ZEC/BTC pair will soar to 0.2, from $0.00714 currently, according to TradingView <a href="https://www.tradingview.com/x/Az8nqN9v/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">data</a>. If his prediction plays out, ZEC would gain around 2,701% against the leading crypto.&nbsp;
Recently, Hayes has also urged investors who hold ZEC on centralized exchanges to withdraw their crypto into self-custodial wallets “and shield it.”&nbsp;
<h2 id="span-style-font-weight-400-hayes-dumps-other-cryptos-span">Hayes Dumps Other Cryptos</h2>
While Hayes may be bullish on ZEC, the crypto mogul appears to have trimmed many holdings in other digital assets amid the recent market downturn.
In an X post earlier today, on-chain analytics firm Lookonchain, citing data from Arkham Intelligence, said Hayes “is dumping his bags heavily.”
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 Arthur Hayes(<a href="https://twitter.com/CryptoHayes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@CryptoHayes</a>) is dumping his bags heavily.
 He just sold 260 <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24ETH&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$ETH</a>($820K), 2.4M <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24ENA&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$ENA</a>($651K), 640K <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24LDO&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$LDO</a>($480K), 1,630 <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24AAVE&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$AAVE</a>($289K) and 28,670 <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24UNI&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$UNI</a>($209K).<a href="https://t.co/Y9pQIJy4fa" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://t.co/Y9pQIJy4fa</a> <a href="https://t.co/HQy88Wf1YR" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">pic.twitter.com/HQy88Wf1YR</a>
 — Lookonchain (@lookonchain) <a href="https://twitter.com/lookonchain/status/1989892716264919525?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">November 16, 2025</a>
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According to the post, Hayes sold 260 ETH worth $820K, 2.4 million ENA valued at $651K, 640K LDO worth $480K, 1,630 AAVE valued at $289K, and 28,670 UNI worth $209K.
ETH, UNI, and AAVE gained 1%, 3%, and 0.5%, respectively in the last 24 hours. Conversely, ENA and LDO dropped over 1% and 0.4%.&nbsp;
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BitMEX Co-Founder Arthur Hayes Predicts ZEC Will Surpass XRP, Dumps ETH, ENA, LDO, AAVE, UNI

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