Shield

Today, we are opening early access to Shield Swap.

For a decade, institutions considering onchain finance have faced an unacceptable tradeoff. Transparent markets expose wallet activity, portfolios, and trading strategies. Existing privacy infrastructure often lacks the controls regulated firms require.

Shield Swap brings confidentiality and compliance into the same non-custodial venue.

Sender and receiver addresses remain confidential, preventing the public from linking trades to a firm or reconstructing its portfolio. Amounts and token types remain visible and auditable.

Established compliance partners provide screening and compliance records. View keys allow firms to disclose specific information to auditors and other authorized parties without exposing their entire financial history.

Trades settle in natively issued stablecoins, and participants retain control of their assets.

Early access is now open to institutions, businesses, and governments. General availability is planned for later this year.

Request access at shield.fi.

Week 11 of Shield Swap.

Total 7D volume: $4,826,121
Avg. daily volume: $689,446

Thanks for the great week everyone!

Your balance is your business. In Shield, you can hold stablecoins like USDCx confidentially and pay people without revealing how much you have.

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We’ve shipped a few upgrades to Shield since our last update!

▸ Mint shielded USDCx through xReserve, with recovery if a mint doesn’t complete
▸ AI agents can now manage liquidity on Shield through MCP
▸ Swap claims are prepared while your swap is in progress, so they’re ready sooner
▸ Auto-join is up to 6.5× faster for large wallets. Local proving is now faster as well

Update the extension 👇
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Glad to have ZEC holders with us.

ZEC is now live on Shield. Hold it in your wallet, trade ZEC/USDCx, or provide liquidity while keeping your identity, portfolio, and trading strategies confidential.

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