The case for private stablecoins has never been stronger. Today, we're thrilled to release a landmark white paper that explains how privacy is the missing layer that makes blockchain payment rails viable for mainstream institutional use. The GENIUS Act presents the opportunity for widespread stablecoin adoption. But public blockchains expose every transaction, permanently, hindering adoption. Payroll. Treasury. Vendor payments. All of it broadcast to the world. Existing solutions fall short and carry too much risk for institutions to engage. The industry has been stuck. But today that changes. This paper presents a new path forward: permissionless, private stablecoin architecture built on Aleo, using zero-knowledge technology and programmable smart contracts. Financial privacy and institutional risk management are not in tension. They're built from the same foundation, with programmable risk mitigation that lets institutions transact privately without compromise. Behind this paper is a team that has spent careers at the intersection of cryptography, policy, and financial systems. Aleo's Global Head of Policy @SignCurve, Valerie-Leila Jaber of the @crypto_council for Innovation and former Global Head of Financial Crime Compliance at Coinbase, and @matthew_d_green, cryptographer and Johns Hopkins University computer science professor, bring a rare combination of hands-on experience in private payments, financial regulation, and zero-knowledge cryptography. This is a big deal. Not just for Aleo, but for institutional finance as a whole. Read More 👇 aleo.org/post/stablecoin-pri…

.@deel just launched stablecoin salary payouts, powered by BVNK. We've handled their contractor payouts across 100 countries from day one. Today we're scaling to full-time employees. Companies fund in fiat or stables. Employees choose how they're paid. Real-time settlement. Proud to power borderless payroll 🚀

Meaningful recognition of the legitimacy & importance of privacy as security in todays US Treasury "Report on Innovative Methods To Detect Illicit Activity Involving Digital Assets" (p.8):

Welcome @AleoHQ, the first blockchain to enable private stablecoin payments and confidential digital asset management.

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Chris and ex-CIA analyst Yaya Fanusie @SignCurve unpack CBDCs, Bitcoin, China’s digital yuan, and how digital money is reshaping global power. Watch and listen via these links 👇👇👇 Audio: pod.fo/e/353357 YouTube: youtu.be/mCoqSv_RE20

Super excited to welcome Yaya Fanusie (@signcurve) as Aleo Network Foundation's new Global Head of Policy! With a background spanning the CIA, national security, and crypto policy at the @Crypto_Council for Innovation, Yaya brings the expertise needed to shape the future of privacy regulation. Join us in welcoming him to the team! 🎉

The Senate is taking a critical step to further cement U.S. leadership in global digital finance. CCI expresses our strong support to bring the GENIUS Act to the floor for debate this week. The time is now. Below statement is attributable to @_jikim 👇

In a new paper for Lawfare's Research Initiative, Yaya J. Fanusie and @ew_jin explore how the e-CNY, China’s central bank digital currency, enables enhanced tracking of financial transactions and argue that it carries substantial risks, including increased state surveillance.

Here's Why Jeffrey Epstein's Bank Didn't Flag His Suspicious Activity | Designated The Financial Crime Playbook: with @sarahbethfelix and @SignCurve | Designated's latest episode is available NOW! #finance #financialcrime #anticorruption #compliance #AML

Here is my latest piece after a visit to Damascus - there are two strands to the Revolution - a National one and a jihadi one and somehow the state will have to reconcile the two - it might be impossible but it needs time and stability. open.substack.com/pub/tamhus…

Financial Criminals are using Fraud GPT?! Digital Terrorist Financing: with Dr. Shlomit Wagman and @SignCurve |  Designated's latest episode is available NOW! #crypto #finance #financialcrime #anticorruption #compliance #chatpgpt #fraud

Here's How Crypto Has Made it EASIER To Track Financial Crimes Digital Terrorist Financing: with Dr. Shlomit Wagman and @SignCurve |  Designated's latest episode is available NOW! #crypto #finance #financialcrime #anticorruption #compliance

Chinese Economic Espionage: The Insider Threat with Scott Baucum and @SignCurve | Designated's latest episode is available NOW! #financialcrime #compliance #anticorruption #china Proudly supported by @trmlabs YouTube: youtu.be/f4Yg3kMJzVc Audio: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…

You won't want to miss next Tuesday's @pgpforcrypto meeting that will feature a @projectglitch_ deep dive into the topic of digital identity with an all-star panel of experts, including: * Kim Hamilton Duffy (@kimdhamilton), Executive Director of the Decentralized Identity Foundation (@DecentralizedID) * Manu Sporny (@manusporny), Co-Founder and CEO of Digital Bazaar (@digitalbazaar) and a co-founder of the Web Payments, Verifiable Credentials, and Decentralized Identifier Working Groups at the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) * Jay Stanley (@JayCStanley), Senior Policy Analyst at @ACLU Of course, we will have our usual series of lightning talks to kick things off after you enjoy the exclusive PGP* networking breakfast, which is better than ever in the new event center at USC! RSVP here: lu.ma/pgpforcrypto20250225 After you RSVP, please subscribe to the PGP* YouTube channel (youtube.com/pgpforcrypto) where all of our meetings are streamed live and posted afterwards as individual segments. Having a few more subscribers will unlock features that will allow us to provide more great content. Thank you! See you next week! The PGP* for Crypto Team Thank you to our sponsors: @coinbase, @BlockchainAssn, @ElectricCoinCo, and @USC_VEDA