#BinancehodlerSOMI Zcash leads the noise — but Monero (XMR) is achieving success quietly as it matters
ZEC has been getting all the attention lately, especially with the massive trading volume. Throughout December, it was achieving nearly 1 billion dollars in daily trading volume on major exchanges like Binance — much more than XMR or DASH.
But when you look beyond the trading noise and focus on the actual usage of the network, the story flips completely.
According to BitInfoCharts:
Monero processes ~26,000 transactions daily
Zcash averages around ~8,000
This means real usage is happening 3 times more on Monero.
XMR traffic is steady, normal, driven by real users — not just traders chasing momentum. At the same time, the recent surge on the ZEC chain has already faded, making it seem more like a short-term noise cycle rather than sustainable demand.
And price behavior reflects the same:
ZEC has dropped over 40% this month with extreme volatility
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MR has only dropped about 12%, showing a much stronger market structure
More analysts are starting to point out that the ZEC chart looks like a classic bubble setup — rapid rise, rapid bleed — while Monero continues to hold steady through real usage and ongoing demand.
The privacy narrative could be heating up...
But Monero is still the one that dominates where it really matters: on-chain activity and stability. 🔥
$ZEC $XMR