Monero Price, Mining, and What's the Deal with Zcash? – What Reddit is Saying

Zcash's Pump? Smells Like Insider Shenanigans

Privacy Coins: A Blast From the Past?

Okay, let's get one thing straight: the whole "privacy coin revival" thing? Feels like a bad rerun. Like watching the same terrible movie you already know has a plot twist that makes zero sense. Zcash (ZEC) is suddenly mooning, while Monero (XMR) is just... sitting there. Up a measly 54% since August? In crypto terms, that's basically flatlining.

And everyone's acting like this is some kind of victory for privacy. Give me a break.

The article says Zcash is up 741% since September. SEVEN HUNDRED AND FORTY-ONE PERCENT. That ain't organic growth, folks. That's a coordinated pump. The kind where a bunch of "OG Zcash whales," like Cobie and Naval (whoever the hell they are), decide to swap their Bitcoin for ZEC and suddenly everyone's supposed to jump on board?

Yeah, no thanks.

Monero's "Failure": Playing by the Rules?

Monero maximalists are probably screaming into their pillows right now. They're the purists, the ones who actually give a damn about untraceable transactions and rejecting oversight. But hey, guess what? Being all high and mighty about privacy got them delisted from Coinbase and Kraken. Oops.

The 99Bitcoins article nails it: Monero "cucked itself out of being relevant for all time" because institutions "LITERALLY COULD NOT INVEST IN MONERO." LOL, lmao even.

Zcash, on the other hand, is "very open about working with the White House." Translation: they're playing ball with the regulators. They're giving the suits a peek behind the curtain, letting them think they have some control. And that's why Zcash is still listed on the big exchanges. That's why it's getting all the attention.

But is that really a win for privacy? Or is it just a win for regulatory capture?

I mean, come on. Zcash has "shielded transactions," sure, but they're optional. You can choose to be transparent if you want to. And how many people actually bother to use the privacy features? According to CoinDesk, shielded adoption has climbed to "roughly a fifth of supply." A fifth! That means 80% of Zcash transactions are still out in the open for anyone to see.

So, what's the point?

The "Full Circle" Narrative: Bullshit

The Back to the Beginning: Crypto’s Privacy Revival Marks a Full Circle piece talks about crypto coming "full circle," from cypherpunk ideals to ETF-soaked surveillance and back to "digital cash" that resists traceability. What a load of crap.

This ain't some noble return to the roots of crypto. This is just another money grab. Another opportunity for insiders to pump up a coin, dump it on retail investors, and walk away with a fortune.

And the Tornado Cash situation? The developers getting prosecuted for writing code? It's a joke. A terrifying joke, but a joke nonetheless. It shows how easily governments can crack down on anything they don't like, no matter how decentralized or "permissionless" it's supposed to be.

It's like... remember when everyone thought the internet would be this completely free, unregulated space where anything was possible? And now it's just a bunch of corporate platforms and government surveillance? Yeah, crypto's heading in the same direction.

So, What's the Real Story?

Zcash's pump isn't about privacy. It's about control. It's about insiders manipulating the market and regulators turning a blind eye as long as they get their cut. And anyone who thinks otherwise is either naive or deliberately lying. Maybe I'm wrong, offcourse, but I doubt it.