2026-01-15 11:51:50

Looking back at early 2026, shorting privacy coins would've been a terrible call.

Monero's been on an absolute tear this year. The coin just crossed a $12B valuation while other sectors are casually hitting $100M market caps left and right. Hard to ignore that kind of momentum.

XMR sitting at +58% year-to-date? That's just round one. This whole "Freedom Tech" movement is clearly picking up steam, and privacy-focused assets are riding that wave. Whether you're a believer or a skeptic, the numbers don't lie.

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TokenomicsShaman

· 01-18 08:20

If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have sold privacy coins, the rise of XMR is really outrageous Privacy has truly taken off, it feels like just the beginning 58% is just the appetizer, this wave of freedom tech is going to explode

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DaoDeveloper

· 01-17 05:06

ngl the governance mechanics around privacy coin adoption is what's actually interesting here... not just the price pump. like, what's the tokenomics incentive structure that made this sustainable vs typical altcoin cycles? need to dig into the implementation details before i'm sold on the narrative tbh

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