OKX Confirms Zcash Trading Will Resume
OKX, the largest offshore cryptocurrency exchange serving the Chinese-speaking market, announced that it will list Zcash for spot trading at 20:00 (UTC+8) on November 24, 2025.
This move marks ZEC’s return to one of the most influential exchanges in Asia, after it was previously removed alongside other major privacy-focused assets.
A Reversal From the 2024 Delistings
In early January 2024, OKX delisted three of the most well-known privacy coins:
Monero (XMR)
Zcash (ZEC)
Dash (DASH)
The decision was largely viewed as a response to increasing global regulatory pressure on privacy-enhancing cryptocurrencies. At the time, many exchanges opted to remove assets that could potentially conflict with strict AML and compliance policies.
The decision to reintroduce ZEC suggests a reassessment of risk or an evolution in OKX’s compliance approach.
Why Zcash Is Different
Unlike Monero, Zcash offers optional privacy rather than enforced anonymity. Users can choose between transparent transactions and shielded transactions, which allow for privacy while still giving flexibility for compliance-based use cases.
This optional structure may be one of the key reasons OKX feels comfortable reintroducing the asset compared to other privacy coins.
Zcash also continues to invest in cryptographic innovation through zero-knowledge proofs and privacy-preserving technology.
What This Means for the Asian Market
The relisting of ZEC on OKX could open the door for renewed interest in privacy-oriented assets in Asia. OKX remains a central liquidity hub for retail and professional traders across the region.
Potential implications include:
Increased trading volume for ZEC
Renewed developer attention to privacy tech
Speculation about other privacy coins returning in the future
A signal that regulation and privacy can coexist under certain frameworks
Market participants will closely monitor whether this decision leads to similar actions by other major centralized exchanges.
A Broader Shift in Attitude Toward Privacy
The delistings of 2024 were seen as a significant blow to privacy coins. However, the gradual reintroduction of select assets like Zcash suggests that exchanges are finding new ways to balance compliance with user demand for financial privacy.
It may also reflect a broader realization that privacy features are not inherently criminal, but rather essential tools for digital sovereignty in the evolving Web3 era.
