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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...
Asia Morning Briefing: ZEC's Rally Outpaces What Transparent Onchain Data Can Explain
21.11.2025
Monero's network activity reflects the real-world demand for privacy coins, but Zcash’s spike looks more like a high-beta market trade that is no longer tied to network activity
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...
Risk Proxies Challenge Bitcoin's Bounce; HYPE, XMR Shine: Crypto Daybook Americas
23.10.2025
Your day-ahead look for Oct. 23, 2025
Privacy Tokens Zcash, Dash, Railgun Rip Higher as Market Rotates Back to 2018 Narratives
10.10.2025
What stands out is how capital is rotating into the once-forgotten privacy sector at the exact moment broader liquidity is still searching for a narrative
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
Crypto Markets Today: XMR Rallies Despite 18-Block Reorg
15.9.2025
Bitcoin traded in the red having failed to establish a foothold above $116,000 as whales rotated more funds into ether
Monero’s $300 Comeback: Despite Reorg, Traders Burned as Shorts Go up in Smoke
15.9.2025
While the Monero network recently took a beating with an 18-block reorg, XMR strutted nearly 7% higher in the last 24 hours, breezing past the $300 mark. Monero’s Chain Gets Reorged, But Price Parties With Gains By 7:55 p.m. Sunday evening, right before the week kicked off, monero (XMR) was trading...
Monero’s Chain Hits Reverse: 18 Blocks Replaced in Deep Reorg
14.9.2025
Monero’s blockchain hit rewind on Sept. 14 when an 18-block chain reorganization—its deepest on record—replaced roughly 36 minutes of history and invalidated 118 previously confirmed transactions. Analysts Flag Monero’s Biggest Reorg Yet Amid Hashpower Friction Essentially, a reorg happens when...
Monero’s Weak Spot Exposed: Expert Says Network Still Vulnerable
14.9.2025
The recent claim of a 51% attack on Monero by the mining pool Qubic has raised concerns about the network’s security. Although the claim of a sustained attack was largely debunked, it highlighted a vulnerability that can be exploited using common mining hardware. Qubic’s 51% Attack Claim on Monero...
Cake Reveals Challenge to Hardware Wallets: Cupcake Turns Spare Phones Into Free, Air‑gapped Cold Storage
11.9.2025
Cake Wallet has launched Cupcake, a free, open‑source app that turns a spare smartphone or tablet into an air‑gapped cold‑storage device to provide hardware‑level crypto security without shipping, cost, or personal data collection. Cupcake stores private keys offline while pairing with Cake Wallet...
Monero Accelerates FCMP Upgrade After Qubic’s 51% Attack Attempt
27.8.2025
After concerns arose regarding a potential 51% attack by the Qubic mining pool, Monero announced on August 26 that the development of its Full-Chain Membership Proofs (FCMP) upgrade is advancing quickly, with a testnet launch expected soon. Codebase Improvements and Countermeasures Following...
XMR Price Climbs Amid Doubts Over Qubic’s 51% Attack Success Claim
19.8.2025
XMR rebounded 4% to $276 on Aug. 18 after dropping to $233 on Aug. 15, following reports of a 51% attack by the Qubic mining pool. The Debate: Has Qubic Overstated Its Power? The privacy coin XMR appreciated by approximately 4% on Aug. 18 to $276, just days after the reported 51% attack on Monero...
Former Monero Developer’s Viral XRP Post Ignites Crypto Culture War
18.8.2025
A former Monero lead developer sparked controversy after revealing that a close friend—previously skeptical of crypto—wanted to buy XRP, believing banks would be obsolete within two years. Igniting the XRP Debate: A Skeptic’s Inquiry The claim by Riccardo Spagni, former lead developer for Monero...
Kraken Freezes Monero Deposits After Qubic Boasts Network Dominance
17.8.2025
Kraken announced in a security update that the centralized crypto exchange is temporarily halting monero ( XMR) deposits. The platform explained that it had discovered that a single mining pool has captured control of more than half of the network’s hashing power. Qubic’s Controversial Dominance...
‘Nothing Left to Use’ — Monero Reorg and Samourai Takedown Spark Privacy Doomsday Talk
13.8.2025
Amid the storm over the Qubic/Monero clash, some warn that privacy’s slow fade is picking up speed — first with the fall of Tornado Cash, then the loss of Samourai Wallet, and now, Monero’s latest setback. The Great Privacy Purge On social media, X user Karbon told their 86,900 followers that...
Monero’s 51% Attack Problem: Inside Qubic’s Controversial Network Takeover
12.8.2025
Qubic says it has achieved hashrate dominance over Monero, sparking concerns over the future of the network's decentralization
Security Experts Flag Possible 51% Attack on Monero, Citing 6-Block Reorganization
12.8.2025
Several reports indicate that the Qubic project has captured 51% of the network’s hashrate, with some observers warning that Qubic mining pools have the ability to reorganize the blockchain and block certain transactions. Alleged 6-Block Chain Reorg Spurs Fears in the Monero Community On Aug....