Morning Edition · Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Privacy Chains Sharpen a Question: Who Controls the Off Switch
Aztec and Miden are building confidential-execution designs and arguing over who, if anyone, should be able to disable a user's privacy.
A group of privacy-focused networks is moving from research to live systems, and their public writing has converged on a single design question. Aztec, a zero-knowledge network on Ethereum, frames it directly in a post asking who controls a…
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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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