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[Huyền Vũ @vu_flower]

@0xMiden : Compared with many existing blockchains, Miden is designed to prioritize privacy, scalability, and client-side execution. Its architecture differs from traditional Layer 1 blockchains by moving much of the computation off-chain while still preserving verifiability through zero-knowledge proofs.

Here are its main advantages:

1. Privacy by Default
Users can keep transaction details and account state private.
Sensitive data does not need to be published on-chain.
Zero-knowledge proofs allow users to prove correctness without revealing underlying information.

2. High Scalability
Most transaction execution occurs on the user's device rather than on every network node.
Validators verify compact cryptographic proofs instead of re-executing every computation.
This significantly reduces network workload and enables higher throughput.

3. Lower Transaction Costs
Because computation is performed off-chain, the network requires fewer computational resources.
This can lead to lower fees, especially for complex applications.

4. Faster Execution
Client-side execution allows transactions to be processed without waiting for every validator to run the same computation.
Only the proof and necessary state updates are submitted to the network.

5. Strong Security
Security is based on modern zero-knowledge cryptography.
Invalid state transitions cannot be accepted because proofs must verify correctly before updates are finalized.

6. Better User Data Ownership
Users retain greater control over their account data and application state.
Applications can be built without exposing unnecessary information to the public blockchain.

7. Efficient Smart Contracts
Smart contracts can support complex logic while minimizing on-chain computation.
This is particularly useful for privacy-preserving DeFi, gaming, identity, and enterprise applications.

8. Reduced Network Congestion
Since validators verify proofs instead of executing every transaction, network resources are used more efficiently.
This helps maintain performance as transaction volume grows.

Best Use Cases

Miden is especially well suited for:

Privacy-preserving payments
Decentralized identity (DID)
Confidential DeFi
Blockchain gaming
Enterprise applications with sensitive data
High-throughput decentralized applications

Overall, Miden's key innovation is its client-side execution model combined with zero-knowledge proofs, enabling applications that are more private, more scalable, and potentially less expensive than many conventional blockchain designs while still maintaining strong security GU

#Miden

[Huyền Vũ @vu_flower]

@0xMiden :
Miden's privacy approach is best described as programmable privacy or practical privacy rather than complete anonymity. Its goal is to let users and developers decide what information remains private while still allowing transactions to be verified using zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs.

The key principles of Miden's privacy model are:

+ Local transaction execution: Transactions are executed on the user's device rather than by every network node. Only a cryptographic proof of correctness is submitted to the network, so the underlying transaction data does not need to be revealed.
+ Zero-knowledge proofs: Miden uses ZK proofs to prove that a transaction is valid without exposing private account data, balances, or contract execution details.
+ Private accounts and notes: The blockchain stores cryptographic commitments instead of full account data. Users retain control of their private state, reducing the amount of sensitive information published on-chain.
+ Configurable privacy: Developers can build applications that combine public and private components. For example, an application may keep user balances private while exposing only the information necessary for settlement or regulatory compliance.

Practical privacy

Miden does not aim for absolute secrecy in every situation. Instead, its long-term vision is:

+ Keep ordinary user activity private.
+ Allow selective disclosure when required for compliance, auditing, or regulation.
+ Eventually provide stronger privacy while maintaining resistance to illicit use.

Benefits of Miden's privacy model

+ Protects users' financial data from public blockchain surveillance.
+ Enables confidential payments and decentralized finance (DeFi) applications.
+ Reduces on-chain data storage by keeping most state off-chain.
+ Improves scalability because the network verifies proofs instead of re-executing every transaction.

In summary, Miden's privacy model is designed to provide strong, configurable privacy through zero-knowledge proofs and client-side execution, while remaining compatible with real-world compliance requirements rather than pursuing complete anonymity.

#Miden

[Huyền Vũ @vu_flower]

@arc : The core technology of the Arc blockchain (developed by Circle) is built around a modular two-layer Layer-1 architecture designed for stablecoin-native financial applications. Its main technical components are:

1. Malachite BFT Consensus
+ Arc uses Malachite, a high-performance implementation of the Tendermint Byzantine Fault Tolerant (BFT) consensus protocol.
+ It provides:Sub-second deterministic finality (typically under 1 second).
No blockchain reorganizations (reorgs).
High throughput (benchmarked at over 3,000 TPS with a 20-validator network).
+ Consensus is separated from transaction execution, allowing each layer to be optimized independently.

