One of the more interesting
@Zcash experiments is happening on
@solana.
@kamino now lets users bring
$ZEC into an isolated lending market, curated by
@AllezLabs, and borrow against it in
$USDC.
And people are already using it.
Almost 850 ZEC, worth roughly $1M, has entered the market within the first couple of days, a decent early sign of demand.
So far, the numbers show:
• ~$1.49M total liquidity
• ~$336K USDC borrowed
• ~6.1% USDC borrow APY
• 40% maximum LTV
• 65% liquidation LTV
There’s also a Multiply strategy that can push ZEC exposure to around 1.7×.
The interesting part isn’t necessarily the leverage.
It’s the behavior this market makes visible.
There’s currently no supply APY for depositing ZEC.
But users can borrow USDC against their ZEC and potentially put that capital to work elsewhere in DeFi, while keeping their ZEC exposure.
Of course, borrowing comes with risk.
Over-borrowing can push a position toward liquidation if ZEC moves against you.
ZEC has historically been about holding private money.
Now there’s a way to use that capital as collateral, unlock USDC liquidity, and access new DeFi strategies without selling the ZEC.
That creates a simple question:
How much demand is there for putting privacy-focused assets to work inside DeFi?
Almost 850 ZEC in the opening days is an early signal.
And beyond being another avenue for ZEC, this market could become a useful tracking signal for how open the market is to putting privacy-focused capital to work.
If those deposits keep growing, Zcash may be developing something beyond another cross-chain use case.
It may be developing a real credit layer.
ZEC is becoming financial infrastructure on Solana.
ZEC-backed credit is now live on Solana.
Introducing the ZCASH Market on Kamino, curated by
@AllezLabs.
ZEC holders can supply ZEC as collateral and borrow USDC against their position in a fully isolated market on Kamino.