🧵8. Private Interchain Accounts While this won't be available at launch, it is likely next in line. After developing private ICS-20 for token transfers, private Interchain Accounts (ICA) appear to be a huge step toward Penumbra's ultimate goal as a comprehensive interchain privacy solution. Interchain Accounts are an exclusive innovation within the Cosmos ecosystem, enabling one chain (Chain A) to securely manage an account on another chain as if it were a regular user. Private ICAs will function like ordinary ICAs, requiring no special treatment. However, they will be controlled by a bearer NFT stored in the Penumbra shielded pool and funded through shielded transfers. This will allow Penumbra users to privately interact with public data on other chains. Such functionality has never been demonstrated before and represents a significant advancement in blockchain technology.