Crypto · November 23, 2025
By late November 2025, Monero (XMR) had captured over 91% of all transaction volume on TorZon Market. This extraordinary dominance is not an accident — it reflects a well-informed community making rational privacy decisions based on the clear technical superiority of Monero for anonymous transactions. This article examines the factors that drove this shift and why the privacy gap between XMR and Bitcoin is more consequential than many users appreciate.
Many users assume that because Bitcoin is "pseudonymous," it provides some degree of privacy. This assumption has become increasingly dangerous as blockchain analysis has matured. Firms like Chainalysis and CipherTrace have developed techniques that can cluster Bitcoin addresses belonging to the same user, trace transaction chains across hundreds of hops, and identify real-world identities by cross-referencing transaction patterns with KYC exchange data. These techniques are sold to law enforcement agencies globally. A single Bitcoin transaction from a KYC exchange creates a permanent, traceable thread that connects a real identity to every subsequent transaction, including darknet market deposits.
Monero eliminates this thread by design. Ring signatures mean each XMR transaction is signed by what appears to be one of sixteen or more possible senders — blockchain analysis cannot distinguish the real sender from the decoys. Stealth addresses mean each received XMR payment goes to a unique one-time address that cannot be linked to the recipient's actual wallet. RingCT means transaction amounts are hidden, preventing amount-based clustering. The result is a cryptocurrency where every transaction provides the same level of privacy as cash — regardless of the transparency of the sender's acquisition method.
The TorZon Market community''s preference for XMR accelerated through several specific events in 2024-2025: high-profile Bitcoin-based darknet market arrests where chain analysis played a central role, increasing availability of no-KYC XMR acquisition via Haveno and other platforms, and the publication of detailed guides explaining XMR''s privacy advantages in practical terms.
The remaining 9% Bitcoin volume largely represents users who have taken additional steps — CoinJoin via Wasabi Wallet or Samourai Whirlpool — to break the Bitcoin transaction graph before depositing. For users who haven''t done this, our BTC guide explains the required steps. For those switching to XMR, our XMR guide covers private acquisition and usage from start to finish.