.@Starknet is about to break crypto. And here’s how 👇 Everyone talks about transparency like it’s the future. But too much transparency is killing mass adoption! Every wallet or trade are 100% public. At some point it's not freedom anymore! Real adoption needs real privacy. Let me break down why this matters, what it unlocks, and how it could change the game for a ton of apps. First: Why is privacy even a problem? Right now, everything you do on Ethereum or L2s is public: • You swap tokens? Public. • You vote in a DAO? Public. • You build a DeFi bot? Your strategy can be copied. But there are even bigger issues in DeFi: • Front-running and MEV: As transactions are visible before they are finalized, bots can front-run you and take advantage of your transaction to make money • Financial exposure: Everybody can see what’s inside your wallet. Would you like people to have access to your bank account details ? I don’t think so. • Perp DEX Risks: Trading perpetuals on public DEXs like hyperliquid adds extra risks as everyone can see your liquidation price which clearly open the door to liquidation hunting where big actors (Market Maker or a group of wealthy individuals) move the market to force your liquidation and make profit. Think about @JamesWynnReal who would probably not be liquidated if he would have used a Perp DEX with privacy like @Tradeparadex in a near future ! Do you think online banking would ever work if everything was public ? So why DeFi should go mainstream with this huge drawback ? For most people it’s a hard NO WAY ! So what is Stwo, and why is it different? Stwo is the second generation prover on @Starknet. Basically, users interact with Starknet by sending transactions, like making transfers, swaps, buying NFTs or whatever. Starknet then bundles many transaction together into a single batch (this reduces the transaction fee per transaction. The more transactions, the cheaper. That’s why Starknet scales so well!) From these transactions, the prover generate a proof attesting that ALL the transactions were processed correctly on Starknet and that everything is valid. This proof is then submitted to L1. Stwo is also adding a privacy layer for Starknet, and allows: • Client-side proving: Users generate ZK proofs locally, on their own device, and submit only the proof to the chain, not the full data. This way sensitive data stays completely local for more privacy ! • Privacy Trading: As Stwo is supporting ZK tech it ensures that transactions can be processed without revealing sensitive details such as the amount traded , or trading strategies used etc… This avoids front-running, sandwich attacks, and all sort of exploits. In simple terms: You can now build apps on Starknet where some stuff is public, and some stuff stays private, which is a huge advantage over the competitors. What S-two is Changing With Stwo, we finally have privacy. Something that is missing from crypto and a huge drawback for mass adoption. With S-two you can: • Build a private DAO vote. • Hide orders for your DEX • Deploy a zk trading bot without getting copied • Prove anything without showing your entire wallet history Overall it protects you, as a user. And this is a MUST HAVE This also opens the door to a ton of stuff that just wasn’t possible before. Real use cases 👇 Let’s talk about what you can actually build now: 1. Private DeFi • You can deploy a trading strategy with your logic secret, and only posts profits/losses onchain. • Or create a DEX with hidden order book where large orders are executed away from public view, just like dark pools used in TradFi. This allow institutional traders to avoid front-running. All the stuff whales use in TradFi. As CZ recently pointed out, this is now critical in perp DEXs, where your liquidation price is fully visible as whales can push the market and trigger your liquidation. If bad actors or whales know where you’ll get liquidated, they can push the market to force your position to collapse. With Stwo, you can build: • Perp DEXs that hide sensitive information like positions and liquidation prices • Hidden deposits and withdrawals • Delayed or batched execution to avoid MEV That’s much better UX and fundamentals And @Tradeparadex is perfectly positioned for this on Starknet 2. Identity We cannot talk about privacy without talking about private identity which is also missing in the crypto space. With Stwo you can prove a bunch a things without revealing anything private. It can be from being over 18, or replace KYC by proving who you are without revealing it, prover you’re a member with a certain role in a DAO without linking your wallet. Basically it can prove anything without revealing your data ! 3. Autonomous Agents with hidden strategy Imagine deploying a zkAgent (like from Giza) that: • Makes trades, • Coordinates with other agents, That would be even more powerful if it could run this strategy, with privacy, to make sure no one can reverse engineer it ! That’s also possible with Stwo: • Less alpha leakage • Less risk of being copied • Less risk of being manipulated Overall, it’s more secure for its users. 4. Hidden transfers balances Do you think online banking would ever work if your balance was public ? Or if every single payment you make was public? Or if every stock you bought with your bank, your entry price, selling price etc… were public ? Hell no ! But that’s actually the case in crypto right now! S-two is a solution. It can hide wallet balances, or hide wallets during a payment. TLDR: • Blockchain are too transparent and this is a real risk for users • S-two brings privacy, a MUST HAVE that is missing from crypto • It allows private DeFi, hidden transfer, identity, hidden wallet balance, private DAOs, AI agents without revealing their strategies… everything needed for mass adoption