Privacy coins up 213% from October 2025, outpacing other crypto sectors

Privacy coins have surged 213% from their October 2025 levels, far outperforming other crypto sectors as the broader market rebounds, according to on-chain analytics firm Glassnode. BTC remains 36% below its October 2025 peak, while the median cryptocurrency among the top 200 by market capitalization is still 58% below its high from that period. By contrast, privacy coins are up 213% on the same basis. That stands in contrast to other major sectors including DeFi, Layer 1, AI, real-world assets, memecoins and Layer 2, all of which have yet to recover their highs from that time. Over the past 30 days, privacy coins have also climbed 90%, leading the market’s gains.