Crypto’s Best-Kept Secrets: Privacy Coins Surge 700% Amid Market Meltdown 🚀

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In a world where the entire crypto universe is lounging in a shadowed corner, mourning a measly 1.5% dip, behold-the clandestine heroes emerge! Yes, the privacy coins are throwing a party louder than a Bolshevik factory on payday. Recent whispers from the oracle, CryptoQuant, reveal that Zcash (ZEC), Dash (DASH), Monero (XMR), Verge (XVG), and Secret Network (SCRT) have shot up like fireworks on New Year’s-some vaulting a stunning 700%. Spoiler: they’re as subtle as a gorilla in a ballet class.

Privacy Coins Trading Volumes Hit Record Levels

While Bitcoin is busy being a good boy, sitting still and chuckling softly, privacy coins are staging a comeback with all the subtlety of a cat burglar. Zcash (ZEC), that sneaky darling, has strutted back into the top 20 cryptocurrencies, topping $600-an achievement not seen since the days when internet was just a passing fascination-and boasts a staggering $20 billion in futures trades. Yes, billion with a ‘B’. Someone’s stealing the show while the broader crypto herd naps.

But wait, there’s more! Dash, the ever-jumpy Transformer, skips 50% overnight, reaching levels not seen since the dawn of 2022, with a trading volume approaching $5.4 billion. Its market cap? A modest $1.8 billion-hardly bragging rights, but enough to make the skeptics choke on their latte.

Meanwhile, Monero (XMR) plays it cool with $461.8 million, Verge (XVG) tips the scales at $403.98 million, and Secret Network (SCRT) drifts with $228.35 million in futures-making all the big boys look like amateurs at a poker table.

Zcash outshines everyone with both a rocket price jump and the biggest futures volume:

– $ZEC: $20.0B
– $DASH: $5.41B
– $XMR: $461.85M
– $XVG: $403.98M
– $SCRT: $228.25M

It’s as if privacy coins have dropped a Molotov cocktail on the old hype phases-BOOM! 💥

– CryptoQuant.com (@cryptoquant_com) November 10, 2025

All in all, these secretive little devils are not just flickering-they’re lighting up the entire scene, whispering that the privacy craze might just be here to stay, not just a fleeting fancy.

Retail Traders Are Back 

And oh, the retail masses are awakening! CryptoQuant’s latest revelation: retail traders are storming the gates, especially for Zcash and Dash, driven by that desperate FOMO-Fear Of Missing Out. Futures for these tokens are soaring-probably because the internet can’t get enough of that sweet secrecy. Binance remains the king’s court, handling roughly 78% of all privacy coin action, with Bybit lurking in the shadows at 17%-the real underdog story.

Now here’s the kicker: privacy coins make up 6% of all crypto trading volume-one in every 16 trades involves a cloak-and-dagger token. Their market cap? A jaw-dropping $41.7 billion, soaring 41% in just one day this November-proof that privacy isn’t just a feature anymore; it’s the main event.

Bitcoin’s Calm, Privacy’s Fire 🔥

Interestingly, according to CryptoQuant’s mystical heatmap, when Bitcoin plays the statue-completely still and not stirring-privacy coins ignite like a opera singer hitting that perfect high note. When BTC mellows, traders desperately seek excitement in ZEC, DASH, XMR, XVG, and SCRT-those shadowy figures that thrive in a quiet world.

And in a twist of irony, these tokens have outperformed both Bitcoin and most altcoins lately-probably fueled by shiny technical setups and the renewed global chatter about digital privacy and sovereignty. Because nothing says “security” quite like a coin that could vanish faster than your paycheck-mysterious, alluring, and slightly rebellious. 🎭

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2025-11-11 12:08