The most intuitive aspect of blockchain privacy should refer to daily behaviors such as transactions and transfers, at least for us retail investors. In recent days, we have been continuously outputting Miden related information and learning to put ourselves in others' shoes. I have found that "identity" is more important for privacy Because transactions only involve the amount and whether the address is correct or not, while identity involves how the real world enters the chain without destroying everything. That's also why Miden keeps saying that starting from the "identity of privacy protection" to practical privacy is very reasonable Many people's aversion to KYC may be due to the feeling of "centralization, review, and submission of information" that exposes their personal information. However, from an engineering perspective, the bigger problem is actually: identity verification=permanent circulation of raw data To comply, you must hand over your passport, identification documents, selfies, and address. These documents will be copied, stored, and synchronized into various systems, eventually becoming countless risk nodes that you cannot control. This is not our problem, it is the identity system that assumes from the beginning that you must hand over everything The real change in ZK's identity is the 'verification logic' The core of the Privato ZK identity stack introduced by Miden and Billion Network this time is to break down the entire process into three technical key points: 1. One time verification - Identity is only used locally to generate proof and will not exist in the system for a long time 2. ZK proof as the only proof - on chain and application only see proof, not any original personal information 3. Selective disclosure - refers to verifying whether you meet a certain condition, not who your identity is When these three points are combined, identity becomes a programmable input for the first time, which is very consistent with Miden's model. In fact, there is a crucial design consistency hidden here! Miden's own architecture emphasizes: 1.client-side proving 2. The chain only verifies the results and does not possess any data 3. Execution and data ownership should be kept on the user side as much as possible Transactions solve efficiency, while identity processing creates a sense of privacy boundary @0xMiden @0xPolygon @KaitoAI PracticalPrivacy Privacy KaitoYap Yap