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Privacy Coins Outrun Bitcoin as Market Rotates Into Zcash and Monero
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Privacy coins have broken away from a weak crypto market, with zcash and monero delivering gains while bitcoin remains below its October peak.
Key facts
- A Sept. 8 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) disclosed that DCG International Investments Ltd
- Glassnode’s privacy-coin sector data showed the category gained 213% since bitcoin reached its record above $126,000 on Oct. 6, 2025
- Over the previous year, the sector’s combined market value increased from $7.1 billion to $33.6 billion
- TRM Labs found that Monero transaction volumes during 2024 and 2025 remained significantly above early 2020 and 2021 levels
Summary
Zcash accounted for about 62% of the privacy sector on Sept. 7. Market leadership has rotated toward privacy coins as most major cryptocurrencies remain below their October 2025 levels. Glassnode’s privacy-coin sector data showed the category gained 213% since bitcoin reached its record above $126,000 on Oct. 6, 2025. Zcash accounted for about 62% of the privacy sector’s value in Glassnode’s Sept. 7 snapshot after delivering the largest gain in the group.