Privacy-focused coins are surging early Tuesday, dwarfing returns from the more popular cryptocurrencies.

Monero And Dash Defy Market Trends

Monero (CRYPTO: XMR) and Dash (CRYPTO: DASH) surged as much as 29% and 19%, respectively, over the last 24 hours.

The two coins experienced frenzied trading activity, with DASH volume nearly tripling in the last 24 hours and XMR volume surging 44%.

In fact, XMR clocked a new all-time high beyond $680, extending its gains this year to 56%.

The two coins outperformed market heavyweights such as Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) …

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