Poriot KursZK

For years, the crypto conversation has revolved around speed, yield, and scaling. But the next big narrative? It’s looking more and more like privacy. Why? Because people are realizing that open networks without privacy leave users exposed. Every transaction, every action—out in the open. That’s not how you build global infrastructure. We’re starting to see zk-proofs, private payments, and identity tools make the jump from research into actual use cases. This isn’t just some small side experiment anymore—it’s slowly becoming part of the bigger plan. All over the space, projects are experimenting with stuff like private DeFi, new ways of voting that keep things anonymous, and tools to make identity safer. And you can feel the shift happening—people still want the openness of blockchain, but not at the cost of giving up their privacy. Even Ethereum’s own roadmap is moving in this direction. Privacy isn’t being treated as an add-on anymore. It’s becoming a core part of the network’s future. And here’s the bigger picture: the next wave of adoption probably won’t come from speed or yield alone. It’s going to be driven by something deeper—giving users real control over their data and the choice to keep it private. At the end of the day, privacy isn’t some add-on. It’s what the next chapter of crypto is going to be built on.

Linea uses zk-rollups to lower fees, speed things up, and still keep the security of Ethereum Layer-1. It just launched on major CEXs, and what caught my eye was the CandyBomb event on Bitget, with a 6.4M $LINEA prize pool up for grabs just by trading spot or futures. Pretty cool way to get the community involved.

$ETH FYI : The Ethereum Foundation announced the "Privacy Stewards of Ethereum" (PSE) initiative on September 13, 2025, rebranding its previous "Privacy & Scaling Explorations" team to focus on integrating end-to-end privacy features. The accompanying roadmap explicitly outlines plans to add private transaction capabilities (e.g., via a PlasmaFold layer-2 network for private transfers and zero-knowledge proofs for confidentiality) and decentralized identity solutions (e.g., ZK-based identity verification without exposing personal data) across Ethereum's protocol, infrastructure, networking, application, and wallet layers.

𝐄𝐓𝐇 𝐑𝐎𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐌𝐀𝐏 🐋🔥 🔶 $ETH strength can rotate bid into majors & high-beta alts. 🔶 Check 𝐋𝟐 metrics (tx count, TVL, fees): ARB/OP/zk activity ≈ alt impulse readiness. 🔶 Strategy: ladder bids on pullbacks to HTF demand; scale out into strength. 🔶 Watch: staking flows, validator behavior, perp basis. 🔶 Hashtags: #𝐄𝐓𝐇 #𝐋𝟐 #𝐃𝐞𝐅𝐢