Shielded Account

A Shielded Account is a new type of account with a cryptographically secured, shielded balance.

It allows users to track and manage assets within the Shielded Pool while retaining full control through their private key.

• Each wallet has one Shielded Account.

• The Shielded Account does not have its own address.

• Any supported asset can be “shielded” into the Shielded Account from the Account Overview or Portfolio view.

When sending tokens from the Shielded Account, the recipient does not see your wallet address. Instead, they only see the contract address, which is the same for every shielded transaction made by any user. This ensures strong anonymity by making all shielded transactions indistinguishable from one another.

Because there is only one Shielded Account per wallet, while you may have multiple public accounts, the key to maintaining privacy is to route transactions through the Shielded Account. For example, you can shield funds from Public Account A, and later unshield them to Public Account B. This prevents new connections from being created and makes it impossible to build a consistent user profile.

How to shield assets?

1. Open the app.

2. From the Account Overview, tap the FAB (floating action button).

3. Select Shield.

4. Choose the asset and enter the amount you want to shield.

5. Confirm the transaction.

How to send funds privately?

1. Open the app.

2. Navigate to your Shielded Account.

3. Tap the FAB (floating action button).

4. Select Send.

5. Enter the recipient’s address.

6. Select the token and enter the amount you want to send.

7. Confirm the transaction.

When shielding assets, it’s best not to unshield them immediately to another address.

For stronger privacy, we recommend keeping them in the Shielded Pool for at least 24 hours.