2. Reth-Based Execution Layer
+ The execution layer is powered by Reth, a Rust implementation of the Ethereum execution client.
+ Reth is responsible for:
Executing EVM smart contracts.
Maintaining blockchain state.
Computing the state root after each block.
+ Arc extends Reth with protocol-level modules tailored for financial applications.

3. Full EVM Compatibility
Arc is fully compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), allowing developers to:
+ Deploy existing Solidity smart contracts.
+ Use familiar tools such as Hardhat, Foundry, and Viem.
+ Migrate Ethereum applications with minimal changes.

4. Stablecoin-Native Design
Unlike most Layer-1 blockchains:

+ USDC is the native gas token.
+ Fees are denominated in USDC rather than a volatile native cryptocurrency.
+ The protocol also natively supports assets such as EURC and USYC, making it suitable for payments, lending, treasury management, and foreign exchange applications.

5. Built-In Financial Features
Arc integrates several capabilities directly into the protocol:

+ Opt-in privacy for confidential transfers and selective disclosure.
+ Post-quantum wallet signatures using SLH-DSA.
+ Stablecoin-specific modules such as a USDC Fee Manager and CallFrom precompile to improve financial workflows.

In summary, Arc's core technological innovation is its separation of consensus (Malachite BFT) and execution (Reth) while combining full Ethereum compatibility, stablecoin-native transaction fees, and enterprise-oriented features such as deterministic finality, privacy, and post-quantum security.

@circle
#Arc

[Huyền Vũ @vu_flower]

@arc This is a breath of fresh air for the blockchain market. Arc will make a difference for the whole world.

[Arc @arc]

Arc Public Testnet is now live.

Open to developers and enterprises globally, Arc is the Economic OS for the internet that unites programmable money and onchain innovation with real-world economic activity.

Start building: https://t.co/XmFdy0SG5g
Learn more: https://t.co/JOGsf9Ma5V

[Arc @arc]

https://t.co/mVWsgBYv6w

[Huyền Vũ @vu_flower]

@0xMiden That's fantastic. Miden is getting closer to the finish line.

[Miden @0xMiden]

The Miden Testnet 𝐯𝟎.𝟏𝟓 is live.

Accounts can now move across chains.
Accounts stay recoverable through Guardian.

The wallet is where most people will see the impact of these features🤞

[Huyền Vũ @vu_flower]

@0xMiden :
Miden's privacy approach is best described as programmable privacy or practical privacy rather than complete anonymity. Its goal is to let users and developers decide what information remains private while still allowing transactions to be verified using zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs.

The key principles of Miden's privacy model are:

+ Local transaction execution: Transactions are executed on the user's device rather than by every network node. Only a cryptographic proof of correctness is submitted to the network, so the underlying transaction data does not need to be revealed.
+ Zero-knowledge proofs: Miden uses ZK proofs to prove that a transaction is valid without exposing private account data, balances, or contract execution details.
+ Private accounts and notes: The blockchain stores cryptographic commitments instead of full account data. Users retain control of their private state, reducing the amount of sensitive information published on-chain.
+ Configurable privacy: Developers can build applications that combine public and private components. For example, an application may keep user balances private while exposing only the information necessary for settlement or regulatory compliance.

Practical privacy

Miden does not aim for absolute secrecy in every situation. Instead, its long-term vision is:

+ Keep ordinary user activity private.
+ Allow selective disclosure when required for compliance, auditing, or regulation.
+ Eventually provide stronger privacy while maintaining resistance to illicit use.

Benefits of Miden's privacy model

+ Protects users' financial data from public blockchain surveillance.
+ Enables confidential payments and decentralized finance (DeFi) applications.
+ Reduces on-chain data storage by keeping most state off-chain.
+ Improves scalability because the network verifies proofs instead of re-executing every transaction.

In summary, Miden's privacy model is designed to provide strong, configurable privacy through zero-knowledge proofs and client-side execution, while remaining compatible with real-world compliance requirements rather than pursuing complete anonymity.

#Miden

[Huyền Vũ @vu_flower]

@0xMiden
Building privacy on Size is fundamentally different from building on traditional blockchains because Miden was designed with privacy as a core feature rather than an add-on.

Key privacy mechanisms include:

1. Private Accounts

Miden supports private accounts where only cryptographic commitments are stored by the network. The actual account state, smart contract data, and balances can remain under the user's control rather than being publicly visible on-chain.

