The XMR coin value its privacy but by doing that, it associated itself with criminal activity. This made exchanges didn't dare to list it or people shy away from holding it since it could be a honey trap or their fund can be frozen. It's pretty sad to see how XMR and privacy coins become like this.
That's why so far the community has been very careful and guarded against the XMR coin which is very private so that things we don't want don't happen.
But how long will XMR's fate continue like that?