Privacy Coins Take a Beating as Bitcoin’s Slide Hits the Sector Hard
The privacy-coin crypto market has taken a noticeable knock, moving in lockstep with bitcoin and ethereum as both slid lower. While the broader crypto economy is off more than 4%…
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Fragmentation or Evolution? Experts Say the Zcash Multi-Entity Split Strengthens the Network
The exit of Electric Coin Co.’s development team to launch the for‑profit startup CashZ has shaken the Zcash ecosystem. Analysts remain divided: some warn the departure exposes single‑point‑of‑failure risks and…
SEC Investigation Into Zcash Foundation Ends Quietly
The Zcash Foundation said Jan. 14, 2026, that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has concluded its investigation into the nonprofit without recommending any enforcement action. Zcash Foundation Announces…
Monero Tops All-Time Price High as Privacy Coins Rip Higher, ZEC Stalls and ARRR Rockets
On Tuesday, monero ( XMR) kept the good times rolling, and among the top ten privacy coins by market cap, everyone except zcash (ZEC) and mimblewimblecoin (MWC) is flashing green…
Zcash Development Team Resigns En Masse as Governance Dispute Rattles ZEC Price
All members of the Electric Coin Company team behind Zcash resigned on Jan. 7 following a governance dispute with the Bootstrap board, a development that coincided with a sharp sell-off…
Privacy Is Back: Why XMR and ZEC Won the 2025 Crypto ‘Wild Ride’
In 2025, the cryptocurrency market experienced extreme volatility, with bitcoin ( BTC) and major altcoins erasing their mid-year gains by December. Amid this downturn, privacy coins emerged as a resilient…
2025 EOY Report: Surprise of The Year
As 2025 comes to a close, Bitcoin.com examines the events that were considered relatively unlikely to happen and how the ecosystem reacted as they developed. In 2025, several events of…
2025 EOY Report: Blockchain of the Year
2025 was a defining year for Web3, marked by widespread enterprise adoption and a major shift toward real‑world asset tokenization. Despite the global rise of artificial intelligence, crypto adoption in…
Monero Pulls Ahead as Zcash Cools and Privacy Coins Feel the Pressure
The privacy-focused crypto asset zcash (ZEC) has retreated sharply from its peak just above $741 on Nov. 15, sliding to a low of $411 as of Tuesday, Dec. 16. Meanwhile,…
Zcash Crashes: From $700 Peak to $316 in Two Weeks
The privacy coin zcash has experienced a sharp price collapse, tumbling to $316 on Dec. 2 and falling over 30% since Nov. 26. Technical analysis remains bearish, with one analyst…