Zcash vs Litecoin
Live Australian-dollar comparison of Zcash (ZEC) and Litecoin (LTC): price, market cap, performance and 7-day trend.
| Metric | ZEC | LTC |
|---|---|---|
| Price (AUD) | A$718.02▲ | A$80.17 |
| Market cap | A$11.98B▲ | A$6.19B |
| 24h volume | A$540.90M▲ | A$413.49M |
| 24h change | -5.31% | -0.64%▲ |
| 7d change | -15.04% | -0.79%▲ |
| 30d change | +49.11%▲ | +4.36% |
| Rank | 16▲ | 24 |
Zcash vs Litecoin: what the numbers say
At the latest snapshot, 1 ZEC = 8.956218 LTC.
By market capitalisation, Zcash is the larger network — about 1.9× the size of Litecoin in AUD terms. Larger caps generally mean deeper liquidity on Australian exchanges and tighter spreads, while smaller caps can move more sharply on news or thin order books.
Over the past seven days, ZEC is down 15.04% while LTC is down 0.79% — Litecoin has out-performed by 14.25 percentage points. Short-term percentage moves show momentum but say nothing about long-term value.
Australian buyers can trade both Zcash and Litecoin on AUSTRAC-registered exchanges such as CoinSpot, Independent Reserve, Swyftx and Kraken AU. Each disposal — including swapping ZEC for LTC — is a CGT event under ATO guidance, so keep records of the AUD value at the time of every trade.
For a deeper read, open the dedicated Zcash page or Litecoin page.