what's Zano?
Zano is an open-source, privacy-focused blockchain platform engineered for enterprise-grade privacy, security, and scalability. It employs a hybrid Proof-of-Work (PoW) and Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus mechanism, combining the security of PoW with the efficiency of PoS to enhance decentralization and resistance to attacks. Transactions are private by default using advanced cryptographic techniques like ring signatures, stealth addresses, and Bulletproofs. The ecosystem supports confidential assets, allowing users to create privacy-preserving tokens and stablecoins such as fUSD. It enables building decentralized applications (dApps), private NFTs, peer-to-peer marketplaces, and trustless bridges, all while implementing a fee-burning model to promote token scarcity. Zano prioritizes user sovereignty with self-custodial wallets and passphrase support for enhanced security.
Zano launched on-chain staker voting to add DAIx/BNBx as Confidential Assets.
Launched on-chain voting for stakers to add DAIx and BNBx to whitelist as Confidential Assets, displayed in first-party wallets, and featured in Zano Trade; vote begins 2026-04-15.
Accepted as payment method by vpnet_official VPN service alongside fUSD.
Gained +5.04% over 24 hours on March 26, 2026, and listed among top gainers on March 27, 2026.
Featured in Grayscale Research's Q1 2026 Top 20 Currencies sector list, index-eligible by volatility-adjusted returns, with $0.1B market cap.
Experienced a 16.62% price increase over a 24-hour period ending on March 20, 2026, ranking as the second-largest gainer among tracked cryptocurrencies.
Co-founder participated in an interview or discussion with Cointelegraph alongside the author rkbaggs on March 19, 2026.
Participated in a livestream with THORChain on March 14, 2026.
Recorded a 13.35% price increase over a 24-hour period on March 12, 2026, ranking as the second-largest gainer among tracked cryptocurrencies.
Zano team attended Monerotopia conference in Mexico City alongside Monero, Edge Wallet, Cake Wallet, and Zcash teams.
Experienced a 12.71% price decline over a 24-hour period ending on February 11, 2026.
Co-curates Privacy Zone schedule at Parallel Society conference in Lisbon on 2026-03-06 to 2026-03-07 with Monero and Nym, focusing on anti-surveillance technology, privacy tools, financial privacy, and onchain privacy.
Implemented Hard Fork 6, introducing gateway addresses enabling THORChain integration by addressing private UTXO balances.
Rolling out Gateway Addresses feature
Integrated with Mastercard cards via ZebecCards, becoming the first privacy chain to offer this integration.
Confidential Layer service offers cross-chain bridging functionality that includes Zano alongside Solana and Bitcoin Cash, bridging between privacy and public blockchains through bridgeless technology.
Privacy sector declines 40% for week, Zano strategist attributes XMR/ZEC divergence to positioning and leverage timing rather than privacy demand shift.
Listing campaign enters phase two with 380 ZANO in total prizes, requiring deposits over $100 and trades over $200 to participate.
Daily transactions hit new highs.
RAIL flips ZANO in market positioning according to trader update.
Partners with Immunefi Magnus to provide unified security protection for core infrastructure designed for privacy-first networks.
Ourbit exchange listing campaign launches with deposit rewards structure requiring users to send ZANO to designated wallet addresses with their Ourbit UID in memo.
Selected as one of 8 RPC partners for infrastructure upgrade alongside QuickNode, Blockdaemon, Ankr, GetBlock, Chainstack, Unifra, and BlockPI.
Token price achieves 1500% increase since October 2023, reaching 16x from $0.93 entry point.
Delivers APAC-focused infrastructure including node services, ZKVMs, and audit-ready stacks.
$20,000 invite-only security audit program launches for DEX platform, involving three elite researchers.
Token shows 55% price increase over 7 days, ranking 7th among top performers.