According to Santiment, the top privacy coin projects by development activity are DASH, NYM, HOPR, Monero (XMR), Decred (DCR), Firo (FIRO), Zcash (ZEC), Verge (XVG), Conceal (CCX), and Dusk (DUSK), based on filtered GitHub repository activity, source: Santiment. Santiment reports upward positioning for XMR, FIRO, and CCX; downward for ZEC and DUSK; and unchanged for DASH, NYM, HOPR, DCR, and XVG since the last update, source: Santiment. The ranking applies Santiment’s methodology for filtering notable GitHub activity from project repositories and is presented as useful for crypto trading signals, source: Santiment. Traders can track Santiment’s dedicated privacy project watchlist to analyze leaders by development activity alongside other metrics, source: Santiment.

According to @phantom, six new perpetual futures markets—Monero (XMR), Copper (COPPER), Axie Infinity (AXS), Dash (DASH), Alibaba (BABA), and Rivian (RIVN)—are live for trading with up to 20x leverage.

According to @EmberCN, address 0xD83...Fd7 increased short exposure to HYPE in the past half hour. According to @EmberCN, the trader started by shorting ETH last Friday and used rolling unrealized profits to expand shorts into other assets. According to @EmberCN, the account now holds short positions in BTC, ETH, HYPE, and XMR with total notional around USD 261 million. According to @EmberCN, the trader scaled initial capital from roughly USD 3 million to about USD 11 million through this rolling strategy.

According to @lookonchain, address 0xD835 deposited 3M USDC on Hyperliquid and used maximum leverage to short 18,261 ETH worth about $60.32M and 1,845 XMR worth about $1.27M, with the ETH liquidation price at $3,380 (source: @lookonchain). According to @lookonchain, the ETH short now has over $1.83M in unrealized profit (source: @lookonchain). According to @lookonchain, the trader has now opened a new 40x long on 323 BTC with about $30M notional (source: @lookonchain).

According to @lookonchain, a victim lost over $282M in LTC and BTC in a hardware-wallet social engineering scam, and the attacker converted part of the funds into XMR, triggering a sharp XMR price spike; source: https://twitter.com/lookonchain/status/2012355506120344030, https://x.com/zachxbt/status/2012212936735912351. The attacker used THORChain to swap 818 BTC (about $78M) into 19,631 ETH (about $64.5M), 3.15M XRP (about $6.5M), and 77,285 LTC (about $5.8M); source: https://twitter.com/lookonchain/status/2012355506120344030, https://thorchain.net/address/bc1qpsmh26ja0fzzf286zulmt9eywujc2pggj40wzm, https://thorchain.net/address/bc1qgkjems88jyk8hasj9ncspxz093nepdn00vaq0y. Trading-wise, on-chain flows show concentrated activity across XMR, ETH, XRP, and LTC executed through THORChain, with the XMR price spike explicitly cited alongside the swap paths and amounts; source: https://twitter.com/lookonchain/status/2012355506120344030, https://x.com/zachxbt/status/2012212936735912351, https://thorchain.net/address/bc1qpsmh26ja0fzzf286zulmt9eywujc2pggj40wzm, https://thorchain.net/address/bc1qgkjems88jyk8hasj9ncspxz093nepdn00vaq0y.

According to Onchain Lens, a whale deposited $2.27 million USDC into HyperLiquid and opened a long position in XMR using 2x leverage, with the position still increasing, source: https://twitter.com/OnchainLens/status/2011781832409563638. Based on 2x leverage against $2.27 million collateral, the setup supports up to roughly $4.54 million in XMR long notional on HyperLiquid, source: https://twitter.com/OnchainLens/status/2011781832409563638. The referenced wallet and live position activity can be monitored on CoinMarketMan HyperTracker, corroborating ongoing increases, source: https://app.coinmarketman.com/hypertracker/wallet/0xf35aad55c9941333bfdc69175eba123d8b01338a.

According to @santimentfeed, @alieniswonder called Monero (XMR) upside just before the privacy coin surged to a new all-time high. Source: Santiment on X, Jan 13, 2026. According to @santimentfeed, the Sanitizer KOL Tracker showcases both the best and worst market predictions across social media, with the highlighted XMR call showing a 49.65% gain so far as displayed on the linked leaderboard. Source: Santiment on X, Jan 13, 2026; Source: KOLs Tracker on X; Source: sanitize.page/leaderboard. According to @santimentfeed, traders can reference the leaderboard-tracked performance alongside the confirmed ATH breakout to gauge the reliability of KOL-driven entries and exits in XMR during heightened social-momentum flows. Source: Santiment on X, Jan 13, 2026; Source: sanitize.page/leaderboard.

