From $200 to $1,500: This Zcash Investor Is Up 650% — and He Says Monero Is Next

The FOMO phenomenon always presents itself in the volatile yet profitable crypto market in two forms. This includes those who profited from strategic investments. The second category includes those who wish they could have made similar moves earlier. Today, an astute investor shared his success in investing in Zcash when it was priced down.

In his podcast, the trader highlighted his success after buying the asset when its value dropped substantially, revealing the significant profits early buyers have since enjoyed.

Zcash investment in 2025

ZEC has come a long way since its rollout in October 2016. With a calculated move, the investor invested $200 in Zcash when prices declined in October 2025 and held through the drop. In the broadcast, the trader admitted ZEC was the right asset and that he was lucky to have accumulated it.

This month, the asset peaked at $1,500, a move that enabled him to earn unrealized gains of over 650% on his holdings. With recent aggressive surges, ZEC is now being compared to Bitcoin, with many crypto traders calling it ‘Bitcoin insurance.’

From lows of $32-$40 in February 2025, ZEC has risen over 4,608%, currently trading at $1,467 on September 21. Based on recent surges, the investor still believes buying the asset now is like buying Bitcoin in 2013, when buyers treated BTC as a mere experiment.

In the last 12 months, the privacy coin has been more than 2796% profitable, performing much better than Bitcoin, which is down 25.6%. The key driver of this growth is that institutional investors treat Zcash just like Bitcoin, as indicated by smart money from prominent financial institutions pouring into the privacy-focused coin.  

Monero is the next crypto to explode

While Zcash continues to show strength backed by Wall Street, the investor also pointed to Monero (XMR) as the next crypto to follow ZEC’s strong performance. As most crypto assets remain stuck in consolidation, Monero already behaves as if the next cycle has started, the trader noted.

XMR, which trades at $568 today, has been up 34.7% over the past month and 90.1% over the past 12 months. This clearly indicates the asset has been strong enough to perform similarly to Zcash, reaffirming its dominance within the privacy narrative.

According to the trader, Monero is the next virtual currency to watch. Historically, crypto assets that outperform BTC during correction phases tend to surge rapidly once Bitcoin restarts its upward movement. This pattern suggests that both Zcash and Monero are in accumulation phases, driven by long-term participants who position themselves ahead of a larger market expansion.