2. Private Notes

Instead of transferring assets directly between public balances, Miden uses "notes" (similar to private messages containing assets and data). Private notes store only commitments on-chain, while the note contents remain known only to the relevant parties.

3. Zero-Knowledge Proofs

Users execute transactions locally and generate zero-knowledge proofs proving that the transaction is valid without revealing sensitive information. The network verifies the proof rather than the underlying private data.

4. Client-Side Execution

Unlike most blockchains where validators execute your transactions, Miden executes transactions on the client side. This means transaction details do not need to be exposed to the entire network for execution.

5. Private Smart Contracts

Because accounts are smart contracts and state transitions are proven with ZK proofs, developers can build applications where contract logic operates on private data while still producing publicly verifiable results.

What can developers build?

Examples include:

+ Private payments
+ Confidential DeFi strategies
+ Enterprise treasury management
+ Private identity systems
+ Selective-disclosure compliance applications
+ Confidential asset management platforms

Miden's long-term vision is often described as "privacy by default, transparency by choice", where users reveal only what is necessary while maintaining cryptographic verifiability.

The most unique aspect of Miden is that privacy comes from its architecture itself—private accounts, private notes, and user-generated zero-knowledge proofs—rather than from mixers or separate privacy layers added on top of a public blockchain.

#Miden

[Huyền Vũ @vu_flower]

@0xMiden @azeemk @bobbinth Miden ... go to the moon

[Miden @0xMiden]

Our co-founders @azeemk and @bobbinth sit down to talk about why privacy is the missing piece in crypto, how Miden works, the road to mainnet, and what's next.

0:00 – Intro
3:02 – Testnet progress and mainnet timeline
4:13 – The biggest use cases for privacy chains
5:19 – Why AI is about to destroy pseudo-anonymity 6:07 – How Miden works
7:56 – Who actually needs a privacy chain
9:09 – Transparent blockchains as surveillance tools 11:01 – Balancing privacy with compliance
14:53 – Why the traditional grants model is broken
19:24 – What's coming post-mainnet

[Huyền Vũ @vu_flower]

@0xMiden
Building privacy on Size is fundamentally different from building on traditional blockchains because Miden was designed with privacy as a core feature rather than an add-on.

Key privacy mechanisms include:

1. Private Accounts

Miden supports private accounts where only cryptographic commitments are stored by the network. The actual account state, smart contract data, and balances can remain under the user's control rather than being publicly visible on-chain.

2. Private Notes

Instead of transferring assets directly between public balances, Miden uses "notes" (similar to private messages containing assets and data). Private notes store only commitments on-chain, while the note contents remain known only to the relevant parties.

3. Zero-Knowledge Proofs

Users execute transactions locally and generate zero-knowledge proofs proving that the transaction is valid without revealing sensitive information. The network verifies the proof rather than the underlying private data.

4. Client-Side Execution

Unlike most blockchains where validators execute your transactions, Miden executes transactions on the client side. This means transaction details do not need to be exposed to the entire network for execution.

5. Private Smart Contracts

Because accounts are smart contracts and state transitions are proven with ZK proofs, developers can build applications where contract logic operates on private data while still producing publicly verifiable results.

What can developers build?

Examples include:

+ Private payments
+ Confidential DeFi strategies
+ Enterprise treasury management
+ Private identity systems
+ Selective-disclosure compliance applications
+ Confidential asset management platforms

Miden's long-term vision is often described as "privacy by default, transparency by choice", where users reveal only what is necessary while maintaining cryptographic verifiability.

The most unique aspect of Miden is that privacy comes from its architecture itself—private accounts, private notes, and user-generated zero-knowledge proofs—rather than from mixers or separate privacy layers added on top of a public blockchain.

#Miden

[Huyền Vũ @vu_flower]

@0xMiden x @Sempoxyz

Miden and Sempo will cooperate by using Miden as the privacy/scalability infrastructure for Sempo’s planned MENA-focused crypto neobank.

Concretely:

+ Sempo builds the user-facing financial product: regional accounts, stablecoin remittances, dollar balances, local conversion, and cross-border payments.
+ Miden provides the blockchain layer: private transactions, client-side proving, scalable execution, and compliance-friendly privacy.
+ The goal is to let users send and receive money cheaply and quickly without exposing salaries, balances, or transaction histories on a public ledger.
+ Miden says Sempo is aiming to become Egypt’s first regulated crypto bank and target digitally native users across MENA.

