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Zcash (ZEC) vs Hyperliquid (HYPE): Battle for Crypto Market's Top 10

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Two assets are fighting for the bottom of the top-10 list right now. Hyperliquid (HYPE) sits 9th with a market cap of $19.78 billion, while Zcash (ZEC) holds 10th place at $19.22 billion. The gap between them is only about $560 million, so a small move can change their places. HYPE trades at $77.90 and has dropped 5.16% over the last week . ZEC trades at $1,135.89, down 4.50% in the same period. Both coins are weaker than Bitcoin, which lost 2.23%, but they are holding up better than Ethereum, which fell 4.66%. Trading volume favors ZEC at $715.21 million over HYPE at $541.44 million, which indicates strong interest in the privacy coin . On the chart, Hyperliquid peaked near $98 in late September and has been sliding since.

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