Privacy is shaping up as one of the most important crypto narratives for 2026, with Alex Becker, CryptoGod John, Arthur Hayes and a16z all converging on privacy as the next major moat as regulation, surveillance and asset control accelerate. The privacy thesis spans historical asset seizures, the cypherpunk movement and why privacy tokens like Zcash, Monero and emerging low-cap projects are gaining traction as risk-on liquidity returns. Cryptic ($CT), a privacy-focused messaging and payments app, sits at the intersection of this trend alongside macro signals, ISM cycles and prediction markets that frame potential upside and downside scenarios.
