{"id":92200,"date":"2025-12-15T13:29:52","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T10:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=92200"},"modified":"2025-12-15T14:00:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T11:00:26","slug":"privacy-emerges-as-the-leading-trend-in-the-crypto-markets-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/privacy-emerges-as-the-leading-trend-in-the-crypto-markets-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Named the Top Trend for the Crypto Market in Coming Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The next eight years in the crypto industry will be marked by a focus on privacy, according to entrepreneur Balaji Srinivasan. He divides the history of the sector into three major phases.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The three eras of crypto.<\/p>\n<p>Proof of work: 2009-2017<br \/>Programmability: 2017-2025<br \/>Privacy: 2025-203X<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YIpJN2OMZo\">pic.twitter.com\/YIpJN2OMZo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Balaji (@balajis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/balajis\/status\/1988875262700781792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to the expert, the period from 2009 to 2017 was dominated by the <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-the-proof-of-work-pow-algorithm\">Proof-of-Work<\/a> algorithm. The subsequent era from 2017 to 2025 is defined as the age of programmability, while the next phase of technological evolution will span from 2025 to the early 2030s.<\/p>\n<p>This perspective is shared by experts from <a href=\"https:\/\/a16zcrypto.com\/posts\/article\/big-ideas-things-excited-about-crypto-2026\/\">a16z Crypto<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/coinbase-identifies-perp-rwa-and-prop-amm-as-promising-sectors\">Coinbase Ventures<\/a>, who have included privacy in their list of key priorities for 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Shift in Narrative<\/h2>\n<p>In October, entrepreneur Naval Ravikant described Bitcoin as &#8220;insurance against fiat,&#8221; and the anonymous coin <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-zcash-zec\">Zcash<\/a> (ZEC) as &#8220;a hedge against the first cryptocurrency.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bitcoin is insurance against fiat.<\/p>\n<p>ZCash is insurance against Bitcoin. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rqMrR3bW7O\">https:\/\/t.co\/rqMrR3bW7O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Naval (@naval) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/naval\/status\/1973254136394293708?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<p>Nick Tang from Finality Capital Partners told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/coins\/zcash\">The Block<\/a> that this statement &#8220;became a market catalyst.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Over the past three months, the price of ZEC has surged by more than 678%, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/coins\/zcash\">CoinGecko<\/a>. Interest has also returned to other privacy-focused cryptocurrencies, including Monero (XMR). During the same period, the price of XMR <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/coins\/monero\">jumped<\/a> nearly 30%.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Institutional Demand<\/h2>\n<p>However, the rally in anonymous coins has merely highlighted fundamental changes. As financial activity moves on-chain, the lack of privacy has become a concern.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>&#8220;Institutional players and large traders cannot operate effectively if their positions and strategies are visible to everyone in real time. Ordinary users are also reluctant to broadcast their financial lives,&#8221; noted Jonathan King from Coinbase Ventures.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Zama&#8217;s head, Rand Hindi, added that traditional finance will never use public blockchains without robust privacy features.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Experts believe that privacy will become a prerequisite for the widespread adoption of technology.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From Coins to Utility<\/h2>\n<p>Unlike previous cycles, the focus has now shifted from privacy coins to applications with built-in data protection. As an example, Robot Ventures partner Anirudh Pai cited the <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/perp-dex-old-tricks-new-tech\">perp-DEX<\/a> Lighter and the <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/former-apple-engineer-launches-payy-visa-card-for-private-crypto-transactions\">crypto card Payy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, the spread of technology was hindered by usability challenges and regulatory pressure. Anonymous cryptocurrencies were often associated with money laundering, and their functionality was limited to simple transfers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>&#8220;Users need confidential smart contracts, not just privacy coins,&#8221; emphasized Hindi.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Boris Revsin from Tribe Capital believes that technology will become a default feature. The absence of privacy will be perceived as a vulnerability.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Risks and Obstacles<\/h2>\n<p>The main barrier for the sector remains regulatory uncertainty. Hindi and King are confident that developers will need to create systems that meet compliance requirements while preserving transaction secrecy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The second barrier, according to Tang, is usability: the average user will not pay extra for privacy if public transactions are cheaper and more convenient.<\/p>\n<p>Back in November, ForkLog <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/the-illusion-of-succession\">explored<\/a> whether Zcash has a chance to become the main coin for cypherpunks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The next eight years in the crypto industry will be marked by a focus on privacy, according to entrepreneur Balaji Srinivasan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":92201,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"Privacy will dominate the crypto industry for the next eight years, says Balaji Srinivasan.","creation_source":"ai_translated","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1987,1138,1256,202],"class_list":["post-92200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-balaji-srinivasan","tag-opinions","tag-privacy-and-personal-data","tag-zcash"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"236","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"Privacy will dominate the crypto industry for the next eight years, says Balaji Srinivasan.","is_update":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92200","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=92200"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92200\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92203,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92200\/revisions\/92203"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}