Monk 🛡️

$ZEC early contributor.

Privacy is inevitable.

@Zcash until global adoption.

[Monk 🛡️ @ShieldedMonk]

https://t.co/ZAGFhPTJC4

[Monk 🛡️ @ShieldedMonk]

@danleedesk Buy Zcash with this profit

[Daniel Lee @danleedesk]

I confused denial with conviction and somehow ended up $292,684.85 in profit.

Bought $BB in 2021, forgot it existed, and apparently the market rewarded me for not checking my account.

I wish there was a smarter explanation.

[Monk 🛡️ @ShieldedMonk]

I was quietly buying ZEC through the dump while everyone was "bored" of privacy.

Added ~3,047 $ZEC over the last 5 months to my long term portfolio.

Avg entry this year is $235.

4 digits will come faster than people expect.

[Monk 🛡️ @ShieldedMonk]

https://t.co/ZAGFhPTJC4

[Monk 🛡️ @ShieldedMonk]

JUST IN: $XMR erases all of its weekly gains.

Aged like wine.

[Monk 🛡️ @ShieldedMonk]

$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 need it, not whether you need it.

Zcash 🛡️

[Monk 🛡️ @ShieldedMonk]

@AekReyes You wish.

[Monk 🛡️ @ShieldedMonk]

$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 need it, not whether you need it.

Zcash 🛡️

[ZachXBT @zachxbt]

On January 10, 2026 at around 11 pm UTC a victim lost $282M+ worth of LTC & BTC due to a hardware wallet social engineering scam.

The attacker began converting the stolen LTC & BTC to Monero via multiple instant exchanges causing the XMR price to sharply increase.

BTC was also bridged to Ethereum, Ripple, & Litecoin via Thorchain.

Theft addresses (2.05M LTC, 1459 BTC):
bc1qluxw46r55wf3dnk9c652vrt4duadm3hpuktf86
bc1qpsmh26ja0fzzf286zulmt9eywujc2pggj40wzm
ltc1qly43c2prj4c2e85dcspzpjd36jnapnenldnr70

[Monk 🛡️ @ShieldedMonk]

@veksonpu Okay...

[Monk 🛡️ @ShieldedMonk]

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 developers still exist, and the code is open source.

3. Shielded pool keeps growing. The people who use Zcash for actual privacy are not selling because of org drama.

I survived every "Zcash is dead" headline for 8 years.

I hope you did too.

[Wise Advice @wiseadvicesumit]

🚨 ZCASH JUST LOST ITS CORE DEV TEAM

The entire Electric Coin Company (ECC) team behind $ZEC resigned. All at once.

Here’s the full story 🧵👇

[Monk 🛡️ @ShieldedMonk]

This paper took 36 hours of research to compress into three pages.

Why BTC hits $175K–$250K in 2026

The framework is complete. Full paper attached.

- ShieldedMonk

[Monk 🛡️ @ShieldedMonk]

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.

[ZachXBT @zachxbt]

Community alert: Ledger had another data breach via payment processor Global-e leaking the personal data of customers (name & other contact information).

Earlier today customers received the email below.

[Monk 🛡️ @ShieldedMonk]

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]

The difference is architectural.

[Monk 🛡️ @ShieldedMonk]

@Envbis_ @arkham As soon you shield, they can't.

[Monk 🛡️ @ShieldedMonk]

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 need better defaults.

[Monk 🛡️ @ShieldedMonk]

Zcash Quiz

What does "zk" in zk-SNARKs stand for?

[Monk 🛡️ @ShieldedMonk]

Why I'm not selling Zcash until $10,000.

7 years accumulating $ZEC. Near 8 figures. Still not selling.

I finally wrote the thesis.

[PDF attached]

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