Morning Edition · Sunday, August 2, 2026Published at 1:31 AM EDT · New York

Miden Pitches 'Practical Privacy' With Guardian, a Recovery Layer for Confidential Accounts

The project argues that privacy will only reach mainstream and institutional use if confidential accounts can also be recovered and selectively disclosed, not just hidden.

Miden, a zero-knowledge network, argues that practical privacy is the precondition for blockchain's next phase. Its case is that confidentiality by itself is not enough if users cannot recover access or disclose information selectively when…