While Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) barely budged on Tuesday, privacy-focused cryptocurrencies decided to put on a show that would make any trader do a double-take.
Privacy Coins Surge as Monero Hits All-Time High While Zcash Capital Flows to Its Rival
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Monero (XMR) and Dash (DASH) absolutely exploded in early Tuesday trading, posting gains that made the major cryptocurrencies look positively sleepy by comparison. Dash rocketed 29.18% higher while Monero climbed 19.64% over a 24-hour period.
The surge came with the kind of trading frenzy that suggests real money was moving around. Dash's volume nearly tripled in 24 hours, while Monero's volume jumped 44%. This wasn't just retail traders throwing pocket change at speculative plays.
Even more impressive, Monero pushed past $680 to clock a new all-time high, extending its 2025 gains to 56%. That's the kind of performance that puts the "blue chips" of crypto to shame. Bitcoin managed just 1.75% gains while Ethereum scraped together a modest 0.74% increase.
| Cryptocurrency | 24-hour Gains +/- | Price (Recorded at 3:20 a.m. ET) |
|---|---|---|
| Dash | +29.18% | $47.91 |
| Monero | +19.64% | $680.57 |
| Bitcoin | +1.75% | $92,112.71 |
| Ethereum | +0.74% | $3,132.19 |
Where's the Money Coming From?
Here's where things get interesting. Fellow privacy coin Zcash (ZEC), which had a stellar run in 2025, has tumbled more than 23% since the start of the year. The timing raises an obvious question: is money rotating out of Zcash and into Monero and Dash?
Bobby, a cryptocurrency analyst with a substantial following, thinks that's exactly what's happening. "One 'sister coin' pumped while the other dumped," they noted. "It means capital rotated toward the option with fewer assumptions when uncertainty showed up."
In other words, when the market gets nervous, traders gravitate toward what they perceive as the safer bet within the privacy coin universe. And right now, that appears to be Monero.
The technical indicators seem to agree with the bullish sentiment. According to TradingView data, the Moving Average Convergence Divergence indicator, which compares two exponential moving averages of an asset (typically the 12-period and 26-period), flashed a "Buy" signal for Monero. The Bull Bear Power indicator, measuring the strength of buyers versus sellers, showed a "Neutral" reading, while the Relative Strength Index hovered above overbought territory. That last bit suggests Monero might be due for a breather, but momentum traders clearly aren't listening yet.
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