In the crypto world, the concept of “privacy” has long been nothing more than an illusion. Every project that prioritized user anonymity from #TornadoCash to #SamouraiWallet has been punished in one way or another; their founders arrested, their systems dismantled. Even #Monero’s founder was captured and interrogated by Interpol. Tornado Cash’s developers are in prison, and the founder of Silk Road is serving a life sentence. Even those who created non-KYC exchanges have met the same fate.

Yet there’s an intriguing exception in this chain: $Zcash ($

#ZEC). Neither its founders have been touched, nor has it ever been targeted as “crime-related.” Interestingly, ZEC isn’t used by any major hacker groups not even by North Korea’s #Lazarus Group. Meanwhile, Monero $XMR continues to be actively used in illicit and private transactions. With such a stark contrast, claiming that “ZEC provides true privacy” would be overly naive.

In cybersecurity, such systems are often called “honeypots” traps designed to attract those seeking privacy. Users who enter these systems thinking they’re safeguarding their anonymity might actually be walking right into a monitored setup. People who bring up this topic often face backlash and are told to “show proof.”

But here’s the hard truth: there’s no room for emotion in this game. If a privacy coin’s price is going to rise, you buy it and sell it at the top simple as that. Still, if someone continues to believe in the “privacy” fairy tale and acts out of idealism, I can’t help but question their motives.

The reality of crypto is bitter: true privacy doesn’t exist within centralized systems . it begins with the awareness and freedom of the individual. $btc $eth