Privacy coins slide sharply as sector posts double-digit weekly losses

Privacy-focused cryptocurrencies recorded broad declines over the past seven days, with most major tokens posting double-digit losses amid continued weakness across the wider crypto market.

According to data from CryptoRank and CoinMarketCap, the privacy coin sector underperformed Bitcoin and several large-cap altcoins during the past week, as selling pressure intensified across assets linked to anonymity and transaction privacy.

Monero leads weekly losses

Monero [XMR], the largest privacy coin by market capitalization, saw the steepest decline among major tokens. 

XMR fell by approximately 28% over the past seven days, trading around $508 at the time of writing. Despite a modest intraday bounce, weekly performance remains decisively negative.

Source: CryptoRank

Monero’s market capitalization stood at roughly $9.35 billion, with 24-hour trading volume near $143 million, reflecting sustained distribution rather than a brief volatility spike.

Dash, Decred and Zcash also under pressure

Dash [DASH] posted a 17–21% weekly decline, trading near $64, while Decred [DCR] fell roughly 21% over the same period, trading around $20. Both assets showed limited recovery attempts, with their seven-day charts continuing to trend lower.

Zcash [ZEC] recorded a comparatively small but still significant 13% drop over seven days, trading near $365. While ZEC showed short-term resilience relative to peers, the broader weekly trend remained bearish.

Smaller privacy tokens follow broader downtrend

Mid- and lower-cap privacy assets also reflected the sector-wide weakness. Horizen [ZEN] declined close to 18%, while Zano [ZANO] fell by approximately 11% over the past week. 

Source: CoinGecko

Beldex [BDX] was one of the few relative outperformers, limiting losses to around 4% over seven days.

Across the board, short-term rebounds failed to offset sustained weekly declines, suggesting that selling pressure remained dominant throughout the sector.

Sector-wide weakness mirrors risk-off conditions

The synchronized decline across privacy coins suggests a broad risk-off environment rather than asset-specific catalysts. 

While daily price movements showed occasional relief rallies, seven-day performance data indicates persistent downward momentum across the privacy narrative.

With most privacy tokens now trading well below recent local highs, the sector’s near-term direction appears closely tied to broader market sentiment rather than internal fundamentals.

Final Thoughts

• Privacy coins underperformed the broader crypto market this week, with most major tokens posting double-digit losses.
• Seven-day data shows sustained selling pressure across the sector, with limited signs of trend reversal so far.