Starknet brings programmable privacy to Zcash-style assets
- —STRK20 conceals sender, receiver and amount while keeping swaps, lending and staking functional
- —Compliance relies on viewing keys and selective disclosure for auditors
- —strkBTC, a shielded form of Bitcoin on Starknet, is the first asset to adopt STRK20
- —Ztarknet remains in development; its testnet with a live explorer launched in November 2025
Why it matters: Compliant private transactions could draw institutional interest and reduce front-running in onchain DeFi.
Source: Crypto Briefing