Privacy Coin
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9 ZEC 9Zcash | $1,293.00 | 0.75% | 1.50% | −0.68% | $21.92 B | $21.90 B | $817.50 M | |||
11 XMR 11Monero | $613.40 | −1.01% | 2.76% | 10.97% | $11.55 B | $11.56 B | $78.31 M | |||
24 CC 24Canton | $0.09515 | −2.46% | −0.92% | −19.50% | $3.81 B | $3.80 B | $13.96 M | |||
76 NIGHT 76Midnight | $0.04006 | 1.26% | 0.98% | −16.18% | $665.29 M | $958.32 M | $6.86 M | |||
81 DASH 81Dash | $46.77 | 2.72% | −2.52% | −12.89% | $602.84 M | $601.42 M | $41.78 M | |||
107 BDX 107Beldex | $0.07257 | 1.77% | 1.14% | −1.56% | $571.25 M | $721.33 M | $4.23 M | |||
124 DCR 124Decred | $12.84 | 3.17% | −0.81% | −28.68% | $227.02 M | $225.79 M | $183,724.19 | |||
156 ZAMA 156Zama | $0.06929 | −2.16% | 7.10% | −11.46% | $175.74 M | $758.89 M | $4.18 M | |||
221 ZEN 221Horizen | $5.11 | −0.50% | −3.77% | −22.52% | $94.50 M | $107.31 M | $4.05 M | |||
263 ZANO 263Zano | $4.50 | −4.07% | 23.43% | −11.85% | $69.71 M | $69.75 M | $646,501.73 | |||
285 DGB 285DigiByte | $0.00328 | 10.79% | 4.21% | −15.95% | $60.84 M | $61.05 M | $5.20 M | |||
356 DUSK 356Dusk | $0.0718 | −4.44% | −16.71% | −8.09% | $44.03 M | $44.12 M | $2.11 M | |||
389 AZTEC 389Aztec | $0.01377 | −1.94% | −5.55% | −11.54% | $39.65 M | $142.73 M | $768,678.08 | |||
417 ARRR 417Pirate Chain | $0.184 | −1.85% | −1.54% | −38.25% | $36.10 M | $36.04 M | $524,124.00 | |||
419 RAIL 419Railgun | $2.26 | 3.04% | −4.00% | −0.54% | $36.00 M | $135.60 M | $64,861.04 | |||
442 XVG 442Verge | $0.00206 | −3.62% | −9.55% | −30.35% | $34.04 M | $33.94 M | $488,157.79 | |||
476 TORN 476Tornado Cash | $5.87 | −0.97% | −5.59% | −18.05% | $30.88 M | $58.80 M | $92,249.87 | |||
534 COTI 534COTI | $0.00937 | −3.46% | −2.99% | −28.78% | $28.35 M | $14.05 M | $14.28 M | |||
602 FLUX 602Flux | $0.0547 | −3.12% | −7.93% | −30.82% | $23.17 M | $23.19 M | $562,340.57 | |||
620 NOCK 620Nockchain | $0.0134 | 3.88% | −7.17% | −45.35% | $22.38 M | $57.55 M | $163,649.89 | |||
645 NYM 645Nym | $0.02491 | −3.33% | −5.93% | −10.63% | $21.04 M | $24.94 M | $863,329.89 | |||
729 ERG 729Ergo | $0.2027 | 7.57% | −26.09% | −33.54% | $16.93 M | $19.84 M | $497,440.00 | |||
758 MASK 758Nullmask | $0.01621 | 3.93% | −31.38% | −33.97% | $16.06 M | $15.59 M | $799,768.31 | |||
782 EPIC 782Epic Cash | $0.7731 | −8.33% | −1.21% | 61.32% | $15.07 M | $15.07 M | $83,017.00 | |||
811 FIRO 811Firo | $0.7276 | −2.58% | −9.84% | −21.75% | $13.99 M | $14.05 M | $93,006.44 | |||
817 MOB 817MobileCoin | $0.06937 | 0.61% | 3.34% | 27.48% | $13.76 M | $17.34 M | $531.69 | |||
823 VRSC 823Verus | $0.1682 | 1.61% | −5.59% | −7.55% | $13.63 M | $14.05 M | $42.74 | |||
840 FOLD 840Interfold | $0.03864 | 0.86% | −14.58% | −39.78% | $13.23 M | $46.37 M | $1.34 M | |||
919 HANA 919Hana Network | $0.013639 | −3.02% | −12.95% | 13.60% | $11.45 M | $13.70 M | $1.81 M | |||
