{"id":89526,"date":"2025-10-02T19:30:26","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T16:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=89526"},"modified":"2025-10-02T19:38:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T16:38:08","slug":"privacy-coins-lead-the-altcoin-rally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/privacy-coins-lead-the-altcoin-rally\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy coins lead the altcoin rally"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As altcoins broadly rose, privacy tokens stood out \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-zcash-zec\">Zcash<\/a> (+159% over the week) and <a href=\"https:\/\/hub.forklog.com\/blokchejn-dash-chto-takoe-kriptovalyuta-dash-i-v-chem-ee-osobennost\/\">Dash<\/a> (+78%).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"488\" data-id=\"266836\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-06a0da3bd5bfdf39-5812481564786176-1024x488.png\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-266836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-06a0da3bd5bfdf39-5812481564786176-1024x488.png 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-06a0da3bd5bfdf39-5812481564786176-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-06a0da3bd5bfdf39-5812481564786176-768x366.png 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-06a0da3bd5bfdf39-5812481564786176-1536x732.png 1536w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-06a0da3bd5bfdf39-5812481564786176.png 1835w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hourly chart of DASH\/USDT on Binance. Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/chart\/XQSQJA42\/?symbol=BINANCE%3ADASHUSDT\">TradingView<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"488\" data-id=\"266835\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-705b7c60b8bb6918-5812480815305000-1024x488.png\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-266835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-705b7c60b8bb6918-5812480815305000-1024x488.png 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-705b7c60b8bb6918-5812480815305000-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-705b7c60b8bb6918-5812480815305000-768x366.png 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-705b7c60b8bb6918-5812480815305000-1536x732.png 1536w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-705b7c60b8bb6918-5812480815305000.png 1835w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hourly chart of ZEC\/USDT on Binance. Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/chart\/XQSQJA42\/?symbol=BINANCE%3AZECUSDT\">TradingView<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The surge began after Grayscale announced the launch of Zcash Trust. The vehicle is intended for accredited investors.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Zcash?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Zcash<\/a> is similar to Bitcoin in its design. Zcash <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24ZEC&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$ZEC<\/a> was created from the original Bitcoin code base, but it uses a privacy technology that encrypts transaction information and allows users to shield their assets.<\/p>\n<p>Grayscale Zcash Trust is open for private placement for\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gzPmQRiZl5\">pic.twitter.com\/gzPmQRiZl5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Grayscale (@Grayscale) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Grayscale\/status\/1973403095825785047?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 1, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;Zcash is similar to bitcoin in its architecture. ZEC was created from the original code base of the first cryptocurrency, but it uses a privacy technology that encrypts transaction information and allows users to shield their assets,&#8221; the publication says.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The trust\u2019s launch also lifted other privacy coins such as DASH and ZEN. The latter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/coins\/horizen\">rose by 62%<\/a> over seven days.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, one of the segment\u2019s flagships \u2014 Monero (XMR) \u2014 did not follow the broader mood, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/coins\/monero\" title=\"\">gaining<\/a> a relatively modest 12% over the week.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Other cryptocurrencies<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/bitcoin-tops-116000-as-us-government-shuts-down\">shutdown<\/a> of the US government appears to have livened up the crypto market. At the time of writing, bitcoin had returned to $120,000 (+7% over the week), and Ethereum topped $4,400 (+10%).\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"587\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-31f23045fbcb192e-5813892969448706-1024x587.png\" alt=\"{BEAADADB-59A8-477B-A511-EBF1DDCBED00}\" class=\"wp-image-266842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-31f23045fbcb192e-5813892969448706-1024x587.png 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-31f23045fbcb192e-5813892969448706-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-31f23045fbcb192e-5813892969448706-768x440.png 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-31f23045fbcb192e-5813892969448706.png 1297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/\" title=\"\">CoinGecko<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Among the top ten by market capitalisation, <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-solana-sol\">Solana<\/a> (+11%), <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-dogecoin-doge\">Dogecoin<\/a> (+9%) and <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-cardano-ada\">Cardano<\/a> (+7.4%) also posted solid gains.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The native token Hyperliqud (HYPE) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/coins\/hyperliquid\">rose 19%<\/a>, Stellar (XLM) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/coins\/stellar\">was up 10%<\/a>, and Litecoin (LTC) \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/coins\/litecoin\">12%<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Analysts <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/analysts-point-to-healthy-market-dynamics-for-bitcoin\">confirmed<\/a> \u201chealthy dynamics\u201d for bitcoin. Funding rates for the leading cryptocurrency on the largest exchanges pointed to this \u2014 they were neutral or negative while trading in the $110,000\u2013120,000 range.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As altcoins broadly rose, privacy tokens stood out \u2014 Zcash (+159% over the week) and Dash (+78%).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":89527,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"Grayscale announced the launch of a Zcash trust","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-89526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"176","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"Grayscale announced the launch of a Zcash trust","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89526"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89526\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89528,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89526\/revisions\/89528"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}