The privacy war is intensifying.
Privacy-focused tokens currently have a total market capitalization of $61 billion and daily trading volume exceeding $4.98 billion.
...even during periods of market calm.
This ecosystem map showcases the networks supporting this demand. Let's explore ↓↓
1 | A quiet economic shift is underway, moving towards blockchains and assets designed to protect privacy.
These flows are unusual!
They prove that privacy is no longer a niche need, but a fundamental driving force.
Explore these unique players:
2 | Complete Privacy:
$NYM – @nym (Network-level privacy)
$HOPR – @hoprnet (Privacy-protected messaging)
$XEL – @xelis_project (Privacy-oriented smart contract L1)
$ABEL – @PQabelian (Privacy-oriented L1 using lattice cryptography)
$DUSK – @DuskFoundation (Regulated securities + privacy chain)
$GHOST – @GhostWareOS (Full-stack privacy layer on Solana)
3 | Privacy and Anonymous Flows are Core in DeFi Protocols:
$MANTA – @MantaNetwork (Privacy-protected L1/L2 for DeFi)
$TORN – @TornadoCash (On-chain mixer for private transfers)
$LOCK – @HoudiniSwap (Non-custodial anonymous exchange/bridge)
$SPKY – @GhostyCash (Enhanced privacy multi-chain bridges and exchanges)
$UFI – @PureFi_Protocol (Provides anti-money laundering/Know Your Customer and compliance services while maintaining on-chain user anonymity through zero-knowledge proofs)
$SIS – @symbiosis_fi (Cross-chain decentralized exchange/bridge)
$MAV – @mavprotocol (Automated Market Maker Infrastructure)
$FUL – @FulcromFinance (Perpetual decentralized exchange; DeFi branch within the privacy category)
$DERI – Deri Protocol (Decentralized derivatives exchange)
$WEFI – @wefi_official (DeFi lending/margin)
$TAROT – Tarot (Lending/Leveraged liquidity provider)
$IZI – @izumi_Finance (Liquidity infrastructure/Decentralized exchange tool)
$ETHDYDX – @dYdX (ethDYDX) (Perpetual decentralized exchange)
$FOX – @ShapeShift (Decentralized exchange/Non-custodial trading token)
4 | Programmable Infrastructure:
$LITKEY – @LitProtocol (Web3 encryption/access control infrastructure)
$LUMIA – @BuildOnLumia (Infrastructure/Extensions)(Not natively privacy-focused)
$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 not natively privacy-focused)
> 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 (DePIN) Privacy:
$NODL – @NodleNetwork (Protecting privacy in DePIN data processing for IoT data, but not a privacy coin)
$ANYONE – @AnyoneFDN (DePIN privacy network for applications)
7| Zero-Knowledge Proofs:
$MOZ – @LumozOrg (Zero-knowledge proof infrastructure, but primarily used as a scaling infrastructure)
$HEZ – PolygonHermez Network (Older 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 summarization L2)
$ZK – @zksync (Zero-knowledge summarization)
$MINA – @MinaProtocol (Zero-knowledge proof compression L1)
$ZKL – @zkLink_Official (Zero-knowledge proof liquidity layer/summarization infrastructure)
$ZF – @zkSwap_finance Finance (Zero-knowledge proof-based decentralized exchange infrastructure)
$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 summarization/modular security)
$AZERO – @Aleph__Zero (Enhanced privacy 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 computing 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-economic)
$LAI – @LayerAIorg (Artificial intelligence/data network)
$WSI – @WeSendit (Enhanced privacy 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-focused digital identity/device security)
$KEEP – @keep_project (Threshold encryption for private keys/tBTC)
