Most blockchains work like a glass ledger: every transfer amount is visible to anyone watching
You know who's paying who, and how much
@SuiNetwork just moved to change that
Confidential Transfers launched on Devnet this week
Addresses are still visible, but amounts and balances are private
You still know what's going on, but now with a layer of privacy
Think about the use cases that could rely on it:
> Lending protocols like
@navi_protocol and
@suilendprotocol processing loans without exposing position sizes
> RWA platforms like
@OndoFinance and
@matrixdock running fund subscriptions that stay only between issuer and investor
> DEXs like
@bluefinapp executing trades without leaking desk positions to the open ledger
After confidential amounts, next phase is confidential transaction parties
Last: confidential DeFi
Sui generated $498K in fees over the past 90 days
Seems a solid foundation being built out before the use case unlocks
Data:
@tokenterminal
Confidential transfers are live in public beta on Sui Devnet.
Transfer amounts and balances are private, with controlled visibility for compliance and auditability.
What this means for finance workflows: 🧵