David Hoffman, co-founder of Bankless, compared an altcoin to Ethereum in 2021 in his latest analysis. Bankless co-founder David Hoffman suggested that the strong rise in Zcash (ZEC) price is driven by a large pool of capital created by Bitcoin investors. According to Hoffman, ZEC will become one of the leading cryptocurrencies that Bitcoin investors will turn to besides BTC by 2026, while NEAR Protocol is achieving a similar position among smart contract platforms.