1084 OXT 1084Orchid Protocol | $0.00842 | 0.47% | −1.72% | −18.98% | $8.40 M | $8.42 M | $188,882.00 | |||
1107 XTM 1107MinoTari (Tari) | $0.001092 | −6.61% | −13.43% | −30.94% | $8.01 M | $8.01 M | $12,340.27 | |||
1152 STRKBTC 1152strkBTC | $75,698.00 | −0.22% | −1.95% | −9.83% | $7.31 M | $7.31 M | $1.35 M | |||
1177 UMBRA 1177Umbra | $0.7051 | 10.61% | 58.81% | 143.52% | $7.05 M | $20.10 M | $120,738.00 | |||
1345 BCN 1345Bytecoin | $0.00002738 | 17.61% | −0.36% | −9.01% | $5.04 M | $5.04 M | $0.013688 | |||
1381 ZCL 1381Zclassic | $0.5087 | 25.98% | 28.04% | −40.39% | $4.72 M | $4.72 M | $5,925.21 | |||
1482 HOPR 1482HOPR | $0.01168 | 0.68% | −5.43% | −11.52% | $3.98 M | $4.61 M | $7,057.30 | |||
1505 PIVX 1505PIVX | $0.035566 | −17.19% | −9.45% | −39.24% | $3.85 M | $3.86 M | $323,685.00 | |||
1527 PART 1527Particl | $0.2372 | −1.52% | 2.08% | 8.08% | $3.71 M | $3.71 M | $2.53 | |||
1589 NAV 1589Navio | $0.04346 | 4.68% | −0.14% | −10.11% | $3.35 M | $3.34 M | $9.50 | |||
1590 GRIN 1590Grin | $0.01361 | −2.86% | 12.48% | 2.13% | $3.35 M | $3.35 M | $5,779.13 | |||
1628 BZZ 1628Swarm | $0.05948 | 18.74% | 36.70% | 29.48% | $3.13 M | $3.75 M | $33,357.32 | |||
1683 SCRT 1683Secret | $0.004071 | −3.15% | −36.97% | −52.59% | $2.81 M | $5.95 M | $142,050.84 | |||
2010 BIGSB 2010BigShortBets | $0.2874 | 2.34% | 4.36% | 20.88% | $1.71 M | $28.74 M | $5.52 | |||
2111 CRP 2111Crypton | $0.1396 | −0.85% | −0.64% | 1.45% | $1.47 M | $1.47 M | $111,911.58 | |||
2167 BEAM 2167BEAM | $0.006988 | −7.03% | 2.00% | −19.36% | $1.41 M | $1.78 M | $55,584.31 | |||
2405 RATSPEAK 2405Ratspeak | $0.00001029 | −0.76% | 34.26% | −10.48% | $987,839.95 | $987,839.95 | $7,059.62 | |||
2430 GHOST 2430GhostwareOS | $0.0009635 | −3.87% | −1.59% | −40.27% | $963,481.79 | $963,481.79 | $7,310.45 | |||
2671 IRON 2671Iron Fish | $0.010041 | −1.49% | −23.44% | −87.20% | $773,090.67 | $720,581.18 | $2,076.35 | |||
2691 VEIL 2691Veil Token | $0.009335 | −2.56% | −8.54% | −43.61% | $704,094.84 | $746,799.78 | $5,547.03 | |||
2772 FIRO 2772Binance-Peg Firo | $0.9022 | −10.27% | −26.01% | −51.73% | $638,255.52 | $638,255.52 | $2,491.73 | |||
2980 BTCZ 2980BitcoinZ | $0.00004058 | 2.56% | 57.93% | 30.32% | $511,484.59 | $852,180.00 | $215.61 | |||
3041 LITKEY 3041Lit Protocol | $0.00217 | 1.26% | −11.89% | −56.54% | $477,400.00 | $2.17 M | $225.34 | |||
3308 LOYAL 3308Loyal | $0.07125 | 15.75% | −3.00% | −23.52% | $356,078.45 | $1.47 M | $175.24 | |||
3327 VEIL 3327Veil | $0.0003571 | −16.50% | −64.20% | −89.54% | $348,872.23 | $348,872.23 | $1,701.06 | |||
3991 JUNO 3991JunoCash | $0.04816 | 2.77% | −0.63% | −17.56% | $185,264.59 | $185,264.59 | $25,700.00 | |||
4242 ZERA 4242ZERA | $0.0001567 | 10.99% | 6.36% | −23.86% | $150,971.61 | $156,602.06 | $1,258.74 | |||
