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在全球能源格局风云变幻的今天，美国总统特朗普宣布将
从委内瑞拉进口石油，这项决定不仅缓解了当前石油供过
于求的市场压力，还可能重塑美拉关系和国际能源贸易的
版图。随着地缘政治风险加剧，这一举措引发了全球投资
者对能源安全的热议，也让人们重新审视金融体系中隐私
与透明的平衡

对了，不知道你们注意到没有，@0xMiden 有点像一缕
隐形的风，吹向区块链的未来。作为 Polygon Labs 的独
立分支，0xMiden 并非喧嚣的炒作机器，而是专注在隐
私保护上的技术深耕者。你的交易不再是公开的账本，而
是发生在你设备上的私人仪式，只有必要的证明上传到链
上。这就是 0xMiden 提出的「边缘区块链」概念。将计
算和状态推向用户端，利用零知识证明（ZK proofs）确
保一切安全可验，却不露痕迹

项目起步于 2025 年 4 月，那时它完成了 2500 万美元的
种子轮融资，由 a16z、1kx 和 Hack VC 等巨头领投，还
有来自 Sei、Aptos 和 EigenLayer 的天使投资人加持。
这些资金不是用来买流量，而是投入到核心架构的打磨
上。0xMiden 使用 Rust 语言构建，结合 STARKs 技术，
不仅提升了性能，还赋予了量子计算抵抗力。在传统区块
链中，智能合约执行往往是瓶颈，导致高费用和低效率。
但在这里，一切颠倒过来：用户在本地运行合约，生成简
洁的证明上链，链上只需验证。这意味着更高的 TPS
（每秒交易数），更低的成本，以及天生的隐私属性。你
决定什么公开，什么隐藏

回想 crypto 的发展史，从比特币的匿名理想，到以太坊
的透明革命，再到如今的监管压力，隐私已成为痛点。
0xMiden 瞄准的就是这个空白，尤其在 DeFi 和机构金融
领域。举例来说，合规的稳定币发行或 MEV（矿工可提
取价值）防护，都能在这里找到新解。他们的 Miden VM
（虚拟机）支持复杂应用，却不牺牲去中心化。社区反馈
显示，许多开发者被这种「私密却高效」的模式吸引，有
人甚至形容它为「区块链的隐身衣」。不张扬，但威力巨
大

Miden 不是一夜成名。它通过 Pioneer 程序吸引早期参
与者，分三个阶段奖励创作者和构建者：从内容创作到钱
包集成，再到本地证明的实际测试。前两天官方也宣布了
顶尖的 300 名创作者将会一起分享 TGE 时的 0.2% 份
额，这激发了全球 crypto 爱好者的热情。测试网已迭代
到 v0.12，主网预计在 2026 年 3 月上线，那时或许会迎
来一波机构级应用落地

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#Miden

Polygon is leveling up — again. This time, it's not just about scalability or low fees. It's about going deep into institutional-grade infrastructure, and the latest move? Miden, a Polygon spin-off, has secured $25 million in funding to turbocharge speed, privacy, and zk-powered smart contracts.

🧠 What Is Miden?

Miden is a zero-knowledge (ZK) rollup, built specifically for high-throughput and privacy-first applications. It's not just another side project — it's Polygon’s bet on the future of enterprise adoption.

At its core:

It uses ZK-STARKs, enabling trustless computation without revealing sensitive data.

Focused on executing complex smart contracts privately and offloading work from Ethereum mainnet.

Spearheaded by Polygon’s chief ZK researcher Bobbin Threadbare, a heavyweight in the cryptography world.

💰 The Funding Round: Institutional Backing Goes Deep

The $25M round was led by prominent VCs:

🔹 Dragonfly

🔹 Maven 11

🔹 OKX Ventures

🔹 NGC Ventures

🔹 Hashkey Capital

This shows serious institutional appetite for privacy-enhanced Layer 2 solutions. These aren't degens backing a meme — these are funds betting on infrastructure that powers finance 2.0.

🏦 Why It Matters

Institutions want in on crypto — but they demand speed, privacy, and compliance. Miden is aiming to check all the boxes:

✅ Scalable smart contract execution

✅ Enhanced on-chain privacy

✅ Customizable environments for enterprise use cases

Polygon isn’t just fighting Ethereum’s scalability wars anymore. It’s building the rails for private DeFi, CBDCs, and tokenized real-world assets.

🚀 TL;DR: Miden = Polygon’s Institutional Power Move

With this funding, Polygon is signaling loud and clear: we’re not just playing in the L2 space — we’re owning it.

Keep your eyes on Miden. It might just become the Ethereum for institutions.

