Experts tip privacy tokens to continue outperforming in 2026

Source: CryptoNewsNet Original Title: Experts tip privacy tokens to continue outperforming in 2026 Original Link: Privacy-focused cryptocurrencies could extend their market outperformance into 2026, according to analysts and researchers, however, the very forces driving demand could also trigger an inevitable regulatory reckoning.

In a year-end report, a major exchange said that Privacy coins led the crypto market’s top performers last year, with ZEC, XMR, and DASH, including bitcoin, ether and XRP. ZCash’s ZEC rallied 861%, Monero’s XMR rose by 123% and Dash’s DASH, 12%.

Privacy coins outperformed last year as growing concerns over blockchain surveillance and financial traceability pushed users back toward assets designed to function as digital cash. Renewed adoption of privacy features, particularly on networks like Zcash and Monero, coincided with wallet upgrades that made private transactions easier and more accessible, helping expand anonymity sets at a time when broader crypto markets struggled under macro and ETF-driven pressures.