The privacy war is intensifying.
Privacy-focused tokens currently have a total market capitalization of $61 billion and a daily trading volume exceeding $4.98 billion.
...even during periods of market calm.
This ecosystem map showcases the networks supporting this demand. Let's take a closer look ↓↓
1 | A quiet economic transformation is underway, shifting towards blockchains and assets designed to protect privacy.
These fund flows are extraordinary!
They prove that privacy is no longer a niche need, but a fundamental driving force.
Explore these unique players:
2 | Fully Privacy-Focused:
$NYM – @nym (Network-level privacy)
$HOPR – @hoprnet (Privacy-Preserving Messaging)
$XEL – @xelis_project (Privacy-Focused Smart Contract L1)
$ABEL – @PQabelian (Privacy-Focused L1 Using Lattice Cryptography)
$DUSK – @DuskFoundation (Regulated Securities + Privacy Chain)
$GHOST – @GhostWareOS (Full-Stack Privacy Layer on Solana)
3 | Privacy and Anonymity Flows are Core in DeFi Protocols:
$MANTA – @MantaNetwork (Privacy-Focused L1/L2 for DeFi)
$TORN – @TornadoCash (On-Chain Mixer for Private Transfers)
$LOCK – @HoudiniSwap (Non-Custodial Anonymous Exchange/Bridge)
$SPKY – @GhostyCash (Privacy-Enhanced Multi-Chain Bridging and Exchange)
$UFI – @PureFi_Protocol (Uses zero-knowledge proofs to maintain on-chain user anonymity while performing anti-money laundering/Know Your Customer and compliance operations)
$SIS – @symbiosis_fi (Cross-chain decentralized exchange/bridging)
$MAV – @mavprotocol (Automated Market Maker Infrastructure)
$FUL – @FulcromFinance (Perpetual decentralized exchange; DeFi branch within the privacy category)
$DERI – Deri Protocol (Derivatives decentralized exchange)
$WEFI – @wefi_official (DeFi lending/margin)
$TAROT – Tarot (Lending/Leveraged Liquidity Provider)
$IZI – @izumi_Finance (Liquidity infrastructure/Decentralized exchange tools)
$ETHDYDX – @dYdX (ethDYDX) (Perpetual decentralized exchange)
$FOX – @ShapeShift (Decentralized exchange/Non-custodial trading tokens)
4 | Programmable Infrastructure:
$LITKEY – @LitProtocol (Web3 encryption/access control infrastructure)
$LUMIA – @BuildOnLumia (Infrastructure/scaling; non-native privacy)
$MTP – @MTP_Network (Privacy-oriented routing/infrastructure)
5| Cash Layer (Payments):
$COTI – @COTInetwork (Payments/DAG)
$PART – Particl (Privacy coin + marketplace)
$LTC – @Litecoin (Payment L1, but non-native privacy)
> Digital cash networks with privacy as the core rather than optional features:
$ZEC – @Zcash
$XMR – @monero
$DASH – @Dashpay
$BDX – @BeldexCoin
$ZANO – @zano_project
$ARRR – Pirate Chain
$ERG – @ergo_platform
$FIRO – @firoorg (formerly Zcoin)
$PIVX – @_PIVX
$GRIN – Grin
$EPIC – @epiccashforall
$DERO – Dero
$BEAM – @BuildOnBeam
$VTC – @Vertcoin
$BCN – @Bytecoin_BCN
$ZCL – @ZclassicCoin
$SERO – Super Zero Protocol
$BTCZ – BitcoinZ
$ZER – Zero
$CLOAK – @CloakCoin
$HUSH – Hush
$COLX – @ColossusCoinXT
$GHOST – @GhostWareOS (Chain)
6 | Network/Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network Privacy:
$NODL – @NodleNetwork (Decentralized physical infrastructure network for IoT data; privacy protection in data processing)(But not a privacy coin)
$ANYONE – @AnyoneFDN (Decentralized physical infrastructure network for applications, privacy network)
7 | Zero-knowledge proofs:
$MOZ – @LumozOrg (Zero-knowledge proof infrastructure, but mainly used as scaling infrastructure)
$HEZ – PolygonHermez Network (Old zero-knowledge aggregation brand)
$EDGEN – @layeredge (Zero-knowledge proof verification/decentralized identity and privacy infrastructure)
$XZK – @Expandzk (Zero-knowledge proof routing)
$STRK – @Starknet (Zero-knowledge aggregation L2)
$ZK – @zksync (Zero-knowledge aggregation)
$MINA – @MinaProtocol (Zero-knowledge proof compression L1)
$ZKL – @zkLink_Official (Zero-knowledge proof liquidity layer/aggregation infrastructure)
$ZF – @zkSwap_finance Finance (Decentralized exchange infrastructure based on zero-knowledge proof)
$ZERA – @ZeraLabs (Zero-knowledge proof privacy infrastructure)
$SCR – @Scroll_ZKP (Zero-knowledge proof Ethereum Virtual Machine L2)
$AVAIL – @AvailProject (DA layer used by zero-knowledge proof systems)
$ZRC – @ZircuitL2 (Zero-knowledge aggregation/modular security)
$AZERO – @Aleph__Zero (Privacy-enhanced L1 with native zero-knowledge proof stack)
8 | Computation/Fully Homomorphic Encryption/Multi-Party Computation:
$RLC – @iEx_ec (Confidential computation, but more like an "off-chain computation market" than pure privacy)
$FHE – @mindnetwork_xyz (Data/DeFi privacy based on fully homomorphic encryption)
$NIL – @nillion (Multi-party computation/blind computation network for private data)
$ROSE – @OasisProtocol (Confidential computation L1)
$PHA – @PhalaNetwork (Confidential computation based on trusted execution environments)
9 | Data and Storage:
$MASA – Masa (Decentralized data/identity; privacy-focused, but more data-driven)
$LAI – @LayerAIorg (Artificial Intelligence/Data Network)
$WSI – @WeSendit (Privacy-Enhanced Cloud/File Transfer)
$SNT – @ethstatus (Private Messenger + Wallet)
$ADM – @adamant_im Messenger (End-to-End Encrypted Messenger)
$DMAIL – @Dmailofficial (Decentralized Private Email)
$CRP – @UtopiaP2P (Messaging + Payment Privacy Ecosystem)
10 | Peripherals:
$CCD – @ConcordiumNet (Identity-Centric L1, Balancing Privacy and Regulation)
$BLOCX – @BLOCX_TECH (Privacy-Emphasizing Digital Identity/Device Security)
$KEEP – @keep_project (Threshold Encryption for Private Keys/tBTC)
