Privacy Sector Surges 213%, Led by Zcash's 100x Rally
The crypto sector focused on privacy has seen significant growth since Bitcoin's peak in October 2025, rising by 213%. This is despite most of the cryptocurrency market remaining below its highs from that time.
Zcash ($ZEC) is the main driver behind this increase, making up around 62% of the combined market cap of the privacy sector. Its own market capitalization has increased by 25 times over the past year, pushing it to a ranking of #9 on CoinGecko.
In contrast, other sectors in the crypto market are still below their October peaks, with every category except for one trading at double-digit losses.
The success of Zcash has been noted by investors and analysts. Dan Tapiero described it as 'an enormous winner this year', while Egor Sidelska called it 'the last 100x in crypto that isn’t a random meme coin'.