According to @CryptoKing4Ever, Monero (XMR) hit a new all-time high of 672 dollars, shared on X on Jan 13, 2026, source: @CryptoKing4Ever on X, Jan 13, 2026. The post characterizes the move as privacy season, indicating bullish sentiment toward privacy coins, source: @CryptoKing4Ever on X, Jan 13, 2026. The update does not include exchange or timeframe details, making 672 dollars the reference price cited by the author, source: @CryptoKing4Ever on X, Jan 13, 2026.

According to @caprioleio, Monero (XMR) has set a new all-time high. Source: Charles Edwards @caprioleio, X, Jan 12, 2026. The author asked whether this is coincidence or a signal, and provided no price level or timeframe details in the post. Source: Charles Edwards @caprioleio, X, Jan 12, 2026.

According to @RhythmicAnalyst, Monero (XMR) is breaking out after nearly eight years of consolidation and is trading near a key breakout level that could mark a technical regime shift for the asset. Source: X post by @RhythmicAnalyst on Jan 12, 2026, https://x.com/RhythmicAnalyst/status/2010524607556784374 According to @RhythmicAnalyst, a confirmed monthly close above the identified level would start a new bull run for XMR, making the monthly close the decisive confirmation for the setup. Source: X post by @RhythmicAnalyst on Jan 12, 2026, https://x.com/RhythmicAnalyst/status/2010524607556784374

According to the source, Monero (XMR) set a new record price, marking a fresh all-time high. According to the source, the move is framed as part of a re-emerging privacy trade, indicating renewed market focus on privacy-centric cryptocurrencies. According to the source, the update was published on January 12, 2026.

According to the source, the claim is that privacy-focused cryptocurrencies slipped while the broader crypto market recovered (source: user-shared X post dated Jan 5, 2026). Under the stated requirements, the linked outlet cannot be used as a citation, and no alternative primary data or acceptable source was provided (source: conversation instructions). To produce a trading-oriented, verified summary with proper citations, please share one of the following: 1) intraday/daily price and volume for major privacy coins (e.g., XMR, ZEC, DASH) versus BTC and total market cap from an exchange or market data provider (source options: Binance, Kraken, Coinbase, CoinGecko, CoinMarketCap); 2) order book or liquidity changes showing underperformance (source options: exchange market data portals); or 3) a non-crypto-media primary source such as an exchange announcement or regulator notice that contextualizes price action (source options: exchange status pages, SEC/FINMA/FCA websites).

According to Onchain Lens, a whale deposited $4.35 million USDC to HyperLiquid and opened a 1x LIT short now showing around a $200,000 floating loss, source: Onchain Lens on X https://twitter.com/OnchainLens/status/2005946992133042549 and CoinMarketMan HyperTracker https://app.coinmarketman.com/hypertracker/wallet/0x5405450caE1B86581f017d1c35AD954D8703F802. According to Onchain Lens, the same wallet holds shorts on Lighter_xyz in XMR 10x, ASTER 5x, MEET 5x, HYPE 3x, USELESS 3x, and STBL 3x with roughly $1.6 million floating profit, source: Onchain Lens on X https://twitter.com/OnchainLens/status/2005946992133042549 and CoinMarketMan HyperTracker https://app.coinmarketman.com/hypertracker/wallet/0x5405450caE1B86581f017d1c35AD954D8703F802.

According to @santimentfeed, the latest top 10 privacy coins by development activity are 1) DASH up, 2) NYM down, 3) HOPR flat, 4) ZEC flat, 5) DCR flat, 6) DUSK up, 7) XMR down, 8) XVG up, 9) ANYONE up, 10) BDX down, based on filtered GitHub metrics, source: @santimentfeed on X, Dec 29, 2025. @sanitmentfeed states its methodology filters notable GitHub activity to reduce noise and is positioned as useful for crypto trading, source: Santiment Medium methodology article A different look into blockchain ecosystem development activity. Traders can track the dedicated privacy project watchlist to compare development activity with other metrics for sector screening, source: Santiment privacy watchlist on app.santiment.net. Rank increases for DASH, DUSK, XVG, and ANYONE versus declines for NYM, XMR, and BDX can inform relative-strength and momentum screens within privacy coins, source: @santimentfeed on X, Dec 29, 2025.

According to @santimentfeed, the latest privacy coin development activity ranking shows NYM (1), DASH (2), HOPR (3), ZEC (4), DCR (5), XMR (6), DUSK (7), CCX (8), BDX (9), and FIRO (10), with upward movement indicators for all ten projects since the prior update, source: @santimentfeed. According to @santimentfeed, its methodology filters notable GitHub repository contributions to reduce noise and is presented as useful for crypto trading analysis, source: @santimentfeed. According to @santimentfeed, traders can use the dedicated privacy project watchlist to analyze which projects stand out based on development activity alongside other vital metrics for watchlist construction and timing, source: @santimentfeed.

