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Monk 🛡️

@shieldedmonk

$ZEC early contributor.

Privacy is inevitable.

@Zcash until global adoption.

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Eli Ben-Sasson (@elibensasson) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The rise of ZEC and Privacy: As co-founder of Zcash 🛡️ I've been following it since inception. (note: I later on co-founded Starknet (BTCFi arc) 🥷, and today I am admiring Zcash from afar) For the past 3 years or so, ZEC price was in the $20-$50 area, and the chain was not even on the top 100

Monk 🛡️ (@shieldedmonk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Privacy stack for 2026: Tools: - Proton not gmail - Signal not Telegram - VPN always on - TOR / DuckDuckGo Crypto: - Zcash - Self-custody only - Shielded transactions default - Separate wallets per use - Never reuse addresses You don't need to live in a rainforest. You just

Privacy stack for 2026:

Tools:
- Proton not gmail
- Signal not Telegram  
- VPN always on
- TOR / DuckDuckGo

Crypto:
- Zcash
- Self-custody only
- Shielded transactions default
- Separate wallets per use
- Never reuse addresses

You don't need to live in a rainforest.

You just
Monk 🛡️ (@shieldedmonk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Happy new year everyone. Some predictions for 2026: - Zcash breaks $1000; - $XMR also breaks $1000; - Privacy narrative goes mainstream; - Chain analytics companies pivot to "compliance"; - CT still won't understand until it's obvious. Monk mode on. Patience!

Happy new year everyone.

Some predictions for 2026:

- Zcash breaks $1000;
- $XMR also breaks $1000;
- Privacy narrative goes mainstream;
- Chain analytics companies pivot to "compliance";
- CT still won't understand until it's obvious.

Monk mode on. Patience!
Monk 🛡️ (@shieldedmonk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Another major data breach for Ledger If you use Ledger in 2026, you're a fool. Also, every exchange will share your tx history with governments. Encrypt the money.

Monk 🛡️ (@shieldedmonk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Seems I got late to the party. Here's why the $ZEC FUD is nonsense: 1. The network is running and blocks are being produced, Zcash does not need ECC to function. 2. ECC was one development team (they just rebranded), not the protocol. Zcash Foundation still exists, community

Monk 🛡️ (@shieldedmonk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

$XMR pumped from $420 to $800 turns out it was a $282M exploit converting stolen BTC and LTC to Monero same people who called the $ZEC pump "manipulated" are quiet right now privacy works (that's why criminals use it and that's why you should too) the difference is why you