Web3 Privacy: Moving Beyond Anonymity for Secure and Compliant Digital Ownership

Data breaches highlight the vulnerability of centralized systems, pushing Web3 to embrace privacy as a core foundation rather than an optional feature. The focus shifts from hiding transactions to enabling selective disclosure, encrypted computation, and compliant financial activities. Projects like Privacy Pools and Zama demonstrate how this shift can unlock greater adoption, compliance, and real-world application for blockchain technologies. Privacy is transitioning from a niche capability to a structural requirement in the evolving digital economy.