4580 ∅ 4580Voidify | $0.0001157 | −1.34% | 21.98% | 14.44% | $111,028.05 | $111,028.05 | $4,521.36 | |||
4725 BLKH 4725BLACK HOLE | $0.000174 | 1.74% | −14.96% | −15.57% | $98,309.99 | $174,000.00 | $100.03 | |||
4746 GLINK 4746GemLink | $0.0008078 | −0.04% | 24.96% | −27.17% | $96,954.28 | $129,248.00 | $44.89 | |||
5003 CCX 5003Conceal | $0.00392 | 0.87% | 39.79% | −10.05% | $78,953.84 | $784,000.00 | $134.43 | |||
5674 TEN 5674Ten (formerly Obscuro) | $0.0001735 | −0.67% | 1.30% | −0.16% | $46,863.34 | $173,500.00 | $18.36 | |||
6642 XLA 6642Scala | $0.00000234 | −2.09% | −23.28% | −51.65% | $23,873.14 | $42,803.69 | $12.79 | |||
6670 MEDIA 6670Media Network | $0.09273 | −0.73% | −0.56% | −4.67% | $23,182.50 | $80,614.17 | $6.34 | |||
6978 OBS 6978Obscura | $0.00001827 | −0.00% | −1.95% | −42.73% | $18,270.00 | $18,270.00 | $4.07 | |||
7709 ECLD 7709Ethernity Cloud | $0.0005313 | −0.59% | 5.91% | −4.44% | $10,626.00 | $531,300.00 | $55.56 | |||
8071 CPHR 8071PolkaCipher | $0.00006008 | 0.02% | −9.31% | −9.31% | $7,973.74 | $60,080.00 | $20.95 | |||
9086 DLB 9086DiemLibre | $0.00004734 | 0.02% | 0.79% | −32.53% | $2,464.47 | $230,971.26 | $44,801.00 | |||
9324 ALIAS 9324Alias | $0.05367 | −1.61% | −2.90% | −3.11% | -- | $1.72 M | $79.22 | |||
9369 MWC 9369MimbleWimbleCoin | $11.12 | −0.21% | −8.81% | 0.92% | -- | $122.25 M | $13,878.75 | |||
9821 SHERPA 9821Sherpa | $0.0006761 | 0.00% | −10.84% | −20.91% | -- | $687.36 | $0.22 | |||
11487 VOLLAR 11487VOLLAR | $0.2713 | 2.07% | 6.98% | 10.08% | -- | $569.73 M | $6,743.82 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a privacy coin (anonymous cryptocurrency)?
A privacy coin is a cryptocurrency that uses cryptographic techniques to obscure the sender, receiver, or amount of an on-chain transaction. Privacy coins — also called Anonymity-Enhanced Cryptocurrencies (AECs) — break the link between an address and its activity that exists on transparent ledgers like Bitcoin. Privacy coins solve the financial-surveillance and fungibility problem, which makes the category the focal point of crypto's regulatory news cycle. Per DropsTab data, the privacy-coin category tracks 100+ projects, led by Monero (XMR) and Zcash (ZEC).
How do privacy coins work?
Privacy coins work by applying one of several cryptographic primitives to hide transaction data. Monero (XMR) combines ring signatures, RingCT, and stealth addresses on every transaction — mixing a real input with decoys at ring size 16 and generating one-time destination addresses. Zcash (ZEC) uses zk-SNARKs for cryptographic, not probabilistic, privacy. Grin and Beam use Mimblewimble confidential transactions with no persistent addresses. The mechanism type is the core technical differentiator across the category, and each carries a different privacy guarantee.
What is the difference between default-private and optional-privacy coins?
