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Zama
Zama Protocol enables confidential assets to be issued, traded, and managed on public blockchains with verifiability and programmable compliance.
About Zama
The Zama Protocol enables confidential assets to be issued, traded, and managed natively on public blockchains with full verifiability and programmable compliance. It uses Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) to keep transaction amounts and balances encrypted at all times, including during processing, and operates on existing L1 and L2 blockchains with no need for a new chain or trusted intermediary. The protocol supports regulated institutional use cases including confidential real-world asset tokenization, payroll, DeFi trading, and token distributions.
Key features
- Confidential asset issuance, trading, and management on public blockchains
- FHE-based end-to-end encryption of all transaction amounts and balances
- Support for confidential tokens, vaults, and swaps
- Programmable compliance and full public verifiability of transactions
- Native operation on existing L1 and L2 blockchains
- ERC-7984 confidential token standard and Solidity SDK for developer integration
Best for: Institutions and development teams building regulated onchain financial applications that require transaction confidentiality and compliance.
Good for
- Operates natively on existing L1/L2 blockchains with no new chain or trusted intermediary required
- Maintains full public verifiability while keeping all transaction amounts and balances encrypted
- Supports production institutional use cases including confidential RWA tokenization, payroll, and OTC trading
Zama at a glance
- Website
- zama.org
- Category
- Crypto & Blockchain › DeFi Protocols
- Type
- Website
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Web
- Open source
- Not stated
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Zama FAQ
What encryption technology does Zama use to keep onchain transaction data confidential?
Zama uses Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) to keep amounts and balances encrypted at all times, including during processing.
Does Zama require a new dedicated blockchain to operate?
No, the Zama Protocol runs natively on any existing L1 or L2 blockchain.
What confidential financial operations does Zama support?
Zama supports confidential token issuance, vaults, swaps, RWA tokenization, payroll, DeFi activities, and token distributions.
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