Top 10 Privacy Token Catalysts of Q1 2026: From Monero’s FCMP++ to Dash Evolution
Tech Top 10 Privacy Token Catalysts of Q1 2026: From Moneros FCMP++ to Dash Evolution Privacy tokens had a busy first quarter. Major upgrades shipped. New partnerships landed. Some tokens posted double-digit weekly gains. Top 10 Privacy Token Catalysts in Q1 2026 Here is a recap of what the top tokens achieved in the first quarter of 2026:$ZEN (Horizen): Completed its long-awaited migration to the Ethereum L2 network “Base” in Q1, a move to unlock better DeFi access and lower fees. It also… pic.twitter.com/Qe1IsJiXZp — Dami-Defi (@DamiDefi) May 2, 2026 Heres what the top 10 privacy tokens actually shipped in Q1 2026, ranked by what mattered most for each project. Some delivered cryptographic leaps. Others closed major raises or shipped institutional partnerships. A few posted double-digit weekly gains on the back of governance moves and protocol upgrades. The pattern across all of them is the same: privacy tokens spent Q1 building, not waiting. ZEN, ZEC, and SCRT: Migration, Mobile Privacy, and AI Inference Horizen ($ZEN) finished its migration to Base, Ethereums Layer 2. ZEN staking relaunched. The first Confidential Compute Environment went live for private on-chain app execution. The move unlocks better DeFi access and lower fees. ZEN staking relaunched alongside it. The first Confidential Compute Environment went live