The Future of Privacy for a Compliant Web3
Horizen is delivering the critical missing infrastructure for the next phase of blockchain adoption: scalable and compliance-aware privacy. The inherent transparency of public blockchains is a fundamental design flaw, exposing sensitive data and hindering widespread institutional adoption. Our vision repositions privacy as an essential, enterprise-grade security guarantee rather than a compliance risk.
We are pioneering compliant privacy, a new paradigm that balances business confidentiality with the critical need for auditability and regulatory alignment.
By strategically becoming a Layer 3 on the Base ecosystem, we are focusing exclusively on our core competency: building the foundational layer for a private and compliant digital economy, unlocking high-impact use cases from confidential finance to verifiable AI.
Horizen's Next Chapter on Base Begins
Appchain Testnet
Migration & Mainnet
Horizen Launch
ZEN as ERC-20 on Base (July 2025)
A major leap forward: migrating ZEN to Base unlocks DeFi access, low gas fees, and improved composability. With updated tokenomics and reallocation of unmined ZEN to ecosystem growth, this move strengthens ZEN’s role as the engine of private, compliant dApps.
Horizen Appchain on Base (Q4 2025)
Horizen becomes a programmable privacy Layer 3, tapping into Base’s developer ecosystem and Coinbase’s compliance backbone. Our modular L3 enables customizable privacy configurations for every app type — with seamless Ethereum integration.
Confidential Compute Environment (Q1 2026)
Secure, private app execution, right on-chain. This environment uses Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) to isolate and encrypt computation, giving developers a powerful tool to deploy privacy-preserving applications without learning complex cryptography.
Confidential Compute for Smart Contracts
Confidentiality by default — for stablecoins, DeFi, consumer payments, and more. Data and logic stay private, even from infrastructure providers.
Developer-First Architecture
Compatible with Solidity, Node.js, and Python — no new languages or tooling required. Deploy privacy-preserving dApps with the stack you already know.
Selective Disclosure
Auditability meets privacy. Optional view keys and access logs make regulatory alignment easy, without compromising user confidentiality.
Composable Privacy Stack
Horizen is future-proof. We’re building with modular cryptography — integrating ZKPs, MPC, and FHE to evolve alongside privacy tech’s rapid pace.
Horizen is designed to power high-impact applications where privacy, compliance, and developer usability intersect - enabling secure, regulatory-aligned innovation without compromising user data.
Private Stablecoins
Confidential stablecoin logic with encrypted balances, private transfers, and audit-ready view keys — built for compliance without sacrificing financial privacy.
Encrypted Consumer Payments
Privacy-first payments where amounts, items, and receipts stay hidden by default — easily integrated with existing apps using familiar dev stacks.
Confidential DeFi
Lending, trading, and asset management executed privately in secure enclaves — protecting against MEV, front-running, and data leaks while staying regulation-ready.
Horizen is built on real, working tech — not promises.
These foundations make it possible to deliver privacy at scale, while meeting the needs of users, developers, and regulators.
Built for Adversity
Horizen’s privacy layer is designed to stay secure even in hostile environments, protecting your data from bad actors, compromised nodes, or network surveillance.
Developer-Friendly by Design
No need to learn complex new tools. Developers can use familiar languages like Solidity, Python, and Node.js to build privacy-preserving apps quickly and easily.
Privacy with Control
Need to meet compliance requirements? Horizen supports features like view keys and access logs, letting developers tailor privacy levels without compromising core security.
Future-Ready Privacy Stack
Horizen’s modular design is built to evolve — with support planned for advanced tech like homomorphic encryption, MPC, and zero-knowledge proofs as they mature.
Horizen is building trust, tools, and a thriving privacy-first ecosystem for the next generation of applications.
Let’s make it happen together.
