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Morning Edition · Sunday, November 1, 2026Published at 1:46 AM EDT · New York
Miden opens a partner mainnet with real funds as privacy networks court institutions
Miden's Bread wallet comes pre-funded with USDCx issued through Circle's xReserve, and Aztec has declared its Noir circuit language stable at version 1.0 after a proving-system flaw in its alpha earlier this year.
Miden, the a16z-backed privacy chain that spun out of Polygon, opened its partner mainnet on October 26. Launch partners and invited users can now transact with real funds. Access goes through Bread, a self-custodial wallet for iOS, Android…
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