At the start of 2026, a Layer 1 privacy blockchain focused on regulatory finance is accelerating its deployment. What appears to be a contradiction between privacy and compliance has found new balance here — privacy and compliance are not a zero-sum game, but rather become essential components of next-generation financial infrastructure.

Good news from the technical side. The mainnet EVM officially launched in the second week of January, and developers can now directly deploy standard Solidity smart contracts while obtaining native zero-knowledge proof and homomorphic encryption protection. What does this mean? Smart contracts can be both confidential and auditable, perfectly adapted to strict regulatory frameworks like the EU's MiCA and MiFID II. Hedger Alpha has been put into online operation, with transaction data privacy truly guaranteed, no longer burdened by the stigma that "privacy=money laundering."

The application side is even more promising. The first RWA-compliant trading platform developed in cooperation with the licensed Dutch exchange NPEX is about to debut, with plans to bring over 300 million euros in securities assets on-chain. Real-world assets like stocks and bonds can be natively issued, traded, and settled on-chain, satisfying KYC/AML compliance requirements while protecting user data through sovereign identity protocols and privacy transaction models. The bridge between traditional finance and decentralized finance has finally been built.

Ecosystem construction is advancing in parallel: public trading layer + privacy layer operating on dual tracks, institutional-grade custody, Hyperstaking and other features rolling out in succession. In 2026, with the RWA narrative heating up and regulatory frameworks perfecting, true pioneers who deploy early and land products are preparing for the wave of institutional capital. What's your take on this privacy+compliance route?