# Miden Pitches Confidential Execution as a Prerequisite, Not a Feature, in Blockchain's Next Phase

The project's Guardian design argues that practical privacy, with selective disclosure rather than total opacity, is what institutions actually need on-chain.

- Published: 2026-07-27T05:22:39.277Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-07-27/miden-pitches-confidential-execution-as-a-prerequisite-not-a
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: crypto
- Sources: [Miden (Practical Privacy)](https://miden.xyz/blog/practical-privacy), [Miden (What is Miden Guardian)](https://miden.xyz/blog/what-is-miden-guardian)

Miden, a privacy-focused network, is making the case that practical privacy is central to blockchain's next era, and that the choice is not between fully transparent chains and fully opaque ones. Its argument is that serious on-chain use re…

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