So the cooperation is basically: Sempo brings the banking/remittance use case; Miden supplies the private, regulated-ready blockchain rails.

#Miden #Sempo

[Huyền Vũ @vu_flower]

@0xMiden x @Sempoxyz

Miden and Sempo will cooperate by using Miden as the privacy/scalability infrastructure for Sempo’s planned MENA-focused crypto neobank.

Concretely:

+ Sempo builds the user-facing financial product: regional accounts, stablecoin remittances, dollar balances, local conversion, and cross-border payments.
+ Miden provides the blockchain layer: private transactions, client-side proving, scalable execution, and compliance-friendly privacy.
+ The goal is to let users send and receive money cheaply and quickly without exposing salaries, balances, or transaction histories on a public ledger.
+ Miden says Sempo is aiming to become Egypt’s first regulated crypto bank and target digitally native users across MENA.

So the cooperation is basically: Sempo brings the banking/remittance use case; Miden supplies the private, regulated-ready blockchain rails.

#Miden #Sempo

[Huyền Vũ @vu_flower]

@0xMiden and @0xQash

Based on publicly available information, Qash and Miden appear to be collaborating through the Miden ecosystem rather than through a deeply publicized strategic partnership.

What each project brings
+ Miden is building a blockchain focused on programmable privacy, local execution, and scalability for financial applications.
+ Qash is developing a stablecoin-powered neobank and financial platform that provides U.S. dollar financial access, payments, payroll, and treasury services.

How they collaborate

Miden's ecosystem directory lists Qash as a project in the finance category, describing it as a B2B neobank for payroll and treasury management. This indicates that Qash is building financial products on or around Miden's infrastructure.

The collaboration is attractive because Miden's architecture provides:

+ Private transactions and confidential balances
+ Scalable transaction processing
+ Compliance-friendly privacy controls
+ Support for enterprise financial workflows such as payroll and treasury management

These features align closely with Qash's focus on business banking, payments, and treasury services.

Why the partnership matters

Traditional public blockchains expose transaction activity to everyone. Miden is designed to let businesses keep sensitive financial information private while still maintaining verifiability. For a company like Qash, this can enable:

+ Private payroll operations
+ Confidential treasury management
+ Business-to-business payments
+ Stablecoin-based financial services

without exposing company financial data on a public ledger.

In short, Qash appears to be one of the early financial applications in the Miden ecosystem, using Miden's privacy-preserving blockchain technology to build banking, payroll, and treasury products.

#Miden #Qash

[Huyền Vũ @vu_flower]

@hosam_web3 @0xMiden @OpenZeppelin gMiden.

[Huyền Vũ @vu_flower]

@0xMiden and @0xQash

Based on publicly available information, Qash and Miden appear to be collaborating through the Miden ecosystem rather than through a deeply publicized strategic partnership.

What each project brings
+ Miden is building a blockchain focused on programmable privacy, local execution, and scalability for financial applications.
+ Qash is developing a stablecoin-powered neobank and financial platform that provides U.S. dollar financial access, payments, payroll, and treasury services.

How they collaborate

Miden's ecosystem directory lists Qash as a project in the finance category, describing it as a B2B neobank for payroll and treasury management. This indicates that Qash is building financial products on or around Miden's infrastructure.

The collaboration is attractive because Miden's architecture provides:

+ Private transactions and confidential balances
+ Scalable transaction processing
+ Compliance-friendly privacy controls
+ Support for enterprise financial workflows such as payroll and treasury management

These features align closely with Qash's focus on business banking, payments, and treasury services.

Why the partnership matters

Traditional public blockchains expose transaction activity to everyone. Miden is designed to let businesses keep sensitive financial information private while still maintaining verifiability. For a company like Qash, this can enable:

+ Private payroll operations
+ Confidential treasury management
+ Business-to-business payments
+ Stablecoin-based financial services

without exposing company financial data on a public ledger.

In short, Qash appears to be one of the early financial applications in the Miden ecosystem, using Miden's privacy-preserving blockchain technology to build banking, payroll, and treasury products.

#Miden #Qash

[Huyền Vũ @vu_flower]

@0xMiden : The privacy focus of Miden is one of its most important features because it tries to solve a major weakness of traditional blockchains: everything is usually public.

