u.today
13 January 2026 09:43, UTC
Monero ($XMR), the flagship privacy coin, has officially decoupled from the broader cryptocurrency market.
According to the most recent CoinGecko data, it has now entered the top 15 cryptocurrencies by market cap.
The privacy coin has pulled a truly incredible breakout that has sent its price vertical. It has shattered its 2018 all-time high. It has surged past $640 to enter "price discovery" mode.
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The $XMR token is up 13.2% against BTC in the last 24 hours alone.
$XMR's daily chart shows that the most critical technical development was the clearing of the $542 resistance level.
This level marked the absolute peak of the 2018 bull run. For eight years, it acted as an impenetrable ceiling.
$XMR ended up incinerating this level. The massive green candles from Jan. 11–13 show no hesitation, with the bulls pushing straight to $650.
This was essentially a "blue sky breakout." There were no sellers left above $542, so there was no resistance to cap the upside. This made it possible for the asset to surge sharply higher.
The rally came following the collapse of Zcash ($ZEC) earlier this week.
Following the resignation of the entire Electric Coin Company (ECC) team, retail capital has fled Zcash.
That capital is now likely rotating specifically into Monero. $XMR is now absorbing the "privacy premium" of the 2026 market.
However, as reported by U.Today, a massive trader recently went long on $ZEC following the plunge.
