In brief
- Solana Privacy Rings are shielded pools that encrypt balances and transfer amounts while keeping execution and settlement on Solana’s mainnet.
- The default Ring hides which asset is sent and how much, but wallet addresses stay visible; Custom Rings for institutions add more privacy and compliance controls.
- Rings use zero-knowledge proofs, one of several approaches to blockchain privacy alongside trusted execution environments and fully homomorphic encryption.
Every transaction on Solana is public by default. Anyone can look up a wallet address and see its balance, what it has sent and received, and when. That transparency is useful for verifying the network, but a problem for anyone who doesn’t want their finances on display: a business paying salaries, a trader building a position, or an individual who simply doesn’t want strangers seeing their savings.
Solana Privacy Rings are designed to fix that, without asking users to leave Solana for a separate privacy network. Developed by Solana infrastructure firm Helius, Rings launched on Solana’s mainnet on November 10, 2026.
Today, Solana changes forever
Introducing Solana Privacy Rings – encryption at the speed of Solana
Rings are programmable,