🟢 #Polygon #Miden #zkrollups #CryptoFunding #EthereumLayer2

Miden isn’t trying to be just another faster chain. It is a rethink a new way to build blockchains for real-world use. By moving execution and state to the user’s device and using zero-knowledge proofs, Miden promises high throughput, built-in privacy, and safer user experiences all without making developers learn a brand-new model.
Below is a clear, third-person overview of what Miden is, why it matters, and how its core pieces fit together.
What is Miden ?
Miden calls itself an edge blockchain. That means most computation happens at the edge on users’ phones or computers not on every node in the network. Users run their transactions locally, create a cryptographic proof that the work was done correctly, and then send that proof to the chain. The network verifies the proof instead of redoing the whole computation.

This simple change reduces work for validators, makes privacy easier, and lets many transactions run at once. The result: better performance, lower costs, and private transactions by default.

A short origin story
Miden began inside Polygon Labs through the AggLayer Breakout program. It later spun out as an independent project backed by a $25M seed round led by major crypto investors. The team includes engineers and cryptographers with experience at places like Meta and Ethereum projects. That pedigree helps explain Miden’s focus on safety, developer experience, and practical privacy.
Key Ideas
Client-side proofs: Users execute and prove transactions locally using zero-knowledge proofs. The chain only needs to verify those proofs.Private and public accounts: Accounts can be fully onchain or private offchain with a small commitment onchain. That lets users keep balances hidden while still proving correctness.Every account is smart: Accounts can contain code, so wallets are programmable by default. That enables features like social recovery, spending limits, and safer UX.Notes (UTXO-like units): Miden’s transactions use notes that act like onchain intents they can be private or public and spent via scripts.Hybrid model: Public contracts still exist for shared state (like AMMs), but many interactions never need to touch that public state, thanks to asynchronous designs.
The Miden VM
The Miden VM is the engine that runs code which can be proven with zero-knowledge proofs. Key points:
It is Turing-complete, so developers can express complex logic.It’s designed to be efficiently provable: programs compiled to run on the VM can be proven with succinct ZK proofs.Developers write code in languages that compile to WebAssembly (Wasm), with Rust being a primary target because it’s safe and familiar to many builders.For low-powered devices, Miden supports delegated proving: a trusted (or permissioned) service can generate the heavy proof work while the user retains control and privacy guarantees.
Believe me, the Miden VM lets complex programs run locally, then produce proofs that the network can check fast.
STARKs vs SNARKs - why Miden picks STARK-like proofs
Zero-knowledge proofs come in flavors. Two common names are SNARKs and STARKs. Here’s how they differ:
Trusted setup:SNARKs often need a “trusted setup” an initial ceremony. If that setup is compromised, security is at risk.STARKs do not need a trusted setup. That makes them simpler and safer in that respect.Cryptography and future-proofing:SNARKs use elliptic-curve math and are less resistant to future quantum attacks.STARKs are hash-based, which is more resistant to quantum threats.Proof size and verification:SNARK proofs are usually smaller; STARK proofs can be larger.STARK verification is fast and scales well when dealing with many transactions.
Miden leans on STARK-style properties for transparency, quantum resistance, and a trust-minimized design trading off bigger proof sizes for stronger long-term guarantees and simpler setup.
Why this matters to builders and institutions
Developers can build complex, private apps without huge gas costs or strange new languages. Rust and Wasm-based tooling reduce friction.End users get safer wallets (social recovery, rate limits), private balances, and simple onboarding.Institutions gain a way to run compliant, private finance on-chain think private fund management, confidential payroll, or OTC trades that remain auditable without public exposure.
Where Miden stands now
Miden moved from Polygon incubation to an independent project with strong funding and public momentum. It is rolling out testnet features like private notes, multisig, and Para-powered onboarding (email/SMS/passkey logins). Partnerships for privacy stacks and developer tooling - aim to make production adoption smoother.
Use cases that shine on Miden

Private DeFi: confidential swaps, private liquidity pools, and fund management.Institutional finance: private settlements, tokenized assets, and secure payrolls.Composable private apps: private wallets interacting seamlessly with public DEXs or oracles.Edge compute-heavy apps: AI inference proofs, gaming logic, or complex order-matching done locally.
Takeaway
Miden changes where work happens in a blockchain. By moving execution and state to users’ devices and relying on strong zero-knowledge proofs, it addresses the three big problems that have slowed broad blockchain adoption: scale, privacy, and safety. Built-in account logic makes wallets smarter and safer. STARK-style proofs give a trust-minimized, future-resistant cryptography backbone.
If privacy and scale are the gates to institutional adoption, Miden is building the bridge. Watch the space - the edge era of blockchains is arriving, and Miden aims to be at its heart.
#Miden