Privacy coins such as Monero, Zcash, and Dash have been rising in prominence as their market caps expand, while capital flows toward smaller privacy-focused altcoins. In January, several mid-cap assets showed notable accumulation, suggesting whales are positioning ahead of a continued 2026 privacy coin narrative. Zen (ZEN), built on Ethereum’s Layer2 Base, surged more than 50% in January, though it remains over 90% below its 2021 high.
Railgun (RAIL) is an on-chain privacy and security system deployed across major blockchains, including Ethereum, BSC, Polygon, and Arbitrum, leveraging zero-knowledge cryptography to enable anonymous DeFi interactions. RAIL’s market cap has surpassed $165 million, and exchange inventories declined while whale wallet holdings rose by more than 24% in the past 30 days. In 2025, Railgun processed $2 billion in shielded and unshielded volumes, generating about $5 million in revenue. Mesari’s Railgun Quant notes that RAIL was undervalued when trading below $3, with potential to nearly double; at $3.10 it remains more than 50% below the $6.26 valuation benchmark in the model.
Decred (DCR) is a Layer1 blockchain using a hybrid PoW/PoS consensus mechanism and supports private transactions. Its market cap exceeds $479 million, and staking has risen since Q4 2025, with over 10 million DCR staked—more than 62% of total supply. It has entered CoinGecko’s top-five privacy coins by market cap, and analysts see a breakout beyond $27.60 with potential to reach $60. DCR has broken out of accumulation, and an inverse head-and-shoulders pattern has been confirmed, signaling a shift into a robust rally.
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