Woken up by the market in the middle of the night, a thought suddenly popped into my head - it's time to trade $ZEC.

Silver hit a historical high today. While watching the news during the day, I wondered how the rise in precious metals could be related to the crypto world? Suddenly, it dawned on me: wait, isn’t ZEC positioned as "digital silver"?

I remember a certain OG in the community saying that the ultimate goal for ZEC is 10,000U per coin. But he never promised that it would break a thousand within the year—those are two different things.

I just came across an archaeological article about Satoshi Nakamoto on social media: since the genesis block was mined in 2009, the old man has held onto his BTC for a full 16 years without touching it. This kind of patience is almost mythical today.

Then I remembered another story. When a certain leading exchange's platform token was just issued, it plummeted from 1 yuan to 0.09, and the founder was almost in tears, desperately asking big investors not to sell off. Back in 2017, who would have believed that this thing could rise to 1000U? And now?

The secret to making money in the crypto world is actually just three words: hold on.

Recently, after two domestic cryptocurrency bigwigs encountered issues one after another, the privacy sector has instead become popular. China is intensifying its crackdown on virtual currencies, while the UK has begun strict investigations into crypto tax evasion... All these signals are saying the same thing: the demand for privacy has not only not disappeared, but has instead been expanding.

Think about those who bought ZEC at a high price of 5000U, watching the price drop to 10U, and then trading sideways in the 10-30U range for several years—how desperate must that be? But if they held on, they have at least recovered 10% now. If they continue to hold, who says ZEC can't return to 5000, or even challenge 10000U? History has proven that reaching 5000 once demonstrates the possibility of it happening a second time.

Looking at $XMR again, despite the continuous regulatory pressure from Europe and the US, the price still reached over 400. What does this indicate? Privacy is a necessity, and the ceiling for this sector is still far away.

There is also $DASH, a dual concept of "digital cash + privacy," targeting the payment sector. Its potential may even surpass that of the payment leader that once clashed with the SEC. The fact that it can still grow against the pressure from giants proves the inevitability of the existence of the privacy track.

So the conclusion is simple: ZEC, which is in a free fall, is still a juicy target.

The short-term goal is to see 1000U, while the long-term target aims at 10000U. If even traditional safe-haven assets like silver can stage a comeback and reach new highs, why can't digital silver ZEC do the same?