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Ethereum users get another way to pay privately as zk.money returns after three years

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The relaunched wallet hides payments made on the Aztec Network, while deposits from Ethereum remain visible.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust

    This price moves with the crypto market

  • COIN Coinbase

    The crypto exchange moves with trading volumes

  • MSTR Strategy

    This company's value is tied to its bitcoin holdings

  • MARA MARA Holdings

    Bitcoin miners move with the bitcoin price

  • JPM JPMorgan Chase

    Bank profits move with lending and interest rates

  • BAC Bank of America

    Bank profits move with lending and interest rates

  • RIOT Riot Platforms

    Bitcoin miners move with the bitcoin price

  • HOOD Robinhood

    Retail trading apps move with crypto volumes

  • WFC Wells Fargo

    Bank profits move with lending and interest rates

  • C Citigroup

    Bank profits move with lending and interest rates

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
IBIT———————
COIN———————
MSTR———————
MARA———————
JPM———————
BAC———————
RIOT———————
HOOD———————
WFC———————
C———————

The relaunched wallet hides payments made on the Aztec Network, while deposits from Ethereum remain visible.

Source: CoinDesk

The price since 29 Sep 2026: iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHA) versus the S&P 500

Since the first closing price after “Ethereum users get another way to pay privately as zk.money returns after three years,” iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHA) is +168.89%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is +0.56% over the same days, a +168.33% difference versus the market.

ETHA
SPY

Who gains and who loses around iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHA)

Companies tied to this story

  • ETHA iShares Ethereum Trust ETF

    For “Ethereum users get another way to pay privately as zk.money returns after three years,” iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected ETHA as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: ethereum. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • BRTR Ishares Total Return Active Etf

    Ishares Total Return Active Etf (BRTR) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 29 Sep 2026 story “Ethereum users get another way to pay privately as zk.money returns after three years.” Reason on file: GA selected BRTR as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: returns. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • ETHW Bitwise Ethereum ETF

    Bitwise Ethereum ETF (ETHW) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 29 Sep 2026 story “Ethereum users get another way to pay privately as zk.money returns after three years.” Reason on file: GA selected ETHW as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: ethereum. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • PTRB Pgim Total Return Bond Etf

    For “Ethereum users get another way to pay privately as zk.money returns after three years,” Pgim Total Return Bond Etf (PTRB) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected PTRB as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: returns. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • QETH Invesco Galaxy Ethereum ETF

    Invesco Galaxy Ethereum ETF (QETH) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 29 Sep 2026 story “Ethereum users get another way to pay privately as zk.money returns after three years.” Reason on file: GA selected QETH as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: ethereum. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • RSST Return Stacked U.S. Stocks & Managed Futures Etf

    For “Ethereum users get another way to pay privately as zk.money returns after three years,” Return Stacked U.S. Stocks & Managed Futures Etf (RSST) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected RSST as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: returns. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHA)

“Ethereum users get another way to pay privately as zk.money returns after three years” (29 Sep 2026) reaches iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHA) through this story.

iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHA) is on the page because GA selected ETHA as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: ethereum. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

A second company, Ishares Total Return Active Etf (BRTR), is listed for a different reason: GA selected BRTR as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: returns. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Dates in the story, and the iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHA) price range

BRTR traded between 47.56 and 48.76 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 48.05. ETHA traded between 19.89 and 61.65 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 54.10. ETHW traded between 16.61 and 19.79 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 17.09.

How strong the case is around iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHA)

46 out of 100

“Ethereum users get another way to pay privately as zk.money returns after three years” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.