Since I entered crypto in 2017, privacy has always been one of those narratives that resurfaces every year, but never really takes off. Why? Because every privacy solution so far was basically built by dark net users, for dark net users - with the sole purpose of laundering money, evading taxes, or enabling shady activity. We call that Privacy 1.0. Obviously, privacy without regulatory alignment was never going to work, even if some idealists still dream of that dystopian future. But I think people still massively underestimate how essential privacy actually is for crypto as an industry. It’s the one thing standing between us and a real onchain economy. Sure, thanks to ETFs and stablecoins, TradFi is showing interest now. However, what we’re seeing is just the tip of the iceberg. Honestly, I don’t even want to imagine how far we could already be if crypto had trustable, verifiable, and compliant privacy built in from day one. If we dream of a future where global finance runs onchain, privacy isn’t just nice to have - it’s a requirement. Every real-world business needs it. Every serious product requires it. Regulators demand it. You can’t expect institutions to go onchain when every transaction, strategy, and user is fully exposed. You degens might YOLO millions into a transparent sandbox, but boomers and conservative institutions won’t. Most of them wouldn’t even be allowed to. Privacy with compliance (aka no shady backdoors) will unlock a whole wave of new use cases, institutional onboarding, and the next trillions coming onchain. It’s time for Privacy 2.0. It’s time for Arcium ☂️