# Privacy Chains Go to Market, and Split Over Who Holds the Off Switch

Aztec and Miden are launching confidential networks while openly disagreeing on whether a compliance backdoor can coexist with credible neutrality.

- Published: 2026-06-29T10:32:12.530Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-06-29/privacy-chains-go-to-market-and-split-over-who-holds-the-off
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: crypto
- Sources: [Aztec Network](https://aztec.network/blog/the-devils-bargain), [Aztec Network](https://aztec.network/blog/who-controls-your-privacy-off-switch), [Miden](https://miden.xyz/blog/what-is-miden-guardian), [Aztec Network](https://aztec.network/blog/announcing-the-alpha-network)

The privacy sector is moving from whitepapers to live networks, and that move has exposed a real disagreement about design. Aztec announced an alpha network for its confidential layer-2 system, while Miden has described a feature it calls G…

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