{"id":142704,"date":"2026-09-14T12:19:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T12:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=142704"},"modified":"2026-09-14T12:19:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T12:19:00","slug":"zcash-is-on-fire-whats-the-next-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=142704","title":{"rendered":"ZCASH is on FIRE! What&#8217;s the NEXT Move!?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ZCASH is on FIRE! What&amp;apos;s the NEXT Move!?\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WEnp4sOwU6o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd17 Checkout BlockOps Mining,  \u27a1 https:\/\/geni.us\/BlockOpsYoutube<br \/>\n\ud83d\udd17Crypto Miner Bros  \u27a1 https:\/\/geni.us\/CryptoMinerBros<br \/>\n\u2b50Use Checkout Code &quot;TheHobbyistMiner&quot; for a Discount!<br \/>\n\ud83d\udd17 Try out PowerPool \u27a1 https:\/\/geni.us\/PowerPool<\/p>\n<p>Today I dive into why ZCASH and the Bitmain Z15 Pro deserve a serious look from Bitcoin miners, even self-proclaimed &quot;Bitcoin maxis.&quot; I break down the real numbers behind my own Z15 Pro, which I picked up from Terra Hosting back in April, showing it&#8217;s on pace to ROI before the six-month mark while significantly outperforming other ASICs on the market right now in daily profitability. I also walk through the harsh realities of trying to buy one today: sky-high resale prices, pre-order batches stretching months out, and the risk that a market dip could turn a highly profitable miner into a marginal one overnight. Finally, I cover how I&#8217;m using Powerpool to convert the majority of my mining rewards to USDC for operating costs while stacking a portion straight into long-term Bitcoin holdings, plus a preview of upcoming Vnish firmware support for the Z15 Pro and L11.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s Discussed in the Video<br \/>\n\u2705Is Now the Best Time to Buy a ZCASH Miner<br \/>\n\u2705The Price of ZCASH and it&#8217;s History<br \/>\n\u2705I Bought a ZCASH Miner at the Perfect Time<br \/>\n\u2705Don&#8217;t Pre-Order ZCASH Miner&#8217;s, Here is Why!<br \/>\n\u2705How Profitable is the Z15 Pro Miner?<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<br \/>\n\ud83d\ude80Join The Hobbyist&#8217;s Inner Circle! A FREE Monthly E-mail Newsletter talking Mining Hardware, Crypto Strategies and More! \u27a1 https:\/\/hobbyistinnercircle.beehiiv.com\/<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfa7 Do you Enjoy Podcast? Take your Mining Passion with you On The Go, At the Gym, On your Commute.  Checkout The Everyday Miner Podcast \u27a1 https:\/\/theeverydayminer.podbean.com\/<\/p>\n<p>\u2b50Find and Follow The Hobbyist Miner Everywhere!<br \/>\n\u27a4 Discord Community &#8211; https:\/\/geni.us\/HobbyistDiscord<br \/>\n\u27a4 Free Newsletter &#8211; https:\/\/hobbyistinnercircle.beehiiv.com<br \/>\n\u27a4 Podcast  &#8211; https:\/\/thehobbyistminer.io\/#podcast<br \/>\n\u27a4 HobbyistTalks Channel &#8211; https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@HobbyistTalks<br \/>\n\u27a4 HobbyistHardware Channel &#8211; https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@HobbyistHardware<br \/>\n\u27a4 Facebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61592082427626<br \/>\n\u27a4 Twitter &#8211; http:\/\/twitter.com\/hobbyistminer<br \/>\n\u27a4 TikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@thehobbyistminer<br \/>\n\u27a4 Instagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/the.hobbyist.miner<br \/>\n\u27a4 E-mail Me! &#8211; TheHobbyistMiner@gmail.com<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udca5Have you VISITED The Hobbyist Miner&#8217;s Website?<br \/>\n\u27a4 Book time to talk 1 on 1<br \/>\n\u27a4 Enjoy weekly crypto mining articles!<br \/>\n\u27a4 Find your next DEPIN project!<br \/>\n\u27a4 Safe, reliable and trusted places to buy hardware.<br \/>\n\u27a4 Need a crypto mining wallet?<br \/>\n\u27a4 Crypto mining merch and miner swag<br \/>\n\u27a4 Loads More Content!<br \/>\n\u2705Website &#8211; https:\/\/thehobbyistminer.io <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udea8NEED HELP? or Want to Talk 1 on 1?<br \/>\n\u27a4 How do you get started crypto mining?<br \/>\n\u27a4 Where is a trusted place to buy ASIC miners?<br \/>\n\u27a4 Where is a safe reliable place to host your miners?<br \/>\n\u27a4 You want to buy miner XYZ, are you crazy?<br \/>\n\u2705Book Time &#8211; https:\/\/thehobbyistminer.io<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfaVideo Content and Chapters:<br \/>\n0:00 \u2013 Let&#8217;s Talk About ZCASH<br \/>\n0:48 \u2013 ZInsane Performance Numbers<br \/>\n1:37 \u2013 Meet the Z15 Pro: Specs, Power Draw &amp; Pricing<br \/>\n3:02 \u2013 Real Daily Profit Numbers<br \/>\n3:58 \u2013 Why You Can&#8217;t Find a Z15 Pro<br \/>\n5:44 \u2013 The 10Year Price History<br \/>\n7:09 \u2013 The Deal That Fell Through<br \/>\n9:22 \u2013 I Bought a Z15 Pro<br \/>\n12:00 \u2013 Altcoin ASICs vs Bitcoin Miners: Which Pays More?<br \/>\n15:02 \u2013Mining ZCASH but being Paid in Bitcoin<br \/>\n18:19 \u2013 What Z15 Pros Are Actually Selling for on eBay<br \/>\n20:52 \u2013 New Bitmain Z15K Model &amp; Final Thoughts on the Gamble<\/p>\n<p>#bitcoin #crypto #cryptomining<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udd17 Checkout BlockOps Mining, \u27a1 https:\/\/geni.us\/BlockOpsYoutube \ud83d\udd17Crypto Miner Bros \u27a1 https:\/\/geni.us\/CryptoMinerBros \u2b50Use Checkout Code &quot;TheHobbyistMiner&quot; for a Discount! \ud83d\udd17 Try out PowerPool \u27a1 https:\/\/geni.us\/PowerPool Today I dive into why ZCASH and the Bitmain Z15 Pro deserve a serious look from Bitcoin miners, even self-proclaimed &quot;Bitcoin maxis.&quot; I break down the real numbers behind my own [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-142704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-videos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=142704"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142704\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=142704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=142704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=142704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}