In 2025, Zcash returned 820% and Monero 130%, dramatically outperforming Bitcoin and Ethereum, which both declined on the year. By May 2026, Zcash had reached a market capitalization of $6.9 billion.
More importantly, adoption is structural, not speculative. Shielded transactions on Zcash reached an all-time high of 86.5% of network activity in March 2026.
The signal is clear: privacy is no longer optional infrastructure. What is missing is not cryptography—it is design. Privacy must be made accessible to users who do not understand zero-knowledge proofs, viewing keys, or shielded pools. This is the gap AnonProof fills.