$ZEC has risen very sharply recently, mainly due to its anonymity feature. Other anonymous coins such as:
$XMR and
$DASH are also considered relatively old coins.
The big beautiful country confiscated coins mainly through on-chain tracking + legal means + third parties (exchanges/service providers/law enforcement agencies)
Various decentralized coins on various centralized exchanges are essentially centralized.
After a series of events, decentralized exchanges like Hyperliquid emerged, prompting Binance to invest in Aster.
One day, it may not be competitors that defeat Binance, but others.