Morning Edition · Monday, August 17, 2026Published at 1:44 AM EDT · New York

Privacy Teams Reframe Confidentiality as Infrastructure, Not an Add-On

Miden argues most chains are not private and that practical privacy needs account recovery, multisignature security and configurable disclosure built in, rather than a mixing layer bolted on top.

Miden, the zero-knowledge chain that spun out of Polygon Labs in 2025 with a $25 million seed round led by a16z crypto, 1kx and Hack VC, is making the case that most blockchains today are not private, that the public increasingly understand…