Trader 0x3c83 was fully liquidated on a 767.2-ZEC short worth about $1 million after switching from a long as Zcash continued its sharp rally. ZEC briefly broke above $1,500, reaching $1,513.13 early on Sept. 18 before retreating to about $1,470, while remaining up more than 10% over 24 hours, according to OKX market data cited by Odaily Planet Daily and PANews. The rally followed governance votes supporting faster block times and delaying a network sustainability mechanism, while Paradigm co-founder Matt Huang described Zcash as a privacy complement to Bitcoin and said Paradigm owns ZEC. Zcash's market value reached $22.98 billion, ranking it ninth among cryptocurrencies.