1) PIVX — the active beginner 🤓
• The site's role: A rapidly evolving community project
• Main goal: Private transactions + PoS + effective governance
• Privacy: Privacy when needed (optional)
• Governance: DAO + Masternodes
• Consensus method: PoS
Note (1):
• PoS = relies on holding the currency to secure the network instead of traditional mining.
2) Monero — the hidden rogue 😎
• The context: the king of privacy with no competition
• The main goal: complete anonymity
• Privacy: 100% default
• Governance: none
• Consensus method: PoW
Note (2):
• PoW = mining through computational power (like Bitcoin).
3) Zcash — the flexible ⚖️
• The context: a balance between privacy and regulations
• The main goal: optional privacy + legal compliance
• Privacy: can be activated or deactivated
• Governance: none
• Consensus method: PoW
Note (3):
• Optional privacy = you can choose between transparent or hidden transactions.
4) DUSK — the ambitious student 📚
• The context: a private financial network for companies
• The main goal: privacy for financial transactions + institutional infrastructure
• Privacy: high privacy for financial data
• Governance: yes, but partially
• Consensus method: PoS
Note (4):
• Financial privacy = protecting corporate data and large transactions from tracking.
5) Decred (DCR) — the fair governor 👑
• The context: a balance between security + governance + network stability
• The main goal: fair governance that gives the community a voice
• Privacy: limited
• Governance: very strong (voting via PoS)
• Consensus method: Hybrid PoW/PoS
An informative glimpse to understand fair governance:
👷♂️ PoW
Secures the network through mining (like Bitcoin)
🗳️ PoS
Monitors the miners' work and votes on the validity of the blocks.
If a miner tries to cheat → voters immediately reject the block.
Means one party monitors the other… and no one monopolizes power.
Note (5):
• Hybrid PoW/PoS = a dual system that combines mining and voting.
6) DASH — the disciplined fast ⚡
• The context: an old coin focusing on speed and stability
• The main goal: fast payments + low fees + optional privacy
• Privacy: available via PrivateSend but not as strong as Monero
• Governance: strong through Masternodes
• Consensus method: PoW
Note (6):
• Masternodes = dedicated servers to speed up transactions + voting + internal financing.
💡 The main goal of privacy coins:
You can send your money from one person to another without surveillance… without tracking… without anyone knowing your data.
And each currency presented a different idea and feature to find its place and continue in the crypto market.
🔮 Why might the demand for privacy coins increase?
Because the global trend is heading towards smart regulation of crypto...
And a prominent example: the UAE.
The UAE played it right:
1. They opened the market
Allowed companies and platforms to operate freely.
2. They gathered information
Studied the movement of money, vulnerabilities, players, and decentralization.
3. They built strong institutions
Like VARA and ADGM + global partnerships.
4. Wait for the right time
Let the market grow and stabilize.
5. The smart strike
Gradual regulation began to include:
Platforms – wallets – APIs – some codes.
The goal:
Gradual regulation without stifling the market… while maintaining partial control.
🎯 What is its relation to privacy coins?
As countries increase regulation...
The demand for currencies that offer:
• Stronger privacy
• Greater freedom
• Resistant to tracking
• Flexibility outside centralized systems
✅ Summary:
The UAE presented a global model:
Let the market grow → understand it → then regulate it without killing it.
And with this trend...
Privacy coins will remain an important option for those seeking freedom + security.
And hopefully this article clarified the whole game regarding this category of projects.
And the game in the end is simple:
Understanding + governance + privacy…
And whoever understands the three? Understands crypto correctly.
