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Monero reaches a new all-time high. In the weekly trend, the privacy coin rises by up to 38 percent to $596. Apparently, the cryptocurrency is benefiting from an internal dispute of its direct competitor, Zcash. Trader Peter Brandt expects further price gains and draws a direct comparison to silver.
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Monero Reaches New All-Time High: Here’s Why XMR is Up 38 Percent
Monero, the largest privacy coin, is suddenly on the rise. In the course of the day, the cryptocurrency reached a new all-time high at a price of $596. The previous record value came from May 2021 and was $517.
At times, Monero’s price gains in the weekly trend thus rise to 38 percent. Just seven days ago, the cryptocurrency was trading at $431. In the daily trend, XMR rose by up to 26 percent.
- Monero
(XMR) - Price $634.03
- Market Cap
$11.63 B
Behind the sudden price explosion seems to be a broader trend in favor of confidential cryptocurrencies. Since 2025, the encryption of blockchains has been an increasing topic of discussion in the crypto scene.
Previously, privacy coins like Monero or Zcash had already held positions among the 100 largest cryptocurrencies for years, but they were still a niche topic. That seems to be changing in the meantime.
For example, Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency, is working towards native encryption and founded a new working group specifically for this purpose in September 2025.
Conflict within Zcash could strengthen Monero
Monero’s recent price gains are occurring in noticeable temporal proximity to internal conflicts at its direct competitor, Zcash. Zcash’s better connection to venture capitalists and possibly also its optional transparency have ensured steady price gains and the founding of the first DAT over the past months.
Last week, Zcash had to accept drastic losses after its development team from the ECC left the company closed. Josh Swihart, who until then acted as managing director of the company, explained that there were serious conflicts with the managing organization Bootstrap.
In terms of market capitalization, Monero and Zcash had overtaken each other several times in the past months. Before Zcash’s strong growth, Monero was considered the top dog and the gold standard of confidential technology on the Blockchain.
The disputes within Zcash could have caused a shift of investors to Monero. In general, criticism of Zcash’s structures can be observed again and again. A tax that users pay to developers has been causing bewilderment for years.
Privacy coins – especially Monero – have been facing harsh criticism for a few years. Authorities and crypto exchanges see encryption as a threat. This could not harm the price development of the privacy coins.
In February 2024, Binance, the largest crypto exchange in the world, banned Monero. According to its own statements, this was done in response to official demands. From July 1, 2027, privacy coins will be officially excluded from trading within the European Union.
Trader Peter Brandt expects a continuation of the trend and published a picture on X, in which he compares Monero’s price movement with that of the precious metal silver. Accordingly, Monero’s price gains should continue.
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