Horizen (ZEN) has climbed 12% in the last 24 hours, reaching $7.08, driven by heightened interest in privacy-centric decentralized finance (DeFi) solutions. The recent debut of ZENDEX, a privacy-first decentralized exchange on Horizen's blockchain, has bolstered investor confidence. ZENDEX offers cross-chain transfers and zero-knowledge-secured bridges, enhancing both privacy and performance. Additionally, network metrics such as active addresses and user count have risen, fueled by the excitement surrounding Horizen 2.0.