# Miden Pitches Selective Privacy as the Missing Layer for Mainstream Blockchain Use

The network's Guardian design argues that practical adoption requires confidentiality users can turn on and disclose selectively, not the fully transparent ledgers that dominate today.

- Published: 2026-07-26T05:29:43.539Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-07-26/miden-pitches-selective-privacy-as-the-missing-layer-for-mai
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: crypto
- Sources: [Miden](https://miden.xyz/blog/practical-privacy), [Miden (Guardian)](https://miden.xyz/blog/what-is-miden-guardian)

Miden, a network building privacy into its base layer, argues in newly published material that practical privacy is the prerequisite for blockchain's next era rather than an optional add-on. The argument runs parallel to Aztec's mainnet lau…

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