HostZEC vs POPCAT — price, size and safety, side by side
ZEC (Solana) vs POPCAT (Solana) — every figure is the freshest dated measurement we hold for that token, never a live-feed guess. Prices stamped 2026-10-17 / 2026-10-17.
ZEC vs POPCAT — normalized performance, 2026-09-08 to 2026-10-17T03:15:24
| ZEC | POPCAT | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.14K | $0.04623 |
| Market cap | $153.76M | $57.25M |
| 24h volume | $70.02M DEX | $483.15K DEX |
| Liquidity | $5.29M | $5.08M |
| FDV | $153.76M | $57.25M |
| Holders | 109,600 | 142,791 |
| Safety grade | A | A |
Where they differ
- ZEC measures ~2.7× the market cap of POPCAT
- ZEC measures ~145× the 24h volume of POPCAT
- over the shared window ZEC moved −1.50% while POPCAT moved −9.58%
What the data says
ZEC
ZEC on Solana is a bridged representation of Zcash — the 2016-born privacy coin whose shielded transactions use zk-SNARKs to hide sender, receiver and amount. The October 6, 2026 snapshot values this deployment at roughly $153.8 million held by 109,600 wallets on mint A7bdiYdS5GjqGFtxf17ppRHtDKPkkRqbKtR27dxvQXaS.
The essential caveat is trust topology: native ZEC's privacy properties live on the Zcash chain; a wrapped unit on Solana inherits whatever the bridge custodies, not what the shielded pool guarantees. Holders here are trading ZEC's price exposure with Solana settlement speed — a different product from holding shielded ZEC itself.
POPCAT
POPCAT turned a 2020 clicking meme into one of Solana's defining cat coins of the 2024 cycle, and unlike most of that cohort it is still here. The October 6, 2026 snapshot reads roughly $57.2 million of market capitalization with 142,791 holders on mint 7GCihgDB8fe6KNjn2MYtkzZcRjQy3t9GHdC8uHYmW2hr.
The contract passes both checks that decide whether a memecoin can hurt you structurally: the mint authority is revoked, so the supply that exists is the supply there will ever be, and the freeze authority is revoked, so a holder can always sell into whatever market exists. That pair is the floor of the 100/100 grade — everything above the floor is market judgment, not contract fact.
FAQ
Which is bigger, ZEC or POPCAT?
By tracked market cap: ZEC (Solana) measures $153.76M and POPCAT (Solana) measures $57.25M — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, ZEC or POPCAT?
On the contract checks we publish: ZEC (Solana) grades A and POPCAT (Solana) grades A. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have ZEC and POPCAT performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-08 and 2026-10-17T03:15:24, the measured snapshots show ZEC at −1.50% and POPCAT at −9.58%.
The grade column is the one CMC's compare page cannot print — our grade is computed from the contract itself (mint/freeze authority, liquidity, holder concentration). Changes are measured over the shared window stated on the chart, 2026-09-08→2026-10-17T03:15:24; a token with fewer measured points measures a shorter span inside it.
Figures are dated on-chain snapshots, not a live feed. Safety grades are structural checks — not investment advice. Free · no signup · a HostDeFi product.