Announcing Telos Privacy Layer: Scalable Privacy for Real-World Adoption

Announcing Telos Privacy Layer: Scalable Privacy for Real-World Adoption

Privacy Is Normal

In the real world, privacy is the default. When you buy coffee, pay rent, negotiate a salary, or cast a vote, those details aren’t public — and for good reason. Privacy protects freedom, builds trust, and makes everyday life possible.

In Web3, that truth has been ignored. Every payment, trade, or vote is public forever. That’s not how the world works — and it’s one of the biggest reasons mainstream adoption has stalled.

Telos is here to change that.

The First Hyper-Scale Privacy Layer for EVM

Building on our work with SNARKtor and other best-in-class cryptographic technologies, and combining that with Telos’ industry-leading performance and scalability, we’re creating the first Hyper-Scale Privacy Layer for EVM — making privacy seamless, scalable, and accessible across all applications.

Core capabilities include:

Shielded Transactions – Private transfers powered by zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs).

Private dApp Interaction – Trade, lend, vote, and engage with smart contracts without revealing your activity.

Cross-Token Privacy – Any supported ERC-20 can move privately, not just TLOS.

Flexible Transfers – Private → private, private → public, and public → private transactions supported for full freedom.

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Why Privacy Matters for Real Users

Privacy isn’t an abstract principle — it’s a requirement for real-world use:

Everyday Payments – Nobody wants their coffee order or rent tied to their entire financial history. Privacy keeps daily life normal.

Payroll & Suppliers – Salary data and vendor payments expose sensitive info competitors could exploit. Confidentiality protects both people and business strategy.

DeFi & Trading – Without privacy, trades can be front-run and strategies copied. Shielded transactions preserve fairness and security.

NGOs & Aid – Transparent transfers can endanger vulnerable recipients. Privacy ensures help reaches those who need it safely.

Voting – Ballots must remain secret to prevent coercion, yet verifiable to ensure trust. Privacy is essential to democracy.

Without privacy, blockchains are toys. With it, Telos makes them tools for real adoption.

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Privacy That Strengthens TLOS

Private transactions use advanced Zero Knowledge Proofs, which require more computation — meaning higher transaction fees.

Because Telos is deflationary, these higher fees directly fuel token burn:

More private transactions → more TLOS burned

More burn → stronger deflation

Stronger deflation → stronger TLOS

Privacy isn’t just a feature. It’s a value engine reinforcing the ultra sound money narrative every time it’s used.

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A New Wallet: Privacy Meets Real World Utilty

To make privacy usable, Telos will be launching a new mobile + desktop wallet that:

Enables privacy by default with simple shielded transfers.

Supports TLOS, USDC, USDT, BTC, tokenized RWAs, and stocks.

Runs cross-platform (Windows, macOS, Android, iOS) for mass accessibility.

This pairing of network-level privacy with consumer-grade UX will help make Telos the most practical privacy-enabled blockchain. ‍

TLOS: The Ultra Sound Asset

‍TLOS is already built for sustainability:

Deflationary by Design → Supply shrinks with use.

MEV-Resistant → Fairness built in.

With privacy adoption driving higher fees and more burn, TLOS becomes even scarcer and stronger:

Usage fuels scarcity.

Adoption reinforces value.

This is how TLOS continues to advance as ultra sound money.

The Telos Vision

The world doesn’t need another speculative chain. It needs a blockchain built for real users and real use cases, where privacy is an expected option.

Telos is that future:

A network designed for real-world adoption.

A privacy layer that makes blockchain usable at scale.

A public layer for transparency, seamlessly linked to the private layer.

An ultra sound asset, TLOS, that grows stronger with use.

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FAQ

How will privacy affect existing dApps?

Applications like AMMs and lending protocols will continue to operate publicly. The privacy layer allows them to be accessed privately — transactions remain visible, but the identity behind them stays hidden. This creates the best of both worlds.

Do private accounts use the same 0x addresses?

No. Private or  ZK accounts will use a different address format. The upcoming wallet will support both.

How will the Telos Foundation deliver this?

By adapting open-source technology and be improving network infrastructure from the ground up so that Telos can deliver unprecedented performance and UX for shielded transactions.

‍Is Telos becoming a privacy coin?

‍No. Privacy on Telos will always be optional. We see private transactions as critical for unlocking the 99% of real-world use cases and users who aren’t on-chain today — but transparency also remains valuable for many applications. The real power comes from offering both: developers and users can choose when privacy adds trust, safety, or confidentiality, and when transparency best serves the application.

When?

‍Full technical roadmap with more information to come but we are expecting a  MVP/Technical Preview release by end of year. We want to get something in the hands of Telos users and builders as soon as possible.

This is just the beginning. Privacy at scale will redefine what blockchains can do and who they can serve. By making privacy seamless, optional, and practical, Telos is laying the foundation for the next era of Web3 — one built not on speculation, but on real users, real applications, and real adoption.

Telos — Fast. Deflationary. Private. Unstoppable.

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