Morning Edition · Sunday, June 21, 2026
Miden Makes the Case for 'Practical Privacy' as Blockchain's Next Phase
The project argues confidentiality only becomes useful when it is selective, programmable and compliant, and presents its Guardian system as the way to achieve that.
Alongside Aztec, the privacy network Miden is advancing a parallel argument: that all-or-nothing anonymity is not what serious users need. In a post on "practical privacy," Miden contends that the next era of blockchain adoption depends on…
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Privacy Chains Pivot From Niche to Institutional Pitch
Over 3-6 months, confidential execution reframes as a prerequisite for serious/institutional on-chain use, with privacy L2s shipping live networks and contesting who controls confidentiality.
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