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Morning Edition · Wednesday, October 14, 2026Published at 1:36 AM EDT · New York
Miden launches a private-finance stack and a self-custody wallet, aimed at payments and treasury flows that institutions will not run on transparent chains
The zero-knowledge chain proves transactions on users' own devices so balances and counterparties stay hidden, and privacy coin Zcash led a broad token rebound this week.
Miden, a zero-knowledge blockchain headquartered in California, has announced what it calls the PriFi stack, short for private finance. The stack combines private stablecoins with privacy infrastructure. It is meant to let businesses move v…
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