Privacy Coins
Here are the 3 things to watch that will move bitcoin and crypto prices in 2026
The four-year crypto market cycle, driven by bitcoin halving events, may be over, with institutional products like ETFs changing market dynamics.

Bitcoin slips below key support as tariff talk rattles crypto: Crypto Markets Today
Crypto prices fell alongside global equities after reports the EU is preparing retaliatory tariffs against the U.S.

Bitcoin pares Powell-fueled spike as privacy coins outperform: Crypto Markets Today
Bitcoin briefly topped $92,000 on interest-rate uncertainty, while privacy coins hit fresh highs and memecoin activity lifted select altcoins.

Zcash governance clash tanked the token. Here's why it may not be as big as it seems.
While Electric Coin Company’s development team departed to form a new company, it will still be working on Zcash.

Winklevoss-backed Cypherpunk buys $28 million of zcash, now owns 1.7% of supply
Cypherpunk Technologies boosted its zcash bet with a $28 million token purchase, lifting its holdings to 1.7% of ZEC’s circulating supply.

Crypto Long & Short: Investors Are Hunting for Countercyclical Value in Privacy Coins
In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Carter Feldman writes that the bear market makes this a prime moment for privacy coins, signaling growing user demand for true financial autonomy. Then, we dive into Ethereum with Andy Baehr’s “vibe check” – when ETH rallies, it may signal something larger is afoot.

Zcash Breaks Into Top-20 Crypto List, Hits $600 for First Time Since 2018
Daily trading volume has jumped to over $1.8 billion, with liquidity deepening across major venues such as Binance, Hyperliquid, and Bybit.

Crypto’s Anti-Surveillance Boom: Zcash, Monero and the Return of Anonymity
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.

Crypto Markets Today: Altcoins Struggle as Bitcoin Tests Key $100K Support
After a sharp sell-off Tuesday, crypto markets are stabilizing, though continued dollar strength could extend downside pressure.

It's Back to Bitcoin for Darknet Markets After Monero's Binance Delisting: Chainalysis
Privacy tokens have been suffocated as governments around the world fight darknet markets – so it's back to bitcoin for purchasers of illicit goods.

