Monero and Zcash Fall Over 28% in Past Week, but Privacy Peer ZANO Holds Steady
XMR dropped to $311 and ZEC to $221 over seven days while ZANO declined just 1.4% as Fear & Greed hit 9.
Key Notes- Monero fell 28.9% and Zcash dropped 33.4% over the past week while ZANO declined just 1.4%
- Fear & Greed Index fell to 9 on Feb. 6, classified as extreme fear, down from 16 one week earlier
- Total crypto market liquidations hit $2.60 billion in 24 hours with longs accounting for $2.13 billion
Monero and Zcash, the two largest privacy coins by market cap, fell 28.9% and 33.4% respectively over the past week as broader crypto markets dropped deeper into extreme fear territory. ZANO, a smaller privacy-focused blockchain ranked 224th by market cap, declined just 1.4% over the same period.
Monero traded at $311.40 on Feb. 6, down from a seven-day high of $487.87. Zcash fell to $221.61, with its weekly high at $341.46.
Both tokens hold far larger market caps than ZANO, with Monero at $5.74 billion and Zcash at $3.66 billion compared to ZANO's $130.81 million. No clear reason was identified for the performance gap between ZANO and its larger peers.
ZANO traded at $8.63 on Feb. 6, ranging between $8.60 and $9.50 during the week. Its 24-hour trading volume sat at $2.34 million, up 66% from the prior day, according to CoinGecko data. The token remains 51.5% below its all-time high of $17.81, set on Jan. 7, 2025.
Seven-day percentage comparison of ZANO (white/candlestick), Monero (blue), and Zcash (green) on the 5-minute timeframe from Jan. 31 to Feb. 6, 2026, using MEXC exchange data. ZANO declined 3.87% while XMR fell 32.62% and ZEC dropped 34.36% on this exchange over the period. Article price data is sourced from CoinGecko, which aggregates across all exchanges. Source: TradingView/MEXC
What Is Zano
Zano is a privacy-focused blockchain launched in 2019 by one of the original Monero core contributors. It uses two security methods, proof-of-work and proof-of-stake, to protect its network. Unlike Monero, which handles private payments only, Zano also supports Confidential Assets, a feature that lets other projects create privacy-protected tokens on its chain.
The project has integrated with Cake Wallet and Bitcoin.com Wallet. A 2025 partnership with DFX also enables spending ZANO at over 100 SPAR supermarkets in Switzerland.
Project DevelopmentsThe team has released its 2026 roadmap outlining a series of major protocol upgrades focused on privacy, interoperability, and network resilience. The plan includes Hard Forks 6 and 7, which will introduce Gateway Addresses, a full upgrade to Proof-of-Stake consensus, and native ZANO integration on the Confidential Layer Bridge, enabling cross-chain transfers while preserving transaction confidentiality.
Zano releases its 2026 roadmap, outlining major upgrades such as hard forks 6 & 7, bringing Gateway Addresses, a Full Proof-of-Stake consensus upgrade, Native $ZANO integration on the Confidential Layer Bridge, and much more! 