Overview
- Dusk surged about 40% on Jan. 19, extending a more than fourfold year‑to‑date gain and reaching its highest level since early 2025.
- Trading data show capital shifting from Monero and Dash toward Dusk as traders seek small‑cap upside, and Dusk’s zero‑knowledge design offers auditability alongside confidentiality.
- Privacy tokens outperformed a declining crypto market, which analysts describe as defensive positioning and a re‑rating of the sector under tighter surveillance and regulation.
- Monero’s upswing accelerated after an investigator reported stolen Bitcoin and Litecoin being converted into XMR, a development said to have lifted volumes in a thin market.
- Arkham recorded DUSK deposits above six million tokens per day on Jan. 16–17, a pattern that can precede selling, while Zcash fell following turmoil at the Electric Coin Company.