# 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.

- Published: 2026-06-21T10:31:57.554Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-06-21/miden-makes-the-case-for-practical-privacy-as-blockchain-s-n
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: tech
- Sources: [Miden](https://miden.xyz/blog/practical-privacy), [Miden](https://miden.xyz/blog/what-is-miden-guardian)

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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