Crypto

Privacy-oriented zkDAI is a Thing now

Stablecoins have become  a very big part of the crypto asset industry. Although they lack privacy, many people are willing to experiment with them for a variety of reasons.

Dai, the popular stablecoin issued on the Ethereum blockchain, is getting a privacy component.

zkDAI is a Different Type of Stablecoin

More specifically, the Aztec Protocol enables private transactions on Ethereum.

Earlier this week, the team has minted 10,000 zkDAI.

As the name suggests, these are privacy-oriented counterparts of the traditional stablecoin.

To mint these coins, 10,000 normal DAI has been put into a contract.

This marks an important milestone for the stablecoin, as well as the future of privacy on the Ethereum blockchain.

Related Post

Just because zkDAI exists, doesn’t mean anyone can use it as of yet.

It is not a currency supported by exchanges, albeit DEXes should have no problem integrating them in the future.

It also appears that the Aztec protocol team wants to add privacy to many other tokens issued on Ethereum in the future.

Doing so would certainly be interesting to behold.

In this modern day and age, privacy becomes all the more important when dealing with finances.

In the cryptocurrency world, there are very few privacy-oriented options, other than alternative crypto assets such as Monero and PIVX.

JP Buntinx

JP Buntinx is a FinTech and Bitcoin enthusiast living in Belgium. His passion for finance and technology made him one of the world's leading freelance Bitcoin writers, and he aims to achieve the same level of respect in the FinTech sector.

Share
Published by
JP Buntinx

Recent Posts

Undervalued Layer 2s: When Market Cap Falls Below Fundraising

Layer 2 scaling solutions, once the bright lights of blockchain innovation, are now rather quiet.…

17 hours ago

Bitcoin Breaks $90K Again as On-Chain Metrics Show Surge in Market Confidence

Bitcoin has taken back the $90,000 level, showing renewed bullish momentum and driving investor sentiment…

17 hours ago

Ethereum Faces Pressure as Whales Move Funds and ETFs Bleed Out

The second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, Ethereum finds itself in a turbulent environment characterized by…

17 hours ago

Smart Money Signals Bullish Sentiment in Memecoin Market with Net Inflows Surpassing Outflows

The memecoin market remains a high-volume trade and a rapidly moving target, but behind the…

18 hours ago

Solana Breaks $140 as Memecoin Market Lights Up with Mixed Momentum

Once again, Solana has laid claim to a spot above $140. This is a significant…

1 day ago

MANTRA Chain Announces 300M $OM Token Burn Amid Price Rebound and Investor Losses

In a bold move that's turning heads across the crypto landscape, MANTRA Chain has declared…

1 day ago