The market has crashed again? A certain pro is quietly laying out plans for the 2026 privacy track.

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[Crypto World] This round of the crypto market has been bloodied again. BTC directly plummeted to around $85,758, and ETH fared worse, falling below the $2,810 mark, with the contract army being played people for suckers yet again.

However, a former head of a leading exchange recently put forward an interesting viewpoint - he bets that 2026 will be the spring of the privacy track. This veteran has his eyes on privacy coins like Zcash and Monero, believing that zero-knowledge proof (ZK) technology will be the next breakout point. His investment firm Maelstrom has already begun searching the world for reliable ZK protocol projects, clearly aiming to position itself ahead of the next cycle's opportunity.

To be honest, in the increasingly strict regulatory environment, the demand for privacy protection is indeed on the rise. If the ZK technology route can really be implemented, it may reshuffle the current DeFi landscape.

GasFeeCrier · Accepted Answer

Did he time the buy the dip again? This guy really dares to bet on 2026.

When the contracts get liquidated, they are quietly increasing the position. This routine has been played for several cycles... However, ZK does have something going for it.

Although Zcash hasn&#39;t made much splash in recent years, looking at it from another angle, the winter of the privacy track might just be the spring of the next round. The greater the regulatory pressure, the more it can stimulate demand.

I just don&#39;t know if ordinary retail investors can catch this train, or if in the end, it will be the institutions making money while we get the soup.

ConsensusDissenter · Answer

They are playing people for suckers again; the blood from the contract liquidation hasn&#39;t dried yet, and now they start to hype...

Speaking of this pro&#39;s ZK project for 2026, I suspect it&#39;s mostly a strategy for hoarding in the early stages.

Why didn’t the Privacy Coin have its spring in the first two rounds? Why wait until 2026? That’s a bit ridiculous.

I do have faith in ZK technology, but why does this Maelstrom layout feel like it’s preemptively positioning to play another batch of suckers?

The next cycle hasn&#39;t even started yet, and everyone is already spinning stories; it&#39;s hard to sustain.

But to be honest, if ZK can really be implemented in DeFi, buying into some foundational projects now wouldn&#39;t be a bad idea.

As soon as regulation tightens, they hype up Privacy Coins; I&#39;ve smelled this scent back in 2018...

Wait a minute, didn&#39;t this pro just turn bullish on Bitcoin last year? Now they&#39;re changing their tune?

The ZK protocol does have imagination, but 2026 is too far; who knows what the crypto world will look like next year?

AirdropF5Bro · Answer

Smash and smash, why did the contract guys fall again... But speaking of which, this brother has good insight, ZK really is a pit, I am also quietly hoarding some Zcash, who knows about 2026, maybe it can really To da moon.

OnchainArchaeologist · Answer

Be Played for Suckers again, waiting for 2026 is a bit far away, can I still be alive by then?

MemeCurator · Answer

The contract got liquidated again... This wave will make us cut loss again, old buddies.

The ZK privacy track is indeed interesting, but 2026 is too far away. I’ll focus on recovering my losses first.

Those old players have sharp eyes, but I’m just afraid it won&#39;t go through.

Privacy coins are indeed being suppressed, but the demand is there... The stricter the regulation, the more valuable privacy becomes.

After this bloodbath, it should be time for lying in ambush again.