2026 will be the explosive year for privacy payments

But the direction of traditional privacy coins is likely wrong

The harsh data is right there.

Over 90% of Zcash transactions are still using transparent addresses, making privacy features virtually useless.

Users treat it as digital gold with privacy features, rather than a true payment tool.

Even more critically, in the past two years, mainstream exchanges like Binance, OKX, and Upbit have successively delisted XMR and ZEC. Privacy coins are being systematically marginalized, and compliant funds cannot enter at all.

However, the demand for privacy itself is explosively growing.

▌ Enterprises urgently need to protect the confidentiality of business relationships and cash flows

▌ Individual users are increasingly rejecting completely transparent payment trails

▌ Tighter regulations have instead spurred a huge demand for compliant privacy tools

Under this differentiation, the following two key judgments are becoming a reality:

First, users are more willing to achieve privacy within the existing chain ecosystem rather than specifically purchasing privacy coins.

Second, the real demand for privacy payments is stablecoins, not volatile coins.

No one wants to use the highly volatile XMR or ZEC for daily payments. The real pain point is "private sending of USDT/USDC."

AnomaPay is precisely stepping on this point.

It is not another privacy coin, but an infrastructure that allows any token to gain enterprise-level privacy protection.

The private testing version has been launched on Base, and the experience is indeed quite good.

In short, compared to privacy coins, its core breakthrough lies in:

No need to change existing asset allocation

No need to set up new wallets or download new software

One-click invocation of privacy features

Fees can be paid with any supported token

Hope to launch public testing soon, supporting more chains and more features.

Looking ahead

In 2026, the landscape of privacy payments will rapidly shift from "privacy coins" to "privacy layers/applications."

On the narrative level: The concept of privacy coins is still stronger than privacy protocols.

On the operational level: Privacy infrastructure is consuming the market share of privacy coins.

This differentiation will become more apparent in 2026.

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