Privacy Coin
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13 ZEC 13Zcash | $503.78 | −1.95% | 4.56% | −9.24% | $8.48 B | $8.48 B | $123.61 M | |||
14 XMR 14Monero | $416.88 | 0.50% | 6.18% | 24.01% | $7.80 B | $7.80 B | $89.32 M | |||
23 CC 23Canton | $0.09124 | −1.23% | −4.86% | −26.40% | $3.59 B | $3.59 B | $6.45 M | |||
82 DASH 82Dash | $29.91 | −0.83% | −2.60% | −10.96% | $382.95 M | $382.95 M | $27.17 M | |||
97 NIGHT 97Midnight | $0.01708 | 0.24% | −4.76% | −37.85% | $283.65 M | $409.92 M | $1.69 M | |||
105 BDX 105Beldex | $0.08121 | −3.16% | −7.52% | 1.08% | $640.16 M | $808.45 M | $6.84 M | |||
130 DCR 130Decred | $11.07 | −7.21% | −14.12% | −10.24% | $194.42 M | $194.42 M | $1.06 M | |||
171 ZANO 171Zano | $8.51 | 1.41% | 1.37% | −12.08% | $131.83 M | $131.83 M | $689,595.46 | |||
211 ZAMA 211Zama | $0.04266 | 1.06% | −11.21% | 21.92% | $93.85 M | $469.26 M | $5.34 M | |||
259 ZEN 259Horizen | $3.92 | −1.84% | −5.89% | −5.52% | $71.70 M | $82.49 M | $3.97 M | |||
261 DGB 261DigiByte | $0.003856 | −7.18% | 1.54% | 4.11% | $71.08 M | $71.08 M | $4.19 M | |||
475 AZTEC 475Aztec | $0.01181 | 1.36% | −9.65% | −10.11% | $33.86 M | $121.72 M | $665,407.86 | |||
476 ARRR 476Pirate Chain | $0.1702 | −14.89% | −21.84% | −19.97% | $33.55 M | $33.55 M | $204,018.69 | |||
482 XVG 482Verge | $0.001998 | −1.46% | −6.41% | −1.11% | $33.01 M | $33.01 M | $388,419.81 | |||
490 DUSK 490Dusk | $0.0651 | −3.18% | 1.94% | −1.62% | $32.48 M | $32.55 M | $3.31 M | |||
548 COTI 548COTI | $0.009972 | −5.35% | −3.04% | 36.07% | $29.84 M | $29.84 M | $8.13 M | |||
559 TORN 559Tornado Cash | $5.41 | 1.87% | −3.37% | −1.99% | $28.88 M | $54.90 M | $1.30 M | |||
628 NOCK 628Nockchain | $0.01473 | 36.14% | 20.30% | −20.99% | $24.60 M | $63.26 M | $1.33 M | |||
665 RAIL 665Railgun | $1.40 | 0.18% | −2.53% | −7.37% | $22.24 M | $84.24 M | $29,107.49 | |||
693 HANA 693Hana Network | $0.03109 | −4.80% | −1.49% | −12.12% | $20.99 M | $31.09 M | $5.96 M | |||
780 VRSC 780Verus | $0.2157 | 19.46% | −12.29% | −61.24% | $17.41 M | $18.02 M | $1,425.59 | |||
797 ERG 797Ergo | $0.2033 | −0.03% | −13.56% | −8.32% | $16.89 M | $19.80 M | $95,421.00 | |||
812 FLUX 812Flux | $0.03927 | −0.19% | −3.58% | −6.00% | $16.38 M | $16.38 M | $1.44 M | |||
831 NYM 831Nym | $0.01882 | 1.24% | −0.32% | 8.38% | $15.84 M | $18.87 M | $2.58 M | |||
850 MOB 850MobileCoin | $0.07652 | −1.25% | −0.90% | −4.61% | $15.18 M | $19.13 M | $7,500.96 | |||
972 FIRO 972Firo | $0.6156 | −0.12% | −1.85% | 2.80% | $11.68 M | $11.68 M | $178,185.65 | |||
1042 SCRT 1042Secret | $0.02804 | −1.45% | −6.49% | −29.96% | $10.20 M | $10.21 M | $5.74 M | |||
1147 OXT 1147Orchid Protocol | $0.008492 | 12.92% | −8.31% | −49.14% | $8.47 M | $8.49 M | $4.84 M | |||
1299 STRKBTC 1299strkBTC | $64,232.00 | 0.91% | −1.48% | 0.22% | $6.21 M | $6.21 M | $613,334.00 | |||
1332 IRON 1332Iron Fish | $0.07819 | −0.86% | −6.03% | −0.15% | $5.88 M | $5.88 M | $58,770.31 | |||
1497 BCN 1497Bytecoin | $0.0000233 | −16.70% | −22.26% | −6.73% | $4.29 M | $4.29 M | $0.0023298 | |||
1512 BIGSB 1512BigShortBets | $0.7075 | −0.13% | 4.15% | −9.34% | $4.22 M | $70.75 M | $1,728.46 | |||
1563 EPIC 1563Epic Cash | $0.2009 | −0.33% | −3.79% | −19.66% | $3.89 M | $3.89 M | $66,153.00 | |||
1585 HOPR 1585HOPR | $0.01087 | −1.52% | −5.89% | −23.03% | $3.70 M | $4.28 M | $64,065.76 | |||
1663 GRIN 1663Grin | $0.01341 | 7.45% | 5.26% | −20.32% | $3.20 M | $3.20 M | $652.99 | |||
