Monero vs 
Dash
Often grouped together, but only one is really a privacy coin. Monero encrypts sender, receiver and amount on every transaction by default, which is why regulated exchanges keep delisting it. Dash offers an optional mixing feature called PrivateSend and is otherwise a transparent, fast payments chain — a distinction its own team has spent years making, since being labelled a privacy coin carries listing consequences it does not deserve.
12 months, both starting at 100 (AUD)
XMR → 173 · DASH → 224| Measure | XMR | DASH |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | A$14.7B | A$1.1B |
| Rank | #13 | #91 |
| Price | A$782.98 | A$81.96 |
| 90-day change (AUD) | +72.1% | +71.6% |
| 12-month change (AUD) | +78.8% | +159.4% |
| From all-time high | −34.4% | −95.8% |
| Supply model | No fixed maximum | Capped: 18.9M max |
| AU exchanges we verify it on | 2 | 3 |
About Monero
Monero is the best-known privacy coin: transactions hide sender, receiver and amount by default. That design has real users and real controversy — many regulated exchanges, including most Australian platforms, no longer list it.
About Dash
Dash is one of crypto's oldest coins — a 2014 Bitcoin fork focused on fast, cheap payments, with optional privacy features and a self-funding governance treasury.
FAQ
Which is bigger, Monero or Dash?
By market value today: Monero (A$14.7B vs A$1.1B). Size measures money invested, not quality — but it does measure liquidity, which affects how easily you can buy and sell.
Which performed better this year?
Over the past 12 months in AUD terms: XMR +78.8%, DASH +159.4% — the chart above shows the whole path, which matters more than the endpoints. Past performance is no indicator of future results, in either direction.
Can I buy both in Australia?
Yes — both are listed on AUSTRAC-registered exchanges we verify. XMR appears on 2 of our reviewed platforms and DASH on 3. Compare costs first on the fee calculator, and remember every crypto-to-crypto swap between them is a CGT event.
Should I hold XMR or DASH?
That's a personal decision we don't make for you — this page exists to make the structural differences clear so the choice is yours. What we'd say to anyone: understand what job each coin is designed for, size positions like the risk is real, and check the honest failure statistics before going further down the market-cap list.
Data from our market records (powered by CoinGecko), refreshed with the daily rebuild. General information only, not financial advice — we compare structure and history, we don't pick winners.