In 2026, a Layer 1 privacy public chain focused on regulated finance is accelerating its deployment. The seemingly opposing concepts of privacy and compliance have found a new balance here — privacy and compliance are not zero-sum games; instead, they have become essential components of the next-generation financial infrastructure.

Good news comes from the technical front. The mainnet EVM officially launched in the second week of January. Developers can now deploy standard Solidity smart contracts directly, while benefiting from native zero-knowledge proofs and homomorphic encryption protections. What does this mean? Smart contracts can be both confidential and auditable, perfectly aligning with strict regulatory frameworks like the EU’s MiCA and MiFID II. Hedger Alpha is already live, ensuring the confidentiality of trading data, and eliminating the stigma of "privacy = money laundering."

There are also exciting developments on the application side. The first RWA compliant trading platform, developed in partnership with licensed Dutch exchange NPEX, is about to debut, planning to bring over €300 million in securities assets onto the chain. Real-world assets like stocks and bonds can be issued, traded, and settled natively on-chain, meeting KYC/AML compliance requirements while protecting user data through sovereign identity protocols and privacy trading models. The bridge between traditional finance and decentralized finance is finally being built.

Ecosystem development is also progressing in parallel: dual-track deployment of public transaction layers and privacy layers, institutional-grade custody, Hyperstaking, and other features are rolling out. In 2026, a year of hot RWA narratives and完善监管框架, those who have proactively laid out plans and brought products to market are preparing for the influx of institutional capital. What do you think about this privacy + compliance route?