Coinranking
Zero-knowledge tokens
103 coins #23| | Coins | | | ||
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| | 1 |  ZKWASM Token ZKWASM | $ | -2.12%  | |
| | 2 |  LayerEdge EDGEN | $ | -2.69%  | |
| | 3 |  Masa MASA | $ | -2.50%  | |
| | 4 |  BitcoinOS Token BOS | $ | +0.59%  | |
| | 5 |  ZKLink ZKL | $ | +2.22%  | |
| | 6 |  Myria MYRIA | $ | -0.24%  | |
| | 7 |  Aleph Zero AZERO | $ | -1.15%  | |
| | 8 |  zkVerify VFY | $ | -5.32%  | |
| | 9 |  Orbiter Token OBT | $ | -3.31%  | |
| | 10 |  Union U | $ | -4.97%  | |
| | 11 |  Zircuit ZRC | $ | -8.00%  | |
| | 12 |  PIVX PIVX | $ | -7.38%  | |
| | 13 |  cheqd CHEQ | $ | -0.59%  | |
| | 14 |  Telos TLOS | $ | -1.45%  | |
| | 15 |  Syscoin SYS | $ | -5.72%  | |
| | 16 |  Dusk DUSK | $ | -4.69%  | |
| | 17 |  Firo FIRO | $ | -7.03%  | |
| | 18 |  ZEROBASE ZBT | $ | -6.04%  | |
| | 19 |  MAP Protocol MAPO | $ | +0.10%  | |
| | 20 |  Celer Network CELR | $ | -5.48%  | |
| | 21 |  Manta MANTA | $ | -4.75%  | |
| | 22 |  Taiko Token TAIKO | $ | -3.37%  | |
| | 23 |  Phala Network PHA | $ | -4.23%  | |
| | 24 |  Marlin POND POND | $ | -4.15%  | |
| | 25 |  Cysic CYS | $ | +7.09%  | |
| | 26 |  Metis Token METIS | $ | -4.78%  | |
| | 27 |  AltLayer Token ALT | $ | -5.39%  | |
| | 28 |  ZK Coin ZKC | $ | -4.84%  | |
| | 29 |  Space and Time SXT | $ | -5.34%  | |
| | 30 |  Loopring LRC | $ | -9.48%  | |
| | 31 |  Celo CELO | $ | -3.52%  | |
| | 32 |  ALEO ALEO | $ | -1.60%  | |
| | 33 |  Newton NEWT | $ | -4.93%  | |
| | 34 |  Mina Protocol Token MINA | $ | -4.60%  | |
| | 35 |  Horizen ZEN | $ | -4.30%  | |
| | 36 |  dYdX Token DYDX | $ | -4.60%  | |
| | 37 |  Concordium CCD | $ | +2.51%  | |
| | 38 |  Lagrange LA | $ | -0.50%  | |
| | 39 |  zkSync ZK | $ | -5.78%  | |
| | 40 |  StarkNet Token STRK | $ | -2.92%  | |
| | 41 |  Immutable IMX | $ | -4.48%  | |
| | 42 |  Midnight NIGHT | $ | +38.12%  | |
| | 43 |  Polygon (ex-MATIC) POL | $ | -3.13%  | |
| | 44 |  Worldcoin WLD | $ | -5.11%  | |
| | 45 |  NEAR Protocol NEAR | $ | -3.76%  | |
| | 46 |  Zcash ZEC | $ | -7.52%  | |
| | 47 |  Chainlink LINK | $ | -2.54%  | |
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| | 48 |  Moonchain MCH | $ | -3.87%  | |
| | 49 |  Fringe Finance FRIN | $ | +1.72%  | |
| | 50 |  Calamari Network KMA | $ | -2.70%  | |
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Trending Zero-knowledge tokens
| Coins | Price | 24h | |
|---|---|---|---|
| | Zcash ZEC | $ | -7.49%  |
| | Polygon (ex-MATIC) POL | $ | -3.11%  |
| | Worldcoin WLD | $ | -5.09%  |
| | Chainlink LINK | $ | -2.55%  |
| | zkSync ZK | $ | -5.74%  |
Top gainers
| Coins | | | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Midnight NIGHT | $ | +37.87%  | ||
| | Cysic CYS | $ | +7.55%  | ||
| | Concordium CCD | $ | +2.59%  | ||
| | ZKLink ZKL | $ | +1.56%  | ||
| | BitcoinOS Token BOS | $ | +0.64%  | ||
| All gainers | |||||
What Are Zero-Knowledge (ZK) Tokens?
