Crypto King Barry Silbert: Privacy Era is Here

The cryptocurrency market is officially entering the "privacy era," according to Digital Currency Group (DCG) founder Barry Silbert.

Alex Dovbnya · 25 May 2026 · 4 min read

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Crypto King Barry Silbert: Privacy Era is Here

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Alex Dovbnya

Mon, 25/05/2026 – 5:41

The cryptocurrency market is officially entering the “privacy era,” according to Digital Currency Group (DCG) founder Barry Silbert.

Crypto King Barry Silbert: Privacy Era is Here

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The “Bitcoin playbook”
Much-coveted Wall Street validation

Digital Currency Group (DCG) founder and CEO Barry Silbert has declared on X (formerly Twitter) that “the ‘privacy’ era in crypto has officially begun.” This appears to be growing sentiment within the cryptocurrency industry.

Zcash (ZEC), a privacy-focused altcoin that has caught the attention of Wall Street institutional investors, is now spearheading this movement after the privacy coin saw a blistering rally.

The “Bitcoin playbook”

Silbert, a long-time advocate for financial privacy, is convinced that Zcash is currently mirroring one of Bitcoin’s most historic bull runs.

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As reported by U.Today, the “crypto king” behind the crypto venture giant Digital Currency Group has argued that the privacy coin is executing the “2013-2014 bitcoin playbook.”

Hence, BTC is currently setting the stage for a massive “2015-2020” style breakout.

Silbert believes that there is a change in how the market understands digital privacy.

Much-coveted Wall Street validation

Zcash, which used to be on the periphery of the cryptocurrency industry, recently secured much-needed coverage in The Wall Street Journal, one of the leading financial outlets. The article has noted that the token is up an astonishing 1,140% over the past year. It has completely demolished Bitcoin’s relatively modest gains.

Silbert’s relentless bullishness is not surprising. DCG has made Zcash one of its largest holdings this year.

The DCG-backed mining company recently launched an institutional-grade Zcash Mining Pool. It saw significant demand, and Silbert says it proves “the financial privacy ecosystem is growing.”

Apart from Silbert, pioneers Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss have invested $50 million into this digital-asset treasury company specifically to stockpile Zcash.

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