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how are my privacy supporters today? « Arthur Hayes: The demand for financial privacy will increase significantly »

Railgun brings real zero-knowledge privacy directly to Ethereum and EVM chains. you can shield your tokens (ETH, USDC, etc.) into private balances, then trade, swap or use DeFi - all without anyone seeing your positions or amounts. not a separate chain: this is privacy layered on top of Ethereum. one more proof that privacy tech is spreading fast beyond native privacy coins - Zcash for maximum privacy, Railgun for private DeFi on EVM. different tools, same mission: taking back control.

NEAR just dropped confidential payments on near.com. You can now send tokens cross-chain (NEAR > ETH and more) while keeping the sender, amount, and path completely private - visible only to you and the recipient. it’s not full ZK like Zcash, but it’s a real opt-in privacy layer shipping right now on a major chain. privacy isn’t staying in its corner anymore, it’s spreading. more protocols are waking up to the fact that people actually want control over their data and their money. the era Barry Silbert called out is accelerating faster than expected. real privacy is going mainstream.

zcash foundation is sitting on serious firepower. they hold 85,412 zec: currently worth ~$56.8 million at today’s price. total liquid treasury now estimated around $60-62 million. foundation strong. zcash:native strong.

zcash:native is trending

Dash has been shipping fast digital cash since 2014: InstantSend, low fees, masternodes. privacy was always optional via PrivateSend (CoinJoin mixing). but in 2026 they just leveled up: integrating Zcash’s Orchard shielded pool into the Evolution chain. zero-knowledge privacy now coming to Dash. privacy tech spreading across ecosystems. different tools, same mission.

privacy is normal.

Zcash already nails transactional privacy, but your IP, timing, and metadata? that’s where Nym steps in. Nym mixnet is now live in Zingo, Zodl, and Edge wallets - mixing your ZEC traffic with real cover noise. add NymVPN accepting shielded ZEC and you get true end-to-end privacy.

Zcash Foundation has a substantial cash reserve. now they’re distributing it fully decentralized + completely private. no one will ever know who voted what. this is real anonymous governance in action. rare as fuck in crypto. ultra bullish for zec.

ZEC is outperforming most of the market again this month while BTC consolidates. not surprising. when privacy narrative heats up, real privacy coins move differently. shoutout to Monero too - still the king of default privacy. different approaches, same mission. 2026 is showing why the privacy sector can’t be ignored anymore. if you care about keeping control of your money, these are the assets that matter.

the SEC just closed its investigation into Zcash with zero enforcement action. after almost 2.5 years of regulatory pressure, they folded. it’s clear: the market is finally starting to get it; real privacy isn’t a crime, it’s a right. smart money already felt it coming. one trader on Hyperliquid just pocketed +$7.5M on ZEC longs in the last few days. real privacy is slowly winning.

Joe Nakamoto has just released a chilling documentary about these kidnappings in France, which explores data breaches and the hunt for Bitcoin holders. here’s 1 of the main reasons why privacy is important: wanting to be safe is only human, private tokens can help you. be safe

ZEC has attracted attention and earned the approval not only of anonymous users and grassroots advocates on CT, but also of influential, institutionally minded figures such as Barry Silbert, Arthur Hayes, and Multicoin Capital.

hyperliquid trader just printed $ 7.5 million in 4 days on zec longs. $24 million leveraged position. this isn’t retail noise. this is big money quietly stacking the only coin that still delivers real default privacy in 2026. smart money already sees the shift.

monero pushing fcmp++ audits right now. full-chain membership proofs in progress. this upgrade massively increases the anonymity set - from small rings to the entire chain history. xmr has been the og privacy coin for years. different tech from zec, same mission: real untraceable money in a watched world. respect to both.

near protocol dropping dynamic resharding in june. - auto scaling shards with zero human intervention. - built for ai-powered on-chain economy. - plus post-quantum signatures for future security. - near up almost 30% to $2.24 this week. why it matters for zec: better infrastructure to enter/exit zec shielded, no kyc, no broken privacy. different chains. same war for real usability + real privacy.

full Zcash Foundation Q1 2026 report here: zfnd.org/wp-content/upl…

zcash foundation dropped their q1 2026 report. 36.7 million in liquid assets. only 817k in operating expenses. sec closed their investigation with zero action. nu7 and z3 stack coming in q2. zcon7 in cancun this fall. foundation looking rock solid.

Privacy-focused coins are attracting investors Zcash isn’t the only one on a roll. Other privacy-focused crypto, such as XMR and DASH, are also seeing price increases. XMR, however, has seen a much more modest rise, up 14% over the month. As for Dash, it has gained 31%.

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