Media
Opt-in Privacy Is Failing Crypto
Optional privacy features undermine their own effectiveness by fragmenting networks and shrinking anonymity sets. Privacy must be built into protocols by default, not offered as a toggle.
Feb 2026
Crypto.News
Privacy Must Become the Foundation of the Next Generation of Blockchains
As institutional adoption grows, so do concerns around transaction privacy and operational security. A fully private, programmable, multi-asset foundation offers the strongest path for real-world adoption.
Feb 2026
CryptoNews
Confidential Assets in Action: Real-World Private DeFi
Gonzalo Cativa and Quinten van Welzen present real-world private DeFi applications built on Zano Confidential Assets at MoneroTopia.
Feb 2026
MoneroTopia
Zano Devs on Private Tokenization
Andrey Sabelnikov and Valeriy Pisarkov are the core devs of Zano: a privacy network which enables users to create tokens with privacy.
Jan 2026
Bitcoin Takeover
Privacy-by-Default: A Conversation with Zano’s Quinten van Welzen
The Cryptonomist interviewed Quinten van Welzen, head of marketing and growth at Zano, a privacy-by-default blockchain platform on which users can launch their own assets.
Dec 2025
The Cryptonomist
Pavel Ravaga — BTC’s Future Security & Why Privacy Matters
Zano co-founder Pavel Ravaga discusses Bitcoin's future security budget, how proof-of-work economics degrade over time, and why privacy-first blockchains still matter.
Dec 2025
Bitcoin.com
Zano Flashes Strength as It Eyes Major Breakout
Technical analysis of Zano showing an ascending triangle pattern with potential breakout, alongside the broader privacy coin market resurgence as traders seek alternatives emphasizing decentralization and anonymity.
Nov 2025
CoinMarketCap
How Zano Brings Privacy to Mainstream Crypto Users
As crypto adoption grows, the industry faces a privacy paradox—blockchains promise financial freedom but expose every transaction.
Nov 2025
CoinGecko
What is Zano?
Breaking down what true financial privacy really means in the age of blockchain. How Zano hides addresses and amounts by default and how its hybrid consensus keeps the network secure.
Aug 2025
Bri Teresi
Andrey Sabelnikov on What True Privacy Means in Crypto
Zano co-founder Andrey Sabelnikov on why he left a major crypto project, what true privacy means, and how most platforms are selling lies.
Jun 2025
Bitcoin.com
How Privacy Coins Are Outperforming in 2025
Privacy coins are outperforming other cryptocurrencies amid market struggles, with losses significantly smaller than Bitcoin's.
Apr 2025
BeInCrypto
Is True Blockchain Privacy Achievable? — Sabelnikov on CryptoNote
Privacy is essential in blockchain. Many cryptocurrencies record transaction details on public ledgers, exposing financial activity to anyone. This lack of privacy creates risks, from targeted advertising to severe security threats.
Mar 2025
CCN
Zano Partners With Cake Wallet for Mass Adoption of Privacy Tokens
This partnership brings Zano’s advanced privacy tools into Cake Wallet’s application, providing an enhanced experience for users seeking to safeguard their assets.
Feb 2025
Bitcoin.com
Sabelnikov & Nikienkov on Zano & Privacy
Andrey Sabelnikov has a history with the CryptoNote protocol, and even worked under pseudonymous Monero grandfather Nicholas von Saberhagen. He built Zano with Pavel Nikienkov—a protocol for issuing tokens with good privacy.
Oct 2024
Bitcoin Takeover
Token Narratives Ep 7 — Pavel & Andrey on Privacy Tokens
The Bitcoin.com Crew are joined by Zano co-founders Pavel Ravaga and Andrey Sabelnikov to discuss Zano's groundbreaking privacy features.
Jul 2024
Bitcoin.com
The Future of Zano and the CryptoNote Protocol
Douglas Tuman interviews Andrey Sabelnikov on the future of Zano, the CryptoNote protocol, confidential assets, and private proof-of-stake consensus.
Apr 2024
Monero Talk
Blockchain Network Zano Announces Ecosystem Upgrade
Zano has announced the Zarcanum network upgrade, transitioning its blockchain from a single-asset system to a multi-asset DeFi infrastructure with enhanced privacy features and confidential assets.
Mar 2024
Nasdaq
Andrey Sabelnikov: From CryptoNote to Zano
The origins of CryptoNote, the technology used in Monero and hundreds of other privacy coins, is shrouded in more mystery than Bitcoin. CryptoNote is a completely different technology focused on private financial transactions.
Jul 2021
Gigamesh (Medium)