On June 11, Arc, a blockchain finance protocol, published an article titled “Built for Funds That Will Never Flow in Public Places” on its official website. The article previews future selective onboarding of on-chain privacy solutions, and also releases a privacy white paper roadmap. In its statement, Arc said, “Sensitive financial operating workflows should not become public market data.” Its privacy design follows the “no anonymous privacy” principle, providing governed visibility to authorized parties rather than unlimited anonymous protection.
Arc’s Core Principles for Privacy Design
According to Arc’s official announcement dated June 11, 2026:
“No Anonymous Privacy” Positioning: Arc explicitly states that this solution is not designed for anonymity protection, but rather built specifically for on-chain real financial activity.
Selective Onboarding Mechanism (Opt-in Privacy): Privacy features are enabled selectively and are not forced to be applied to all on-chain transactions.
Governed Visibility: Privacy protection is designed to provide governed visibility to “Authorized Parties,” allowing designated authorized parties to access relevant information within a governance framework.
Five Potential Use Cases for Arc On-Chain Privacy
According to the potential use cases listed in Arc’s official announcement:
· Payroll Management (Payroll)
· Treasury Management (Treasury Management)
· Trade Workflows (Trade Workflows)
· Asset Issuance (Asset Issuance)
· B2B Payments & FX (B2B Payments & FX)
In its statement, Arc unifies the above scenarios as “sensitive financial operating workflows,” emphasizing that such activities should not be exposed as market-visible data in public chain environments.
Common Questions
What’s the difference between Arc’s “opt-in privacy” and common on-chain anonymous privacy?
According to Arc’s official announcement, this solution is clearly designed as “no anonymous privacy,” not traditional anonymous protection. The core feature is governed visibility for authorized parties—while providing privacy protection, it allows specific authorized parties to access information within a governance framework. Arc’s design goal is to serve compliant institutional finance use cases, not individual anonymous transactions.
What stage is Arc’s privacy white paper currently in?
According to Arc’s official announcement dated June 11, 2026, this is a preview of a “roadmap for future confidential features,” and is an open statement at the roadmap stage. Arc has not yet disclosed specific feature launch dates or timelines in the announcement.
Which use cases is Arc’s privacy solution mainly intended for?
According to Arc’s official announcement, potential use cases cover five scenarios: payroll management, treasury management, trade workflows, asset issuance, and B2B payments & FX. All of these are financial operating workflows for institutions or enterprises, not personal consumer scenarios.