1856 NAV 1856Navio | $0.03041 | −0.77% | −9.65% | −11.51% | $2.34 M | $2.34 M | $100.11 | |||
1940 BZZ 1940Swarm | $0.03937 | −0.89% | −7.12% | −2.35% | $2.07 M | $2.48 M | $21,326.65 | |||
1959 UMBRA 1959Umbra | $0.2026 | −1.49% | −18.01% | −25.80% | $2.03 M | $5.77 M | $9,991.91 | |||
1984 XTM 1984MinoTari (Tari) | $0.0003223 | 1.86% | −14.04% | −16.59% | $1.96 M | $1.96 M | $50,493.00 | |||
2043 LOYAL 2043Loyal | $0.1441 | 0.34% | −2.74% | 8.62% | $1.80 M | $2.96 M | $142.88 | |||
2187 ZCL 2187Zclassic | $0.1613 | −7.18% | −15.06% | 18.27% | $1.50 M | $1.50 M | $582.68 | |||
2236 BEAM 2236BEAM | $0.006999 | −1.54% | −16.12% | −18.40% | $1.41 M | $1.84 M | $6,645.70 | |||
2342 PIVX 2342PIVX | $0.01144 | 27.51% | −50.82% | −68.39% | $1.22 M | $1.22 M | $81,317.97 | |||
2427 PART 2427Particl | $0.0693 | 3.28% | 4.21% | −47.62% | $1.08 M | $1.08 M | $1,447.41 | |||
2503 GHOST 2503GhostwareOS | $0.000999 | −9.62% | −20.52% | −25.00% | $998,981.12 | $998,981.12 | $13,474.01 | |||
2550 LITKEY 2550Lit Protocol | $0.004309 | 2.24% | 1.83% | 0.21% | $947,980.00 | $4.31 M | $10.34 | |||
2729 VEIL 2729Veil Token | $0.01046 | −0.24% | −5.58% | −34.34% | $765,486.75 | $836,799.99 | $7,206.64 | |||
3067 FIRO 3067Binance-Peg Firo | $0.7335 | 1.72% | 1.22% | −4.91% | $518,909.80 | $518,909.80 | $96.61 | |||
3371 DERO 3371Dero | $0.02622 | 61.47% | −4.80% | −68.74% | $375,284.65 | $482,448.00 | $11,402.26 | |||
3450 SHD 3450Shade Protocol | $0.06458 | 0.00% | −18.80% | −10.07% | $348,296.60 | $645,800.00 | $8,767.97 | |||
3857 BTCZ 3857BitcoinZ | $0.00001904 | 11.11% | −3.27% | −17.37% | $239,986.85 | $399,840.00 | $1,692.41 | |||
4330 JUNO 4330JunoCash | $0.05056 | −3.58% | −15.29% | −52.62% | $157,725.07 | $157,725.07 | $21,165.00 | |||
4479 ∅ 4479Voidify | $0.000144 | 0.72% | 12.38% | −37.48% | $138,185.40 | $138,185.40 | $9.63 | |||
4537 ZER 4537Zero | $0.00898 | 1.13% | 7.87% | −0.16% | $131,581.47 | $131,581.47 | $0.2625 | |||
4642 GLINK 4642GemLink | $0.001018 | 0.76% | −5.52% | 13.96% | $120,485.24 | $162,880.00 | $62.15 | |||
5099 BLKH 5099BLACK HOLE | $0.0001569 | 1.58% | 2.38% | −17.11% | $83,311.36 | $156,900.00 | $1,004.26 | |||
5332 CCX 5332Conceal | $0.003488 | −0.25% | −19.19% | −35.34% | $70,252.80 | $697,600.00 | $20.36 | |||
5566 ZERA 5566ZERA | $0.00006128 | −4.68% | 12.89% | −29.79% | $59,039.82 | $61,241.70 | $688.18 | |||
5579 TEN 5579Ten (formerly Obscuro) | $0.0002174 | −0.28% | −7.16% | −11.15% | $58,343.54 | $217,400.00 | $2.26 | |||
6465 XLA 6465Scala | $0.00000276 | −0.36% | −1.08% | −22.63% | $28,158.06 | $28,158.06 | $21.37 | |||
6564 XCL 6564Xcellar | $0.00002833 | 0.93% | 2.87% | −96.58% | $26,431.89 | $26,913.50 | $241.95 | |||
6602 MEDIA 6602Media Network | $0.1036 | −0.35% | −2.59% | −27.46% | $25,900.00 | $90,063.93 | $4.70 | |||
7311 FIVE 73115ive Privacy | $0.0₅14 | 0.56% | 2.16% | −1.35% | $14,000.00 | $14,000.00 | $18.48 | |||
8148 OSCA 8148OSCA Stack | $0.006758 | −0.78% | 0.69% | 13.18% | $6,758.00 | $6,758.00 | $30.38 | |||
8424 DLB 8424DiemLibre | $0.0001012 | −0.11% | 0.39% | −6.24% | $5,268.38 | $493,753.52 | $108,171.00 | |||
9151 ALIAS 9151Alias | $0.04141 | 2.85% | 2.22% | −0.38% | -- | $1.32 M | $56.83 | |||
9191 MWC 9191MimbleWimbleCoin | $10.53 | −0.11% | −2.27% | 16.26% | -- | $115.77 M | $196.67 | |||
9511 SHERPA 9511Sherpa | $0.0004933 | 0.00% | −1.28% | −4.10% | -- | $501.52 | $0.01 | |||
11093 VOLLAR 11093VOLLAR | $0.2434 | −3.22% | 8.91% | 14.22% | -- | $511.14 M | $3,538.73 |
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.