On networks like Ethereum, wallet balances, transaction history, and smart contract activity can often be traced by anyone. That transparency helps verification, but it creates problems for users, businesses, and institutions that need confidentiality.

Miden approaches this differently through zero-knowledge (ZK) technology.

Why Miden’s privacy matters
1. Protecting user financial data

Miden allows transactions to be verified without exposing all the underlying information. Instead of revealing every detail publicly, users can prove a transaction is valid using cryptographic proofs.

That means users may eventually be able to:

Keep balances private
Hide transaction details
Protect identity and financial behavior
Reduce tracking and surveillance risks

This is especially important for:

Payments
Payroll systems
Business finance
Institutional trading
Personal asset management

2. Privacy improves scalability

Miden’s architecture moves execution and proving to the user side (“edge execution”), instead of forcing every network node to process everything publicly.

This creates two benefits at once:

Better privacy
Higher scalability

Because users generate proofs locally, the blockchain stores mainly cryptographic commitments instead of huge amounts of visible state data.

Miden’s design philosophy is essentially:

“Prove the transaction is correct without revealing unnecessary information.”

3. Selective transparency for real-world adoption

One reason privacy matters is that many real-world organizations cannot operate fully on transparent blockchains.

Businesses often need:

Confidential transactions
Hidden strategies
Protected customer information
Compliance without exposing sensitive data

Miden promotes “programmable privacy,” where developers can choose what stays private and what becomes public.

This balance could make blockchain technology more practical for:

Banks
Financial apps
Enterprises
Governments
Healthcare and identity systems

4. Quantum-resistant direction

Miden uses STARK-based cryptography, which is considered more resistant to future quantum computing threats than some older cryptographic systems.

That matters for long-term privacy because future computers could potentially break weaker encryption methods.

@azeemk @phil10013
#Miden

[Huyền Vũ @vu_flower]

@0xMiden @0xQash gMiden.

[Miden @0xMiden]

Qash is building business finance for crypto companies: a way for teams to pay employees, manage approvals, and move stablecoins without exposing sensitive financial activity on public rails.

As a Guardian operator, @0xQash is running the private account infrastructure that powers their own product.

[Huyền Vũ @vu_flower]

@0xMiden gMiden.

[Miden @0xMiden]

Financial institutions cannot expose every balance, counterparty, settlement workflow, internal transfer, and compliance process to the public internet.

At the same time, they also cannot use privacy systems that become unauditable black boxes.

A bank, fund, payment company, market maker, custodian, or clearing network needs privacy from the wrong observers, but enough visibility for the right parties: settlement, compliance, recovery, auditability, and operational control.

The question is not how to hide everything. The question is how to reveal the right things to the right parties under the right constraints 👌

[Huyền Vũ @vu_flower]

@yen051185 @0xMiden Miden's privacy is excellent.

[Hoàng Yến @yen051185]

@0xMiden : Privacy is one of the core reasons why Miden exists. Unlike most blockchains where every transaction, wallet balance, and smart contract interaction is publicly visible, Miden is designed around the idea that users should be able to prove something is valid without revealing all of the underlying data.

Why privacy matters on Miden
1. Financial confidentiality

On transparent chains like Ethereum, anyone can inspect:

wallet balances,
transaction history,
trading strategies,
business activity.

That creates serious risks:

institutions expose treasury movements,
traders reveal positions,
companies leak operational data,
users become targets for surveillance or exploits.

Miden aims to provide “strong privacy,” where only the transaction participants fully know the transaction details.

2. Privacy without sacrificing verification

Traditional finance systems keep data private by trusting centralized companies like banks or payment processors.

Miden tries to achieve privacy cryptographically using zero-knowledge proofs (ZK proofs). The network can verify:

a transaction is valid,
balances are correct,
rules were followed,

without seeing the private data itself.

This is the key idea behind zero-knowledge systems:

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3. Private smart contracts

One of Miden’s biggest ambitions is private programmable applications.

Most blockchains expose:

smart contract logic,
internal state,
user interactions.

Miden’s architecture allows contracts to execute locally and privately while still producing proofs that the execution was correct.

That enables:

confidential DeFi,
private payments,
hidden trading strategies,
enterprise financial workflows,
identity systems with selective disclosure.

For example:

A company could prove compliance without exposing its entire financial history.
A trader could interact with a public DEX without revealing portfolio details.
A user could prove eligibility (age, KYC status) without revealing personal identity data.

@phil10013 @azeemk
#Miden