Default-private coins shield every transaction automatically, while optional-privacy coins let users choose to shield. Monero (XMR) is the benchmark default-private coin — privacy applies uniformly to all activity. Zcash (ZEC), Dash (DASH), and Firo (FIRO) are optional-privacy coins where users opt in. This distinction matters because optional-privacy strength depends on the anonymity set — privacy is only as strong as the number of users who shield. Default-private coins apply privacy to the whole network, producing a larger and more consistent anonymity set.
Which projects top the privacy coin list by market cap?
Monero (XMR) and Zcash (ZEC) top the privacy coin sector by market cap. Monero (XMR) is the most widely adopted privacy protocol and the category's most-delisted asset. Zcash (ZEC) is DropsTab's top-ranked privacy asset, with shielded supply climbing to approximately 30% of total supply by early 2026. Dash (DASH) positions as payments-first via PrivateSend. Firo (FIRO) runs the Lelantus Spark protocol. Secret (SCRT) provides privacy-preserving smart contracts, addressing the programmable-privacy angle within the category.
What is the best privacy coin?
The best privacy coin depends on the use case, not a single winner. Monero (XMR) leads for default and maximal privacy, applying ring signatures and stealth addresses to every transaction. Zcash (ZEC) leads for optional cryptographic privacy, with zk-SNARK shielded pools and rising adoption. Zcash shielded-transaction share hit an all-time high of 59.3% in February 2026. Monero (XMR) and Zcash (ZEC) consistently top DropsTab's market-cap-ranked privacy list, which lets investors compare leaders side by side.
Can privacy coins be traced?
Privacy coins vary in traceability depending on their mechanism. Default-private coins like Monero (XMR) provide strong, uniform obfuscation, though real-world XMR tracing precedent exists and no privacy coin guarantees absolute untraceability. Optional-privacy coins like Zcash (ZEC) are only private when users use shielded addresses — unshielded transactions remain fully visible. Dash (DASH) uses CoinJoin-based PrivateSend, the weakest model, which is partially de-anonymizable through statistical analysis. Traceability risk is highest for optional-privacy coins with low shielded-pool adoption.
Why are privacy coins being delisted from exchanges?
Privacy coins are being delisted because their core feature — obscured transaction data — conflicts with the Travel Rule and AML laws that require exchanges to record sender and receiver identities. Regulated venues remove Monero (XMR), Zcash (ZEC), and Dash (DASH) to stay compliant rather than risk penalties, which is why delistings cluster around new regulation. Per DropsTab data, dozens of exchanges have delisted privacy coins category-wide. Because delistings shrink liquidity and access, Drops Bot alerts surface exchange-listing changes as they happen, making availability a core monitoring signal for investors.
Are privacy coins legal?
Privacy coins are legal to hold in most jurisdictions, but licensed exchanges increasingly cannot list them. The EU's AMLR bars crypto service providers from privacy coins from July 1, 2027, and MiCA already drives EU delistings. Dubai's DFSA imposed a full DIFC ban on January 12, 2026. Japan and South Korea bar licensed exchanges from listing them, while India and Australia see exchange-level delistings under AML and Travel Rule pressure rather than outright bans. By contrast, U.S. OFAC removed Tornado Cash sanctions on March 21, 2025.
Why are privacy coins growing in 2025–2026?
Privacy coins are growing on a privacy-revival narrative driven by rising shielded-pool adoption and protocol upgrades. Zcash (ZEC) shielded supply rose from roughly 8% to about 30% of supply over an 18-to-24-month window, helped by wallets defaulting to shielded sends. Monero's pending FCMP++ upgrade reached alpha in October 2025, targeting mainnet in mid-to-late 2026, and would extend the anonymity set to the entire chain. Emerging sub-niches include privacy-preserving smart contracts (Secret, Dusk) and early privacy-stablecoin experimentation.
How do you track privacy coin prices and rankings on DropsTab?
You track privacy coins on DropsTab through the category coin list with market-cap ranking and filters. The list covers 100+ privacy projects — including Monero (XMR), Zcash (ZEC), Dash (DASH), Firo (FIRO), and Secret (SCRT) — sortable by market relevance and privacy-mechanism type. You can compare leaders side by side, track shielded-adoption trends, and set Drops Bot alerts to follow each asset's exchange listings and price moves in real time.