Cryptocurrency hits historic high amid quest for privacy

Monero (XMR) reached a new all-time high after breaking through the US$ 600 barrier on Monday (12). The market movement comes amid growing demand for financial privacy.

In recent months, privacy-focused cryptocurrencies have returned to the spotlight. Monero is at the forefront of this movement because it natively offers private, untraceable transactions that are resistant to on-chain surveillance. In a scenario of increasing state and regulatory monitoring, this differential is once again being valued.

XMR's last all-time high was in May 2021, when the crypto reached a level of US$ 500 per coin. But then it followed the rest of the cryptocurrencies in a long period of falls. Only in December 2024 did Monero rise again, from a price of US$ 165 to the current US$ 632, representing an appreciation of more than 280%.

In the last 30 days alone, the largest cryptocurrency on the market focused on privacy has grown by 50.8% in market value, while Bitcoin (BTC) has appreciated by 1.2%. Amid ups and downs, BTC has been going sideways for about a year, falling by just over 3% in the period.

Search for privacy

Interestingly, the Bitcoin ecosystem itself has reflected the demand for more private transactions. The increase in the use of Liquid Network - a second-layer Bitcoin solution focused on confidentiality - indicates that a growing number of users are looking for alternatives to carry out transactions with more discretion.

While from 2019 to 2024 Liquid saw between 250,000 and 500,000 transactions on the network, 2025 saw 1.7 million transactions. By default, Liquid hides the amounts sent and which token is being moved (the network supports not only L-BTC, but also other tokens such as stablecoins). USDT e DePix).

Monero's blockchain, meanwhile, is registering around 20,000 to 40,000 transactions a day, according to Bitinfocharts. With transactions that hide not only the amounts, but also the sending and receiving address, XMR offers a level of privacy superior to that of Liquid-Bitcoin.

Growing financial surveillance in Brazil

In Brazil, the context is even more specific. With the Pix increasingly monitored, new inspection rules and greater cross-checking of financial data, interest is growing in solutions that work like an “Anonymous Pix”.

Ways of receiving and sending money digitally, cheaply and privately are being sought at levels never seen before in 2026, as financial privacy is increasingly under attack in Brazil. For example, with the latest extended obligation to issue invoices for MEIs and small entrepreneurs.

Monero's new all-time high is therefore not just a piece of market data. It acts as a signal: in a world where financial surveillance is advancing rapidly, assets that offer sovereignty and privacy tend to gain relevance.

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