ZEC’s Privacy Gambit: Exec Claims $4K Goal Is Just a 20‑X HODL Fantasy (No, Not a Pyramid Scheme)

Cypherpunk fund manager Will McEvoy crashed Jennifer Sanasie’s podcast and handed Zcash (ZEC) a bullish pep‑talk that would make a DeFi‑savvy meme lord proud. With governments tightening digital surveillance like a bad VPN, he says privacy‑starved users will sprint to Zcash’s Zero‑Knowledge Proofs—the cryptographic cloak that makes it look less like a herd and more like a stealthy ninja in a sea of sheep.

McEvoy dusted off Zcash’s price chart and its tech stack, insisting a $4,000 target isn’t a pipe‑dream but a long‑term possibility. At today’s $220 price, that translates to roughly a 20‑fold upside—enough to fund a hardware‑wallet‑powered moonshot—driven by both institutional money‑lenders and everyday hodlers craving financial invisibility.

He also reminded listeners that Consensus 2026 – the crypto calendar’s biggest block‑party – is set to hit Miami from May 5‑7, where privacy tech will be front‑and‑center and the only thing hotter than