Privacy Season Index 🕵️
What Is the Privacy Season Index?
The Privacy Season Index helps you answer the question: Is it Privacy Season in crypto right now?
This index shows how many of the leading privacy coins are currently outperforming Bitcoin over a given time period.
It provides a snapshot of market sentiment towards privacy-focused cryptocurrencies, helping traders assess the level of speculative interest in privacy coins at any given moment.
The index tracks a selection of the top privacy coins, and if they are outperforming Bitcoin, it signals a shift in market focus toward privacy and anonymity-driven projects.
How the Privacy Season Index Works
Privacy Coin Basket
We track a hand-picked group of prominent privacy-focused cryptocurrencies, including:
- ZEC/USDT (Zcash)
- LTC/USDT (Litecoin)
- DASH/USDT (Dash)
- STRK/USDT (Strike)
- DCR/USDT (Decred)
- ZK/USDT (zkSync)
- ZEN/USDT (Horizen)
- XVG/USDT (Verge)
Performance Comparison
We calculate the percentage return of each privacy coin over a selected timeframe (either 30 or 90 days) and compare it to Bitcoin's return over the same period.
This allows us to assess how privacy coins are performing in relation to Bitcoin, the market's dominant cryptocurrency.
Scoring Formula
The Privacy Season Index is calculated as:
(Number of Privacy Coins Outperforming BTC / Total Privacy Coins) x 100
Interpreting the Index
The higher the score, the more privacy coins are outperforming Bitcoin, indicating a stronger privacy season momentum and increased speculative interest in privacy features.
Index Ranges & Descriptions
| Index range | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 0-24 | Privacy Winter ❄️ | Most privacy coins are underperforming Bitcoin. Interest in privacy coins is low, with little market momentum. |
| 25-49 | Cautious Terrain | A minority of privacy coins are outperforming Bitcoin. There's early interest, but no clear trend or strong momentum yet. |
| 50-74 | Privacy Spring | Over half of privacy coins are outperforming Bitcoin. There's growing interest and momentum in privacy projects. |
| 75-89 | Privacy Surge | Privacy coins are widely outperforming Bitcoin. Strong upward movement in privacy-focused coins with rising market interest. |
| 90-100 | Full Privacy Season | Almost all tracked privacy coins are outperforming Bitcoin. Full-blown privacy hype, high risk appetite, and strong market momentum dominate. |
Common Questions
What are privacy coins?Privacy coins are cryptocurrencies designed to offer enhanced anonymity and security for users. They utilize advanced cryptographic techniques to obscure transaction details. Examples include Zcash (ZEC), Dash (DASH), and Monero (XMR).
What does "Privacy Season" mean?Privacy Season refers to periods when privacy coins outperform major cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. These periods are characterized by increased attention on privacy features, potentially due to rising concerns about data security, surveillance, or increasing interest in decentralized, anonymous financial transactions.
How often is the Privacy Season Index updated?The Privacy Season Index is updated daily, tracking rolling performance over the past 30 days and 90 days.