Eli Ben-Sasson, co-founder of StarkWare, the developer of Ethereum Layer 2 StarkNet, stated via X, "The recent surge in Zcash (ZEC) is also due to concerns that Bitcoin is overly rigid." He added, "Some Bitcoin supporters might not like this, but I say this as someone who also loves and deeply values Bitcoin." Meanwhile, Eli Ben-Sasson previously participated as a Founding Scientist for the Zcash project. According to CoinMarketCap, ZEC is currently trading at $1,464.1, up 9.27%.