The non-profit organization Solana Foundation has introduced a new strategy aimed at attracting large institutional clients, centered around flexible privacy settings.
Privacy on Solana is a spectrum.
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According to the developers, the next phase of cryptocurrency adoption will depend not only on transparency but also on companies' ability to control what data is shared and with whom.
The Solana Foundation believes that the pseudonymous model inherent in public blockchains is unsuitable for many practical scenarios. For instance, financial institutions may need to confirm a transaction without revealing the counterparty.
Privacy as a Spectrum
Instead of a one-size-fits-all solution, the foundation proposes viewing privacy as a spectrum consisting of four modes:
- Pseudonymity.
- Confidentiality.
- Anonymity.
- Fully private systems.
At the basic level, pseudonymity conceals identities behind wallet addresses while keeping transaction data visible. Moving further along the spectrum, confidentiality allows participants to remain identifiable but encrypts sensitive information such as balances and transaction amounts.
Anonymity alters the approach: the parties are hidden, but transactions remain visible. At the opposite end are fully private systems, where identities and data are protected using methods like ZK proofs and MPC.
Rather than choosing a single approach, corporate clients can combine tools based on their needs, the Solana Foundation explained.
“Privacy is what the market demands. Clients expect it, and so do applications,” representatives of the organization added.
The foundation also emphasized that Solana's speed enables the practical implementation of advanced privacy methods. The network's high throughput and low latency allow it to operate at speeds comparable to web services, opening up possibilities for scenarios like encrypted order books or assessing private credit risks.
Transaction processing speed on Solana. Source: Solana Explorer.
As a reminder, in February, Solana developers launched Solana Payments, a unified hub for integrating cryptocurrency payments.