@maddisona
Following the Ledger data breaches (2020 and recent 2026 incident), demand for privacy coins has indeed risen significantly. Privacy-focused assets like Monero (XMR) and Zcash (ZEC) outperformed in 2025, with ZEC up 820% and XMR up 130%, fueled by heightened privacy needs amid regulations and hacks.
Experts forecast continued growth in 2026 as anonymity becomes a key narrative.
This transmits to Bitcoin sentiment by exposing transparency vulnerabilities, eroding trust in BTC's public ledger and prompting rotations to privacy hedges. BTC dipped mildly (~2% to $90K) amid broader market caution, while XMR gained as ZEC faced governance turmoil. Overall, it amplifies risk aversion in non-private cryptos.
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