PRIVACY IS IN VOGUE. IT'S A RISK. Privacy is suddenly fashionable in the crypto space. Most people don't understand its essence; they just buy into the narrative, and others buy into speculative convenience. That alone distorts everything. Speculators pile into XMR through the few remaining CEXs, pushing the price up. Monero sits roughly 120 dollars below its ATH, about 24 percent, basically within striking distance. When FCMP++ hits mainnet, you’ll get a double-engine effect, real technical improvement, plus pure FOMO. The price will rise, and the crowd will pretend to understand the concept of privacy. That rise creates a strange loop. Monero gets visibility not because people embrace its principles, but because it performs well financially. And visibility is exactly what draws regulators. The higher it climbs, the greater the urge to suffocate it, through delistings, compliance pressure, and fear narratives. The irony is sharp: they’ll try to choke it at the very moment it proves that privacy isn’t a fringe preference but a survival tool. The remaining tension is simple: do you assume that something built to withstand scrutiny will collapse when that scrutiny finally arrives? Continue reading the idea 👇🏻 View quoted note →