Confidentiality isn't a feature you toggle on. It's a stack, and the Aptos network addresses it layer by layer. Keyless Accounts, live today, let people create and manage blockchain accounts with credentials like Google or Apple, without publicly tying that identity to an onchain address. Confidential $APT allows users to encrypt balances and transfer amounts at the protocol level, opt-in. Validators verify a transaction is valid while those amounts stay confidential. Live on Aptos mainnet. Coming soon: Encrypted Mempool, designed so validators can sequence transactions without reading them, reducing the likelihood of front-running, sandwich attacks, and MEV. Learn more: aptosnetwork.com/currents/co…

Messaging/interop protocols have been critical infra since the proliferation of L1s, app-specific chains, and the rollup-centric roadmap. As many more assets move on-chain, the need for ubiquitous interoperability only grows exponentially. It's becoming pretty clear to me that @LayerZero_Core 's interop business ALONE will probably grow into nine-figure ARR very quickly. Much more to come from the team.