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I recently put together a detailed comparison of Zano, Monero, Bitcoin and Ethereum to see how they actually stack up side by side.

The comparison looks at seven categories and uses linked sources for the numbers rather than relying on narratives or marketing.

One of the biggest takeaways is that Zano is the only chain in the comparison combining A+ privacy and fungibility with a native private asset layer.

The article covers:

• Privacy and fungibility
• Private staking with Zarcanum
• Speed and practical finality
• Network fees and Zano's fee burn
• Confidential Assets and private stablecoins
• BTCX, ETHX, SOLX and other bridged private assets
• Zano Trade and private swaps
• The areas where Bitcoin, Ethereum and Monero still have advantages
• The risks and trade-offs of Zano being a younger and much smaller network

I also included the weaknesses and risks instead of pretending Zano wins every category. Ethereum still dominates general-purpose DeFi and dApps, Monero has the longer privacy track record, and Bitcoin remains the benchmark for censorship resistance.

But when you look specifically at combining private payments, private assets, private staking and predictable fees on one network, the comparison gets very interesting.

Read the full article here:

https://x.com/GinoFPM/status/2097324889774420434?s=20

You can also explore the full interactive comparison and check the sources yourself:

https://zano.fun/compare

Curious to hear what everyone thinks about the comparison.

ZANO is available through a growing number of centralized exchanges, DEXs, instant swap services, aggregators and fiat on-ramps. The official Zano exchanges page currently lists the following options. (Zano)

Centralized Exchanges

• MEXC — ZANO/USDT
• OurBit — ZANO/USDT
• Hotcoin — ZANO/USDT
• XT — ZANO/USDT
• Biconomy — ZANO/USDT
• BTSE — ZANO/USDT
• BiFinance — ZANO/USDT

Decentralized Exchanges

• Uniswap — Swap on Uniswap
• Verse DEX — Verse Swap
• Zano Trade — Zano Trade

Confidential Asset Swaps

• Freedom Dollar — Freedom Dollar Swap
• ZanoStats — ZanoStats Swap

Instant Swap Platforms

• Freedom Swap — Freedom Swap
• WizardSwap — WizardSwap

Swap Aggregators

• SafestExchange — SafestExchange
• CypherGoat — CypherGoat
• SwapZone — SwapZone
• Trocador — Trocador
• SwapSpace — SwapSpace
• CoinoSwap — CoinoSwap
• Zenx INK — Zenx INK
• OrangeFren — OrangeFren
• NeverKYC — NeverKYC

Fiat On-Ramps

• DFX — DFX Ramp
• Alchemy Pay — Alchemy Pay

There are now plenty of different ways to get ZANO depending on whether you prefer an order book, DEX, quick swap, aggregator or buying with fiat. (Zano)

Where do you currently buy or swap your ZANO, and which exchange would you like to see ZANO listed on next?

At Common S3nse Amsterdam, blockchain researcher Odysseas Sofikitis from Common Prefix presented “Zenith: Zano’s Path to Pure Proof of Stake.”

Odysseas is a PhD candidate at NTUA and specializes in consensus protocols, Byzantine fault tolerance, accountability and blockchain interoperability.

In the presentation, he explores blockchain security, Proof of Stake, privacy-preserving protocols, and how these ideas come together in Zano’s upcoming Zenith upgrade.

A great watch for anyone who wants a deeper technical understanding of Zano’s move toward pure Proof of Stake.

Watch the full presentation here:

https://youtu.be/fPYeR56m0pE

August was a major month for Zano.

Hard Fork 6 officially went live, bringing Gateway Addresses and major protocol improvements to mainnet, while the Zano Execution Layer moved into a unified testnet configuration. We also saw new ecosystem integrations, continued wallet and infrastructure upgrades, progress on Zano Quest, and plenty of community activity.

The latest monthly update covers everything that happened across development, integrations, events, community growth, and what’s coming next.

