Privacy coins are on a tear this week, with Zcash flipping Monero for the largest privacy coin.
Privacy tokens are taking center stage this week, bucking the slump that has affected the broader cryptocurrency market.
Notable commentators in the cryptocurrency space have been predicting a spike in privacy coin prices for months. Their projections now appear to be coming true.
Some have wondered whether there hasn’t been a coordinated effort to pump privacy coin prices. Zcash Foundation’s executive director, Alex Bornstein, has told Cointelegraph that Zcash’s recent success is due to broader concerns about governments infringing on users’ right to privacy.
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