2026-01-18 21:23:36

If the time comes to 2025 and the topic of "privacy" is brought up again in the crypto community, you'll find that the discussion patterns haven't changed much.

Some continue to support Monero, promoting ring signatures and stealth addresses as achieving ultimate anonymity; others are still praising Zcash for its ability to switch seamlessly between privacy and transparency using zk-SNARKs; and there are a bunch of new projects shouting about "zero-knowledge technology innovation" every day.

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GasDevourer

· 01-21 21:06

Really, this set of talking points has been playing on repeat for five years, just repackaging old wine in new bottles.

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GhostAddressMiner

· 01-20 17:44

On-chain footprints never lie; these project wallets have long exposed everything. --- It's funny. Monero and Zcash, those old-fashioned privacy coins, have already been swept clean by institutional addresses. Are you still discussing privacy? --- The suspicious part is that no one has ever tracked the initial fund flows of those new projects... I have already marked a few suspicious addresses. --- Ring signatures, zk-SNARKs, zero-knowledge... the more fancy the terminology, the more it shows there's nothing substantial. On-chain data makes all that talk meaningless. --- Rest assured, sleeping wallets will eventually move. When they do, you'll know who's lying.

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Web3Educator

· 01-20 16:58

ngl the privacy narrative hasn't budged an inch since like 2018, monero maxis vs zcash shillers same old song and dance fr

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token_therapist

· 01-19 23:42

Same old story, I've listened to it so much over the past three years that my ears are calloused.

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MonkeySeeMonkeyDo

· 01-18 21:53

The same old script, just change the main character and keep acting. Anyway, the retail investors will still foot the bill.

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DataBartender

· 01-18 21:52

Privacy coin rhetoric really never changes; every year it's the same three things going in circles. Monero fans have been sticking to the same old tune for years, and Zcash has been playing on the edge... New projects are working hard, but it all depends on who can truly land. Honestly, when it comes to privacy, there are many who talk but few who do. It's the same old story of the zero-knowledge proof savior... tired of hearing it. Ring signatures and zk stuff are indeed impressive, but what about the ecosystem? The applications? All just concepts in the end. Privacy coins will never escape this vicious cycle; year after year, it's the same old faces. It feels like these privacy solutions are overhyped, but in reality, not many people actually use them. Monero probably has the most complete ecosystem, but that's about it—it's not as revolutionary as imagined. No matter how loudly new projects are promoted, it all depends on whether the market accepts them. Right now, it just smells like a typical money grab.

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MeaninglessGwei

· 01-18 21:45

Really, five years ago the topics are still the same, Monero enthusiasts are still arguing with people over there.

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MetaDreamer

· 01-18 21:37

The tricks are real tricks, but the money is also real money.

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rekt_but_not_broke

· 01-18 21:37

Honestly, the rhetoric about privacy coins is really old and worn out, with Monero and Zcash being discussed year after year. And people actually believe in the so-called "zero-knowledge innovation" of new projects? I'm speechless.

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