Privacy tokens are quietly leading the market in 2026.
While most sectors are still finding their footing, the privacy space is already outperforming. Around 80% of privacy projects with market caps above $100M are green YTD, which is not something you see by accident.
Leaders are clearly emerging.
$XNC is up over 100%.
$DASH is up roughly 74%.
$XMR is up about 60% and continues to prove why it’s the benchmark of the sector.
This isn’t random rotation or meme-driven speculation. It reflects a growing demand for financial sovereignty, censorship resistance, and optional privacy in a world moving toward tighter regulation and surveillance.
Capital flows where narratives meet utility. Privacy tokens are checking both boxes right now.
When a niche starts outperforming broadly while sentiment is still cautious, it usually means positioning is happening early, not late.
Something to pay attention to.
