Decred (DCR) skyrocketed 82% in 24 hours, breaking past a triangle pattern and targeting a potential move above $100.
Privacy coins surged 15% amid the EU’s 2027 ban debate and rising concerns over CBDC surveillance and digital tracking.
Decred (DCR) has performed surprisingly well in the past 24 hours. Amid the general sluggish digital asset market, this token surged 82.25%, making it one of the altcoins with the highest daily surge today.
Not stopping there, according to CoinMarketCap , DCR immediately broke into the top 100 largest cryptocurrencies by market cap. This momentum apparently didn’t come out of nowhere. Many attribute DCR’s rally to renewed sentiment surrounding the escalating crypto regulatory tensions in the European Union.
The debate over the planned ban on anonymous crypto transactions, which will take effect in 2027, has begun to shake the market. The European Banking Authority (EBA) has openly pushed for stricter policies on what it calls “anonymity-enhanced cryptocurrencies.”
Tokens such as Monero (XMR), Zcash (ZEC), Dash (DASH), and Decred (DCR) fall into this category. On the ground, many major exchanges have or are considering delisting these tokens due to concerns about being hampered by increasingly stringent Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC) regulations. But the market has its own way of thinking.
Investors Turn to Privacy Assets Amid Growing CBDC Fears
Instead of fleeing risk, investors appear to be embracing it. On November 1st, the privacy asset index surged by 15% in just one day.
This surge seems to confirm that there is an ongoing capital rotation, from mainstream cryptocurrencies to assets that prioritize data protection and anonymity.
Many analysts attribute this volatility to a spontaneous response to the potential expansion of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) projects, which are increasingly being actively promoted by various countries.
Amid concerns that CBDCs will become tools of mass surveillance that give governments excessive access to public transactions, assets like DCR are again being referred to as “bastions of decentralization.”
In fact, a report from the CNF states that investors are now seeking digital assets that are more resilient to regulatory pressure and provide greater scope for personal data protection. ZEC, XMR, and DCR are also starting to gain traction with global investors wary of digital financial oversight.
Decred Gains Momentum After Triangle Pattern Breakout
Furthermore, popular technical analyst Captain Faibik is adding fuel to the DCR rally. According to Faibik technical chart, DCR has successfully broken through the triangle pattern that has restricted its price movement for some time.
Source: Captain Faibik on X
The analysis estimates the next target could be above $100. While seemingly ambitious, this projection reinforces the sentiment that DCR is entering a new accumulation phase, especially amid an influx of buyers seeking refuge from global regulatory pressure.
On the other hand, the surge in the privacy coins sector isn’t just driven by price. The Zcash development team, for example, recently released a rather interesting Q4 2025 roadmap.
They introduced updates to the Zashi wallet to make it more user-friendly and maintain privacy, including support for temporary transparent addresses and address rotation. Not only that, multisig support for the Keystone wallet was also announced, which reportedly will strengthen the overall security of Zcash development funds.
Furthermore, this movement also demonstrates that the privacy coin community is not standing still. While many traditional crypto projects are busy pursuing institutional integration, projects like Decred are gaining momentum from the uncertainty itself.
