{"id":5665,"date":"2026-01-15T13:21:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T13:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=5665"},"modified":"2026-01-15T13:21:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T13:21:34","slug":"decred-dcr-price-soars-amid-treasury-spending-cap-approval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=5665","title":{"rendered":"Decred (DCR) price soars amid treasury spending cap approval"},"content":{"rendered":"

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  • Decred price jumped over 40% in the past 24 hours to hit highs of $29.<\/li>\n
  • Several privacy coins are rallying.<\/li>\n
  • The approval of a proposal seeking to cap treasury expenditure has also catalysed gains.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Decred (DCR) is outpacing other altcoins over the past 24 hours, with bulls exploding nearly 40% to highs of $29 as the privacy coin narrative ignites broader gains.<\/p>\n

    The token\u2019s upside momentum also comes after stakeholders overwhelmingly approved DCP-0013, a proposal to impose a strict spending cap on Decred\u2019s decentralised treasury.<\/p>\n

    Gains amid this governance milestone, privacy coins rally and risk-on sentiment\u00a0could drive DCR price higher.<\/p>\n

    Decred price gains as stakeholders approve DCP-0013 proposal<\/h2>\n

    The Decred cryptocurrency is a layer 1 DAO project known for its innovative hybrid consensus mechanism and strong emphasis on community-driven governance.<\/p>\n

    Supply is capped at 21 million, and over 82% of DCR is already mined. Supply dwindles every three weeks.<\/p>\n

    Decred features a privacy mixnet and builds on Bitcoin\u2019s blockchain model with on-chain governance and sustainable funding.<\/p>\n

    While price is up amid gains for top privacy coins like Dash and Monero, Decred is also seeing notable momentum as the community signals a commitment to fiscal discipline and long-term sustainability.<\/p>\n

    That\u2019s what the approval of DCP-0013, which allows for capping of treasury spending, shows.<\/p>\n

    Activation of the proposal will introduce monthly limits to treasury spending at 4% of available funds.<\/p>\n

    Over 99% of the vote approved the upcoming implementation, a decisive outcome that has bolstered market sentiment.<\/p>\n

    Privacy coins rally boosts DCR price<\/h2>\n

    Decred\u2019s DCR token traded in a relatively narrow $11\u2013$17 range from March through early November 2025, before surging to a yearly high of $44 as privacy-focused cryptocurrencies moved sharply higher.<\/p>\n

    The rally was followed by a steep correction driven by profit-taking and broader macroeconomic pressures, with prices sliding to lows of $14 on December 24.<\/p>\n

    A rebound in early 2026 has seen renewed interest in privacy coins, lifting Decred to intraday highs of $29.<\/p>\n

    The token is up about 75% over the past week, in line with a wider rally across the privacy-coin segment.<\/p>\n

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    Decred price chart by CoinMarketCap<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    As a project that incorporates privacy-enhancing elements through its architecture and governance, Decred benefits from this sector-wide enthusiasm.<\/p>\n

    Privacy coins gaining traction could catapult Decred above $50, with the main target in the short term being $100.<\/p>\n

    Zcash has gained a lot of attention, but Decred bulls think DCR will outperform amid its \u201cstaying power.\u201d<\/p>\n

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    Monero (XMR) has broken to highs of $700, Dash (DASH) has led weekly top performers and is above $80, while Zcash (ZEC) has touched the key level of $450.<\/p>\n

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