TLDR
OKX announced it will relist Zcash (ZEC), with ZEC/USDT spot trading scheduled to go live at 12:00 UTC on 24 Nov, following deposits opening earlier the same day, per a market report referencing the venues notice. See the confirmation on Yahoo Finance.
- Zcash (ZEC): deposits opened, trading 24 Nov 12:00 UTC, withdrawals two hours later per the OKX relisting update (Yahoo Finance summary).
- Context: OKX previously delisted ZEC in Jan 2024; the move signals a policy shift back toward privacy tokens (Coinspeaker coverage).
Deep Dive
1. OKX Relists Zcash
OKX said it would relist Zcash (ZEC), a leading privacy token, reopening deposits and restarting spot trading with a ZEC/USDT pair. Multiple reports cite the OKX announcement and detail the rollout plan, pointing to the Chinese-domain blog notice that deposits are open and trading begins at 12:00 UTC on 24 Nov, with withdrawals two hours later (Yahoo Finance; Coinspeaker).
If you want centralized-exchange access to a privacy coin, OKX is the current major venue adding back ZEC availability, with clear timing for deposits, trading, and withdrawals.
2. Timing And Context
The relisting is notable because OKX had removed several privacy coins in early 2024; reopening ZEC marks a reversal relative to that stance, at least for this asset (Coinspeaker). The start schedule is explicit: spot trading at 12:00 UTC on 24 Nov and withdrawals two hours later, which helps users plan liquidity and transfers (Yahoo Finance).
Liquidity should improve on OKX once trading starts. Region-specific compliance still matters, so availability can differ by jurisdiction even when a venue relists a token.
Conclusion
In the past week, OKX is the major CEX that moved to relist a privacy token, specifically Zcash (ZEC), with deposits open and ZEC/USDT spot trading set for 24 Nov at 12:00 UTC. This contrasts with its 2024 delistings and may signal a selective, case-by-case reopening of privacy assets on centralized venues.
