Privacy Coins

The privacy category groups crypto projects and tokens focused on protecting user confidentiality, whether by concealing transaction details, enabling private smart-contract execution, anonymizing on-chain activity, or providing privacy-preserving infrastructure. It is broader than privacy coins alone and can include mixing or shielding tools, privacy-focused networks and layers, and protocols that use cryptographic techniques such as zero-knowledge proofs to keep data confidential. What unites them is the goal of giving users greater control over what information is exposed on otherwise transparent blockchains. To compare these projects, consider the specific privacy approach, whether protection is default or optional, the maturity and audit history of the underlying cryptography, the token's role, and real adoption. The risks combine the technical and the regulatory. Privacy technology is complex, and flaws can silently undermine the protection users depend on, so security track record matters. At the same time, privacy-oriented projects face significant and evolving regulatory scrutiny, and some tools or assets have encountered restrictions, sanctions, or delistings in certain jurisdictions, which can affect availability and liquidity. Anyone evaluating this space should weigh both the robustness of the technology and the shifting legal environment around financial privacy.

The Privacy category currently tracks 1 cryptocurrency in our database, with a combined market capitalization of $6.34B and $108.73M in reported trading volume over the past 24 hours. The largest Privacy asset by market cap is Monero (XMR), at $6.34B. Over the last 24 hours it has moved +1.75%.

In cryptocurrency markets, a category groups together tokens and coins that share a common trait — the underlying technology they use, the blockchain ecosystem they are built on, the problem they aim to solve, or the way they are issued. The Privacy grouping shown here reflects the classification published by CoinGecko, a widely used independent market-data provider. The table above lists every Privacy asset in our database, ordered by market capitalization — the current price multiplied by the circulating supply — alongside the live price, the 24-hour change, a seven-day trend line, and 24-hour trading volume, a useful proxy for liquidity and market interest.

Categories frequently overlap: a single coin can belong to several at once, so you will often find the same asset on multiple category pages, each offering a different lens on the market. Among the coins above, Privacy most often appears alongside Galaxy Digital Portfolio, Layer 1 (L1), Privacy Coins — listed in full under related categories below.

All figures on this page are computed from stored public market data and refreshed regularly. They are provided for informational and educational purposes only and do not constitute financial advice, a recommendation, or a prediction. Cryptocurrency prices are highly volatile; always do your own research and consider your risk tolerance before making any investment decision.