# Miden Frames On-Chain Privacy as a Practical Requirement, Not an Ideological One

The privacy team argues confidentiality has to become a default feature for institutions to transact on public chains, and details a 'Guardian' recovery model to make it usable.

- Published: 2026-08-03T05:28:57.944Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-08-03/miden-frames-on-chain-privacy-as-a-practical-requirement-not
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: crypto
- Sources: [Miden](https://miden.xyz/blog/practical-privacy), [Miden (Guardian)](https://miden.xyz/blog/what-is-miden-guardian)

As Aztec ships client-side proving, Miden, another privacy-oriented network, is making a parallel argument for why confidentiality has to become standard rather than optional. In a post titled Practical Privacy, the team contends that trans…

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