a16z crypto said on Monday that “privacy will be the most important moat in crypto,” aligning the point with its 2026 blockchain trends positioning, per its public X post and related remarks.
https://twitter.com/a16zcrypto/status/2005701211673223413
The firm’s general partner, Ali Yahya, framed privacy-oriented networks as “winner-take-most” plays: once users commit to a private chain, switching becomes harder because moving may expose activity. He also argued that fees on “undifferentiated” chains can be competed down toward zero, leaving privacy as a more durable differentiator and adoption lever for real-world use cases.
Market performance is now a live KPI for that narrative. The same commentary flagged 2025 gains among privacy-focused assets, citing Zcash up 853% and Monero up 123% over the year. What to watch next is whether builders treat privacy as a default requirement for new apps, or a niche feature that only a handful of chains can monetize at scale.
Source: a16z crypto.
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