ZANO, the native coin of the privacy-focused blockchain ecosystem Zano, launched in 2018, recorded gains to the tune of more than 16 percent over the past 24 hours. As of Friday, the cryptocurrency is trading at $9.91, as anticipation for Hard Fork 6 ignites.
Zano’s Hard Fork 6 is arriving
Per latest data, ZANO holds a market cap of $154.2 million, ranked 195th on Coingecko. Although the cryptocurrency is still about 43.7 percent below its all-time high of $17.81 recorded in January 2025, the recent bullish momentum holds the potential to help it create a fresh high.
According to the following ZANO daily chart, the cryptocurrency has surged by roughly 73 percent since its local bottom created in May 2026. The digital asset is currently showing sideways movement and has found strong support around the $8.50 region twice.
The primary bullish catalyst behind ZANO’s fresh bullish momentum is the Hard Fork 6. The upgrade is scheduled for activation at block 3,833,000 between August 25 and 27.
The upgrade’s core feature is Gateway Addresses – a new account-based address type that is specifically designed for exchanges, decentralized exchanges, and bridges. Gateway Addresses will finally solve the integration friction that has kept ZANO off major venues.
Essentially, Gateway Addresses enable third-party services to track wallet addresses directly while also preserving privacy addresses for regular users. Notably, no other privacy-based cryptocurrency – including Zcash and Monero – has implemented such a compliance bridge.
Besides Gateway Addresses, Hard Fork 6 also paves the way for two-way asset movement – basically native ZANO bridging to Ethereum and TON networks and back. It will replace the current centralized bridge for wrapped ZANO with a fully decentralized, non-custodial protocol.
Thin liquidity creating further bullish pressure
It is worth emphasizing that ZANO is one of the cryptocurrencies with a relatively low total supply – just about 15.36 million according to Coingecko. The majority of this supply – approximately 70 percent – is already staked, making the effective circulating supply extremely thin.
ZANO staking yields generate roughly 8 to 12 percent annually, giving long-term holders enough incentive to not liquidate their holdings and keep them off exchanges. As a result, even a modest increase in demand pressure is likely to lead to enormous price appreciation for ZANO.
ZANO’s rising popularity is a testimony to the increasingly important role played by privacy-focused cryptocurrencies this year. On June 23, Solana-based privacy coin ARX rallied 30 percent following its token generation event.
