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Privacy: 17 Compared and Scored (2026)

Assets designed to obscure amounts, participants or both. Ranked by a score out of 100 covering track record, tokenomics, transparency, decentralisation, adoption and liquidity. Comparing assets that do the same job is the only comparison that means anything, which is what this page is for.

MSP Score /100:85+ Excellent70 to 84 Very good55 to 69 Fair<55 Caution

How the token score works: each is rated out of 100 across track record (20), tokenomics (20), transparency (15), decentralisation (15), adoption (15), liquidity (15). Higher is better. These are the same six questions the Academy research process teaches. Every score is broken down on the token's own page.

#1

Monero (XMR)

Privacy · Launched 2014 · Mid cap
✓ TrustedNo revenue capture
ChainMonero
Value captureNone
SupplyLow issuance
ControlImmutable
#2

Status (SNT)

Privacy · Launched 2017 · Micro cap
~ Mixed recordNo revenue captureCapped supplyVesting complete
ChainEthereum and Status Network
Value captureStaking only
SupplyHard capped
ControlDAO governed
68
Grade C
#3

Dash (DASH)

Privacy · Launched 2014 · Micro cap
~ Mixed recordNo revenue captureCapped supply
ChainDash
Value captureStaking only
SupplyHard capped
ControlDAO governed
67
Grade C
#4

Zcash (ZEC)

Privacy · Launched 2016 · Small cap
~ Mixed recordNo revenue captureCapped supply
ChainZcash
Value captureNone
SupplyHard capped
ControlTeam controlled
66
Grade C
#5

Railgun (RAIL)

Privacy · Launched 2021 · Micro cap
~ Mixed record✓ Captures revenueCapped supplyVesting complete
ChainMulti chain
Value captureFee share
SupplyHard capped
ControlDAO governed
64
Grade C
#6

Nym (NYM)

Privacy · Launched 2021 · Micro cap
~ Mixed recordNo revenue captureCapped supplyVesting complete
ChainNym
Value captureStaking only
SupplyHard capped
ControlDAO governed
63
Grade C
#7

Oasis (ROSE)

Privacy · Launched 2020 · Micro cap
~ Mixed recordNo revenue captureCapped supplyVesting complete
ChainOasis
Value captureStaking only
SupplyHard capped
ControlDAO governed
62
Grade C
#8

Horizen (ZEN)

Privacy · Launched 2017 · Micro cap
~ Mixed recordNo revenue captureCapped supply1 incident
ChainHorizen
Value captureStaking only
SupplyHard capped
ControlDAO governed
62
Grade C
#9

Firo (FIRO)

Privacy · Launched 2016 · Micro cap
~ Mixed recordNo revenue captureCapped supply1 incident
ChainFiro
Value captureStaking only
SupplyHard capped
ControlDAO governed
62
Grade C
#10

Pirate Chain (ARRR)

Privacy · Launched 2018 · Micro cap
~ Mixed recordNo revenue captureCapped supply
ChainPirate Chain
Value captureNone
SupplyHard capped
ControlImmutable
59
Grade C
#11

Dero (DERO)

Privacy · Launched 2018 · Micro cap
~ Mixed recordNo revenue captureCapped supply
ChainDero
Value captureNone
SupplyHard capped
ControlImmutable
59
Grade C
#12

Secret Network (SCRT)

Privacy · Launched 2020 · Micro cap
~ Mixed recordNo revenue captureHigh issuanceVesting complete
ChainSecret
Value captureStaking only
SupplyHigh issuance
ControlDAO governed
56
Grade C
#13

Zano (ZANO)

Privacy · Launched 2019 · Micro cap
~ Mixed recordNo revenue captureHigh issuance
ChainZano
Value captureStaking only
SupplyHigh issuance
ControlImmutable
56
Grade C
#14

Grin (GRIN)

Privacy · Launched 2019 · Micro cap
⚠ CautionNo revenue captureHigh issuance
ChainGrin
Value captureNone
SupplyHigh issuance
ControlImmutable
54
Grade D
#15

Beam Privacy (BEAM-P)

Privacy · Launched 2019 · Micro cap
⚠ CautionNo revenue captureCapped supply
ChainBeam
Value captureNone
SupplyHard capped
ControlTeam controlled
54
Grade D
#16

Beldex (BDX)

Privacy · Launched 2019 · Micro cap
⚠ CautionNo revenue captureHigh issuanceVesting complete
ChainBeldex
Value captureStaking only
SupplyHigh issuance
ControlTeam controlled
47
Grade D
#17

Aleo (ALEO)

Privacy · Launched 2024 · Micro cap
⚠ CautionNo revenue captureHigh issuanceHeavy unlocks
ChainAleo
Value captureStaking only
SupplyHigh issuance
ControlTeam controlled
36
Grade D

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There are no prices or market caps here, deliberately. Those numbers are stale within hours of being written, and a directory full of stale numbers is worse than one without them. What is recorded instead is structural and durable: what the thing actually does, how its supply behaves, who can change it, whether the token captures any revenue, and what has happened to it. For live prices use an exchange or a data aggregator.

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