2026-01-21 00:20:34

Is privacy truly hideable in Web3? The answer to this question might be more complicated than you think.

Many projects use privacy as a gimmick, but some teams are really doing the hard work. For example, integrating zero-knowledge proofs into compliance systems, creating L1 public chains that can achieve both transaction transparency and anonymity at the same time—this approach is different. Recently, several securitization projects are in the pilot stage, with institutions quietly testing them. The reason is very practical—this solution can directly cut down a lot of intermediary costs.

The key point is: privacy is no longer a black box but has become a programmable infrastructure. Once the ecosystem is expanded, node staking and fee capture will generate stable revenue models. These projects don’t have flashy narratives, but rooted in payments and the financial infrastructure, they often withstand cyclical fluctuations better than coins with overly elaborate stories.

What do you all think? Where will the next opportunity in privacy finance emerge?

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ContractFreelancer

· 10h ago

You're right. Most projects that hype privacy every day are just storytelling; truly combining ZK and compliance is a rare gem. I believe that institutions secretly testing this is plausible. Lowering costs is the real key, much more impressive than just flashy anonymous coins. From the perspective of privacy infrastructure, it's a good angle, but whether staking yield models stabilize depends on adoption. Right now, it feels a bit like chicken and egg. I'm optimistic about the payments and settlement sector. Traditional finance middlemen do have significant profit margins, but the question is whether regulators will buy it.

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ruggedNotShrugged

· 10h ago

Honestly, what are the institutions testing? Isn't it just to secretly transfer funds without being detected? Uh, I mean, reducing costs haha

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AirdropHarvester

· 10h ago

Zero-knowledge proofs are really not a new concept anymore, but integrating them into the compliance system does have some real value. What does the covert testing by institutions indicate? It shows that they see genuine cost reduction potential. Fee capture is the real core, much more reliable than projects that just make big promises.

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