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Morning Edition · Monday, October 19, 2026Published at 1:41 AM EDT · New York
Miden launches a private-finance stack built around a confidential Circle stablecoin and a self-custodial wallet
The PriFi stack uses USDCx, issued through Circle's xReserve, as the settlement asset, and partners are building identity, custody, neobanking and real-world asset services that hide amounts and counterparties.
Miden, the zero-knowledge network that spun out of Polygon Labs, announced PriFi, a private-finance stack that pairs stablecoins with privacy infrastructure. The company says the goal is to let financial applications protect sensitive activ…
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Privacy Chains Pivot From Niche to Institutional Pitch
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