According to @dydxfoundation, an on-chain governance vote on the dYdX Chain proposes setting the default funding rate to 0 for TAO, TRUMP, USUAL, WLFI, XMR, XPL, ZEC and ZEN markets (source: https://twitter.com/dydxfoundation/status/1990317430674166007; source: https://www.mintscan.io/dydx/proposals/317). The vote ends on Nov 19, 2025 at 06:19 UTC (source: https://twitter.com/dydxfoundation/status/1990317430674166007). If approved, the default funding rate parameter for these dYdX markets would be set to 0 as specified in the proposal (source: https://www.mintscan.io/dydx/proposals/317).

According to @milesdeutscher, the Privacy narrative is the most obvious trend in crypto right now, and he referenced a recent write-up for further details. Source: https://twitter.com/milesdeutscher/status/1989941434720670061 and https://x.com/milesdeutscher/status/1989045366503985315 For traders, this call signals a near-term focus on privacy-related assets, with an emphasis on monitoring momentum, liquidity, and breakout setups tied to the Privacy narrative. Source: https://twitter.com/milesdeutscher/status/1989941434720670061

According to @balajis, crypto can be segmented into three eras with trading implications: Proof of Work from 2009 to 2017, Programmability from 2017 to 2025, and Privacy from 2025 to 203X, source: @balajis on X Nov 13 2025. For rotation screens, Proof of Work is represented by Bitcoin BTC which relies on proof of work consensus, source: Bitcoin whitepaper by Satoshi Nakamoto 2008. The Programmability era is led by Ethereum ETH which introduced general smart contracts that enable DeFi and NFTs, source: ethereum.org smart contracts documentation. The Privacy era maps to assets like Monero XMR and Zcash ZEC which implement privacy features at the protocol level, source: getmonero.org documentation and z.cash technology overview. Traders can use this timeline from @balajis as a catalyst to build a privacy narrative watchlist into 2025 focused on privacy coins and zero knowledge infrastructure that enables privacy preserving transactions and rollups, source: @balajis on X Nov 13 2025 and ethereum.org zero knowledge resources and z.cash technology docs.

According to @santimentfeed, social data show BTC is trending after a breakout above $106K, optimism around a US government shutdown resolution, growing acceptance via over 4 million Square merchants with zero-fee Bitcoin payments, and reinforced confidence from large purchases by Michael Saylor, making BTC pairs a key focus for liquidity and momentum trading (source: @santimentfeed). According to @santimentfeed, STRK is a top gainer with a 32% rise driven by development activity, protocol upgrades, strong staking, volume surges, notable token unlocks, and TVL nearing 2024 highs, positioning STRK pairs for elevated volatility and follow-through trades (source: @santimentfeed). According to @santimentfeed, UNI is trending on the ‘UNIfication’ proposal to activate protocol fees, burn millions of UNI, and unify core teams, introducing tokenomics changes and supply reduction that traders are monitoring for impact on UNI price and DEX fee flows (source: @santimentfeed). According to @santimentfeed, XMR is in focus after a 20% price jump amid discussions of default privacy, real-world payment adoption, and regulatory and delisting headwinds, making XMR markets sensitive to liquidity and headline risk (source: @santimentfeed). According to @santimentfeed, XRP is trending after five spot XRP ETFs were listed on the DTCC platform by Bitwise, Franklin Templeton, 21Shares, Canary Capital, and CoinShares, signaling potential institutional inflows that traders are watching across XRP spot and derivatives (source: @santimentfeed). According to @santimentfeed, USDT is trending as Tether reports $181B in assets and over $10B in profit, alongside strategic AI and infrastructure investments including a $150M AI commitment, backing Rumble, and plans to acquire Northern Data, with USDT pairs dominating new exchange listings and leverage activity (source: @santimentfeed).

According to the source, Reid Hoffman said crypto is the preferred payment rail for ransomware targeting critical infrastructure and hospitals. source: Reid Hoffman on X, Nov 8, 2025 Ransomware remains a material regulatory headline risk for BTC and privacy coins, with Chainalysis estimating ransomware revenues exceeded $1.1B in 2023, primarily paid in BTC. source: Chainalysis, 2024 Crypto Crime Report U.S. Treasury and OFAC have sanctioned mixing services used by ransomware actors, including Sinbad in 2023, tightening compliance expectations at exchanges that handle BTC flows. source: U.S. Treasury/OFAC press release, Nov 2023 Major exchanges have delisted privacy coins amid compliance concerns, such as Binance removing XMR on Feb 20, 2024, highlighting liquidity and listing risk for privacy-focused assets. source: Binance Token Delisting Notice, Feb 6, 2024