ZK tokens are crypto assets that power blockchains, rollups, or privacy-centric protocols built around zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) cryptography. They secure networks, pay fees, reward provers, and/or govern protocols that allow data to be verified without revealing the data itself—unlocking scalable, private, and compliant DeFi, identity, and payment rails.
Quick Facts
- Core tech: ZK-proofs bundle thousands of transactions into one succinct proof, cutting L1 gas 90-99 %.
- Privacy: Sender, receiver, amount, or smart-contract inputs can stay encrypted while still being verifiable.
- Security: Withdrawals inherit Ethereum (or base-layer) finality without extra trust assumptions.
- Compliance-ready: Selective disclosure lets users reveal data to auditors while staying private on-chain.
- Sector stage: Moving from “proof-of-concept” to production-grade zk-VMs, shared provers, and zk-co-processors.
Projects & Tokens You Should Know
| Token | Chain / L2 | PQ Tech & Use-Case |
|---|---|---|
| MINA | Mina Protocol | Recursive zk-SNARKs; 22 kB fixed chain size; zkApps for private smart contracts. |
| LRC | Loopring | zk-Rollup DEX; off-chain order-book matching; fees & governance settled in LRC. |
| IMX | Immutable zk-EVM | StarkEx-based NFT & gaming rollup; IMX pays gas and staking rewards. |
| POL (ex-MATIC) | Polygon zkEVM | POL will secure Polygon’s zk-rollups via restaking and fee burn. |
| ZK | zkSync Era | Native token for fees, sequencer gas, governance, and boomerang airdrops. |
| DUSK | Dusk Network | PLONK-based confidential smart contracts; targets compliant on-chain securities. |
| AZERO | Aleph Zero | DAG + custom ZK privacy layer; enterprise DeFi and data-sharing use-cases. |
| EGLD | MultiversX | zk-SNARKs inside sharded architecture; private transfers and SGX-style secrecy. |
Benefits
- Scalability: 2 k–20 k TPS per rollup; 90-99 % cheaper than L1.
- Privacy: Shield pools (Aztec), private DEXs, dark pools, and on-chain KYC without data leaks.
- Compliance: Regulators see proof of solvency, transaction logs, or user accreditation without raw data exposure.
- Developer UX: Same Solidity/Vyper code deploys to zk-EVMs; only prover layer changes.
Risks & Trade-offs
- Prover overhead: Generating proofs is compute-heavy; fees spike during congestion.
- Early tech: Some zk-VMs still in alpha; circuit bugs or soundness flaws possible.
- Centralised sequencers: Many rollups run single sequencers—censorship & MEV risks until shared sequencing.
- Token dilution: Fast prover subsidies or airdrop farms can pressure price short-term.
- Cryptographic migration: If NIST later breaks a chosen scheme, hard-fork upgrades required.
How to Evaluate ZK Tokens
- Prover economics – who pays prover fees? Is there a fee-burn or rebate loop?
- Decentralisation roadmap – timeline for shared sequencer, permissionless provers, and fault proofs.
- Circuit audits – look for reports from Trail of Bits, Zellic, ABDK, or internal audits.
- Proof system – SNARK (Groth16, Plonk, STARK) vs. STARK (post-quantum friendly, bigger proofs).
- Data availability – on-chain calldata, blobs, or off-chain (validium) impacts security/cost.
- Network effects – TVL, DEX depth, wallet support, fiat on-ramps.
Future Outlook
Expect shared prover markets (= proof-as-a-service), zk-co-processors for Ethereum (Lagrange, Herodotus), and privacy layers that plug into any EVM chain. ZK tokens will evolve from pure “L2 gas” into restaking collateral, prover payment rails, and privacy middleware fees—but only chains that decentralise sequencers and keep prover costs low will win long-term.