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Privacy Coins Reclaim Spotlight Amid Global Pushback Against Financial Surveillance
8.5.2026
Privacy coins are outperforming most of the crypto market in 2026, with assets like zcash, ycash, monero, zano, and midnight each posting gains tied to rising demand from both institutional and retail players, record onchain usage, and a global pushback against financial surveillance. Privacy Coin...
Zcash Surges Past $600 as Traders Drive 40% Spike, Flipping Monero by Market Cap
6.5.2026
Zcash soared more than 40% on May 6, hitting a $600 peak and briefly propelling its market capitalization to $10 billion. Key Takeaways: ZEC surged 40% on May 6 to hit $600, briefly pushing its total market capitalization to $10 billion. Multicoin Capital built a major ZEC position, citing...
Raoul Pal Backs Zcash as Bitcoin’s ‘Younger Sibling’ While ZEC Climbs 8%, Outpacing Altcoins
4.5.2026
Zcash has surged past $400 for the first time since January, peaking at $424 on May 3. The rally marks a 100% rebound from its year-to-date low and puts it within striking distance of Monero. Key Takeaways: Zcash (ZEC) surged past $400 on May 3, marking its first climb to that level since early...
Monero Plummets 40% From All-Time High as India Targets Privacy Coins
25.1.2026
Monero has suffered a sharp reversal, plunging nearly 20% in a week and 41% from its Jan. 14 all-time high of $797. Outpacing the Altcoin Slump The privacy coin Monero ( XMR) is currently locked in a punishing downtrend, a stark reversal from the euphoric heights of Jan. 14, when it notched a...
Privacy Coins Take a Beating as Bitcoin’s Slide Hits the Sector Hard
20.1.2026
The privacy-coin crypto market has taken a noticeable knock, moving in lockstep with bitcoin and ethereum as both slid lower. While the broader crypto economy is off more than 4% over the past day, the privacy-coin segment has fared worse, slipping 9.9% against the greenback. Crypto Pullback Sparks...
Monero Stalls Post-ATH: How a $282M Social Engineering Scam Fueled XMR’s Rally
17.1.2026
Monero tumbled on Jan. 17 after an onchain investigator ZachXBT linked its recent rally to a $280 million crypto heist. $280M Crypto Heist Reportedly Tied to Monero Surge The privacy-centric digital asset monero ( XMR) faced a sharp correction on Jan. 17, tumbling by over 5% in 24 hours...
Hacker steals $282 million crypto in hardware wallet social-engineering attack
16.1.2026
A sophisticated social-engineering attack led to the theft of more than $282 million in BTC and LTC, with the funds rapidly laundered through monero
Monero Tops All-Time Price High as Privacy Coins Rip Higher, ZEC Stalls and ARRR Rockets
13.1.2026
On Tuesday, monero ( XMR) kept the good times rolling, and among the top ten privacy coins by market cap, everyone except zcash (ZEC) and mimblewimblecoin (MWC) is flashing green with gains. Privacy Coins Find Their Groove At press time, around 12:10 p.m. Eastern on Jan. 13, XMR is trading at $661...
Monero Blows Past Its All-Time Price High as It Eyes a Top 10 Position
11.1.2026
The privacy-focused crypto asset monero ( XMR) has been on a tear lately, with the digital currency clocking a new all-time high on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. Monero Breaks Free of Its Previous Price Ceiling According to market data from Bitfinex, the leading privacy coin by market cap, monero ( XMR)...
Privacy Is Back: Why XMR and ZEC Won the 2025 Crypto ‘Wild Ride’
31.12.2025
In 2025, the cryptocurrency market experienced extreme volatility, with bitcoin ( BTC) and major altcoins erasing their mid-year gains by December. Amid this downturn, privacy coins emerged as a resilient outlier, with the sector’s market cap surging 200% YoY to $19 billion by late November....
Monero Pulls Ahead as Zcash Cools and Privacy Coins Feel the Pressure
16.12.2025
The privacy-focused crypto asset zcash (ZEC) has retreated sharply from its peak just above $741 on Nov. 15, sliding to a low of $411 as of Tuesday, Dec. 16. Meanwhile, ZEC rival monero ( XMR) has continued to push higher, advancing more than 15% over the past seven days. Privacy Coin Shakeout...
A Year of Crypto Plot Twists: Privacy Coins Reclaim Their Power in 2025
27.11.2025
Every so often, a distinct corner of the crypto realm commands attention, and in 2025, privacy-focused tokens have enjoyed a pronounced revival as more users seek financial discretion in an era of heightened regulatory monitoring and expanding data capture. What follows is an examination of...
Privacy Coin Wars: Snowden’s Zcash Endorsement Sparks Monero Community Backlash
10.11.2025
Edward Snowden’s apparent endorsement of Zcash as the leading privacy coin has sparked debate with supporters of rival digital asset monero. Privacy Debate: Zcash vs. Monero U.S. whistleblower and former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden has weighed in on the Zcash (ZEC)...
Privacy Coins Ignite: Zcash, Monero and Others Rocket as Investors Chase Anonymity-Driven Tech
9.11.2025
On Sunday, privacy coins put on a show as zcash (ZEC) leapt 12.8% to crack the $640 mark, while monero ( XMR) sprinted 21% to sail past $440 per coin. Privacy tokens are clearly basking in the spotlight right now—and the crowd’s loving it. Privacy-Coins Continue to Rally After a quick breather...
Crypto’s Anti-Surveillance Boom: Zcash, Monero and the Return of Anonymity
5.11.2025
Privacy coins are outperforming as traders turn away from ETFs and transparent ledgers, reviving crypto’s oldest idea: digital cash that can move freely, without surveillance
Zcash Overtaking Monero Market Cap Points to Privacy-Coin Power Shift
3.11.2025
Zcash's market cap rose to as high as $7.2 billion, while Monero's held around $6.3 billion
Crypto Privacy Shouldn't Be a Purity Test
30.10.2025
By refusing to compromise on privacy, crypto risks marginalizing itself. There may be a path forward that respects both individual choice and practical constraints, says Rob Viglione, CEO of Horizen Labs
Monero Releases Privacy Boost Against Sneaky Network Nodes
10.10.2025
Monero has released the 'Fluorine Fermi' update to enhance user privacy against spy nodes
ZEC, XMR, DASH Lead Privacy Coin Rally as Bitcoin Reaches $120K
2.10.2025
Zcash, with a gain of more than 130% since Sept. 25, fueled a rally among privacy coins on Oct. 2. ZEC Leads the Rally On the day bitcoin ( BTC) reached $120,000 for the first time since Aug. 14, privacy coins stole the limelight with many seeing double-digit gains. Zcash (ZEC), which reached...
Monero Suffers Deepest-Ever Blockchain Reorganization, Invalidating 118 Transactions
15.9.2025
The reorganization was pinned on Qubic, which has acquired over half of Monero's mining power last month and uses XMR rewards to buy and burn its own token