ZEC explodes 13% daily as BTC price recovers $78K after midterm elections: Market Watch Bitcoin price fell to a seven-week low of $75,600 after the US midterm elections but has recovered to around $78,500, with a market cap of $1.570 trillion. The biggest hack in crypto history, which involved $6.3 billion from Binance, contributed to significant volatility in the price of Bitcoin, which fell to $76,100 before recovering slightly. Most altcoins, including ZEC, ETH and XRP, experienced gains, with ZEC jumping more than 14% to pass $1,300, leading to a 2% increase in the total crypto market cap to $2.630 trillion.