Read the full August Project Update here:

https://blog.zano.org/zano-monthly-project-update-23-august-2026/

We have completed our part of the reconciliation, including covering deposits made during the affected period.

We expect MEXC to process balance updates and resume services at their earliest convenience.

We will share another update as soon as MEXC has processed the reconciliation process.

I wanted to share an upcoming project with the community: ZanoNames, a marketplace for buying, selling and discovering Zano aliases.

For anyone unfamiliar with aliases, a name like @yourname links to your Zano wallet address. You can use it to receive payments and sign in to supported Zano dApps. Aliases are registered on-chain and can be transferred to another owner.

ZanoNames is bringing several features together:

• Fixed-price listings: buy an alias at its asking price or list one you own.
• Auctions: bid on names you want, with support for proxy bidding.
• Wanted offers: make an offer for an alias that isn’t listed for sale.
• Alias Monitor: explore the full on-chain alias registry.

Marketplace sales will use escrow. The buyer’s payment is held until the alias transfer is verified on-chain, then released to the seller.

I recently saw @freemoney get registered on-chain. If you have a name in mind for yourself, your business or a project, you can already check its availability and register it through your Zano wallet.

The website is currently in beta testing, with a public launch coming soon. Follow @ZanoNames on X for updates and the launch announcement.

Have you registered your Zano alias yet? Curious to hear which names the community has picked.

Everyone discovers Zano in a different way. Some people were looking for stronger privacy, while others became interested through confidential assets, staking, or the wider ecosystem.

What first introduced you to Zano, and what convinced you to stay involved?

Share your story below, I am very curious!

ZANO can be held across several wallet options, whether you prefer mobile, desktop, a full node, or a multi-asset wallet. The official Zano wallets page currently lists the Zano wallets plus Freedom, Edge, Cake, Bitcoin.com and Unstoppable as supported options. (Zano)

Official Zano wallets

• Zano Mobile Wallet — iOS & Android
• Zano Full Wallet — Windows, macOS & Linux. Runs a full node and supports staking.
• Zano Lite Wallet (Beta) — Lightweight desktop wallet without downloading the full blockchain.
• Zano Extension — Browser extension for Chromium.

Zano Wallets & Downloads

Third-party wallets

• Freedom Wallet — iOS, Android, Windows, macOS & Linux. Self-custodial with support for ZANO, fUSD and several other assets. (Freedom Wallet)
  Freedom Wallet

• Edge Wallet — iOS & Android multi-asset wallet with ZANO support. (Edge Wallet)
  Edge Wallet

• Cake Wallet — iOS & Android self-custodial multi-asset wallet. (Cake Wallet)
  Cake Wallet

• Bitcoin.com Wallet — iOS & Android self-custodial wallet with ZANO support. (Zano)
  Bitcoin.com Wallet

• Unstoppable Wallet — iOS & Android open-source, self-custodial multi-asset wallet with ZANO support. (Unstoppable Wallet)
  Unstoppable Wallet

So, where are you holding your ZANO and why?

Are you using the Full Wallet for staking, keeping it on mobile for easy access, or do you prefer one of the multi-asset wallets? Curious to hear what everyone is using and what made you choose it.

Want to get started with Zano and actually use it in the real world?

During Common S3nse 2026 in Amsterdam, Ronne van Rijn hosted a workshop focused on onboarding new users into the Zano ecosystem and showing how to start using Zano in practice.

A great watch for anyone new to Zano or looking for a simple introduction to the ecosystem.

Watch the full workshop here:

https://youtu.be/YRxsTKUVmOA!

CoinMarketCap recently published a new overview explaining what Zano is and how the network works.

The article highlights Zano’s privacy-by-default approach, Confidential Assets, fUSD, Zano Trade, and the upcoming transition to Zenith. It also describes Zano as more than just a privacy coin, a foundation for a broader private digital economy.

A good introduction for anyone wanting to learn more about the project.

Read it here:

https://coinmarketcap.com/cmc-ai/zano/what-is/