Check out the top 10 crypto privacy coins in the gallery below
- Monero (XMR)Known for its strong focus on privacy and security, using techniques like ring signatures, stealth addresses, and confidential transactions.
- Zcash (ZEC)Offers optional privacy through its "shielded" transactions, using zk-SNARKs (zero-knowledge proofs) to provide enhanced privacy.
- Dash (DASH)Includes an optional privacy feature called PrivateSend, which mixes transactions to obscure the origins.
- Verge (XVG)Uses multiple anonymity-centric networks such as Tor and I2P to keep transactions private.
- Beam (BEAM)Implements the Mimblewimble protocol, focusing on scalability, privacy, and confidentiality.
- Grin (GRIN)Another implementation of the Mimblewimble protocol, emphasizing simplicity, privacy, and scalability.
- PIVX (PIVX)Utilizes the Zerocoin protocol to provide anonymous transactions.
- Firo (FIRO)Formerly known as Zcoin, it uses the Lelantus privacy protocol to offer robust privacy features.
- Navcoin (NAV)Offers optional private transactions through its NavTech system, providing dual blockchain technology for privacy.
- Secret (SCRT)Focuses on data privacy for smart contracts, using encrypted inputs, outputs, and state for greater privacy in decentralized applications.