In 2026, the financial infrastructure sector is experiencing a new shift in thinking. No longer solely focused on speed, but seeking a balance between privacy protection and regulatory compliance. Recently, a project launched an EVM-compatible mainnet and an RWA trading platform with an interesting core logic: ensuring information confidentiality while enabling fast settlement of financial transactions.

Traditional financial transactions are like being inside a transparent glass house, where all details are exposed. The new approach constructs a new model—externally, transaction data appears blurred (using zero-knowledge proof technology), but authorized regulatory agencies with the correct keys can audit all details in real-time. This may sound contradictory, but it is actually an upgrade of the technical framework.

A real-world example makes this clearer. The Dutch veteran exchange NPEX recently moved €300 million worth of tokenized securities onto the chain. This is not a test project but actual operation by a legitimate institution. Equity and bond certificates—real assets—are being converted into encrypted forms, completing second-level settlement on privacy chains. The old T+1 trading cycle has now been compressed to seconds.

What is the significance of this change? Imagine multinational companies hedging commodities across multiple continents. Previously, if trading information was leaked, opponents could preemptively attack the market. Now, transactions on such platforms only show "Trade Confirmed," without revealing specifics. Meanwhile, regulatory authorities in different countries hold their own keys, enabling independent audits. Speed and confidentiality are now unified within a compliant framework.

The entry point for ecosystem expansion is EVM compatibility. This means that many developers on Ethereum can use familiar development tools (like Solidity) to directly deploy DeFi applications with built-in privacy features. This is not just a simple fork but a deep integration of privacy capabilities at the application layer.

By 2026, RWA has moved from theoretical exploration to practical implementation—"how to operate efficiently within a compliant framework." Using cryptography to guarantee privacy, combined with compliant mechanisms to open permissions, allows institutional-grade assets to be digitized and transferred on encrypted networks—this path is becoming concrete and feasible.