What Zano is
Zano is a Layer-1 blockchain network, currently ranked 153rd by market capitalization among the assets we track. Zano is a Layer-1 smart-contract platform secured by proof-of-stake: validators lock ZANO as collateral, and the protocol slashes anyone who misbehaves. The token is simultaneously gas, collateral, and a claim on staking yield.
Zano (ZANO) is a privacy-focused cryptocurrency that aims to provide secure and anonymous transactions using advanced cryptographic techniques. Its design prioritizes user privacy while ensuring fast and efficient transfers.
How consensus and the token economy connect
Staking ties the token's value to network security: more ZANO bonded means a costlier attack, and stakers are paid for taking that role. Unstaking queues and slashing parameters shape how liquid that capital really is.
Under the hood, ZANO secures its ledger with Proof of Work & Proof of Stake, built on the ProgPow algorithm.
Background & fundamentals
Zano first went live in 2019, giving it roughly 7 years of on-chain price history to draw on. Zano operates under a semi-centralized structure, which concentrates protocol decisions in an identifiable issuer or foundation. Its codebase is open-source, meaning the implementation can be audited rather than taken on trust.
The project publishes a whitepaper documenting its original design, which is worth reading before sizing any position in ZANO. CoinPaprika classifies the project's development status as "Working product". In sector terms it is most often filed under Cryptocurrency, Proof Of Work, and Proof Of Stake.
Where Zano sits in the market
At $8.98, Zano carries a market capitalization of $120.67M. Around $1.20M changes hands across exchanges in a typical 24-hour window. That is a turnover of about 0.99% of the float — on the quieter side, which can mean thinner liquidity for large orders.
Zano carries no fixed maximum supply; issuance follows a programmatic schedule rather than a hard cap. The token is roughly -50% under its record of $17.81 — a meaningful but not catastrophic drawdown. Measured from its all-time low of $2.36, ZANO is up +281%.
What the price history shows
The tape currently reads 24-hour -3.36%, 7-day -9.19%, 30-day +5.36%, 1-year -8.82%. Within its stored 366-day daily history, ZANO mounted a low-to-high run of roughly 132% at its strongest stretch.
Volatility profile
Recent action puts Zano in the Moderate-volatility band — it shows the kind of price movement common in mid-cap crypto assets — meaningful but not unusual. Over the last 30 days the move totals +5.36%, a useful input for stop placement and position sizing.
How to evaluate Zano
A grounded read on ZANO comes down to three questions:
- Real usage — active addresses, fees paid, and total value locked — does on-chain demand justify the valuation?
- Staking economics — the share of ZANO staked, the yield, and unlock/queue dynamics that govern liquid supply.
- Ecosystem depth — how many applications and how much liquidity have chosen Zano over competing Layer-1s.
This page pulls live market data, on-chain stats where available, exchange-by-exchange volume, and our forecast model into one view so you can work through those questions in a single place. None of it is investment advice — it is a structured starting point for your own research.
