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Zcash, Monero, OKB Lead 2025 Crypto Gains with Significant Rallies
The year 2025 saw a significant drop in crypto markets, but Zcash, Monero, and OKB outperformed with notable gains.
Zcash (ZEC): Over 800% YTD
- Zcash, launched in 2016, uses zk-SNARKs for optional private transactions.
- The coin surged by over 800% year-to-date, with a significant spike of 400% in October alone.
- Factors include a rotation into privacy coins and endorsements from figures like Naval Ravikant and Arthur Hayes.
- Zcash became one of Coinbase's most-searched assets in November.
Monero (XMR): Over 120% YTD
- Monero, known for its default privacy features, gained about 129% year-to-date.
- Key catalysts included a large BTC-to-XMR swap and rumors of possible relisting.
- The swap caused a liquidity squeeze traced back to a social engineering theft incident.
OKB: Over 110% YTD
- OKB, the utility token of OKX, ended the year with a 115% gain.
- A spike was driven by the burning of 65.26 million OKB, significantly reducing supply.
- This burn, along with network upgrades, doubled the price intraday and increased volumes by 13,000% temporarily.
