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About Secret Network

SECRET NETWORK

The first blockchain with privacy-preserving smart contracts

Smart contracts are self-executing pieces of code that are managed on a blockchain. Most blockchains that support smart contracts, such as Ethereum, are public by default. This means all the data used in their smart contracts is exposed to the public. Secret Network improves upon traditional smart contracts by supporting encrypted inputs, encrypted outputs, and encrypted state for smart contracts – data privacy for sensitive information stored on the blockchain.

Privacy is essential to the security and adoption of Web3, from DeFi to NFTs and beyond. Secret Network brings new and unique privacy functionality to the space and will be foundational to the next generation of successful Web3 applications.

Ethereum's smart contracts

Monero’s Privacy by Default

Cosmos' scalability and interoperability

Secret Network

HOW IT WORKS

Built to protect data and empower users

Secret Network is built as a decentralized network of computers (secret nodes) utilizing trusted execution environments (TEEs) to enable secure, private computation over encrypted data. TEEs function like a “black box” for data processing and are utilized in all types of everyday platforms, such as smartphones and video game consoles.

Since data is encrypted and private by default, Secret Network users have “viewing keys” to view their sensitive data. Viewing keys can be shared with third parties like auditors, wallets, and explorers. They allow users to maintain control over their data and decide what is shared – and with who.

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SECRET APPS

Decentralized and permissionless applications that are private-by-design

Secret contracts, written in the Rust programming language, allow applications to utilize encrypted data without ever exposing the data itself – even to the nodes in the network performing computations. This enables unique use cases that simply aren’t possible on other blockchains.

SECRET TOKENS

Confidentiality for public assets on other blockchain networks

Secret Tokens (SNIP-20) are smart contract interactions on Secret Network that mint tokens that are private by default, encrypted to ensure both anonymity and confidentiality. Viewing keys are required to view token balances, transaction details, and token metadata. These Secret Tokens can then be used across the Secret Network ecosystem, most notably for Secret Finance and Secret NFTs.

SECRET BRIDGES

Programmable privacy for all major blockchains

Secret Bridges transfer assets on other blockchain networks (Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain, etc.) to Secret Network. Once assets are transferred across a Secret Bridge, a Secret Token contract is executed and the asset is encrypted to be only viewable to address owners or holders of their viewing key. These Secret Tokens can then be used across the Secret Network ecosystem.

SECRET FINANCE

Protection of sensitive financial data

Secret Finance encompasses all privacy-preserving decentralized financial applications enabled by smart contracts built on Secret Network. Secret DeFi applications are cross-chain interoperable, front-running and MEV resistant, private by default, and utilize low fees. Secret Finance also offers high-yield opportunities for incentivizing growth.

SECRET NFTs

Access control and private metadata for non-fungible tokens

SecretNFTs are non-fungible Secret Tokens, which enable verifiable representation of unique items and events, such that ownership and transactions are private by default. These unique items can be used for a variety of purposes, but generally, we believe tokens ought to be private if they represent our personal goods and experiences. Secret NFTs are perfect for these types of use cases.

SECRET (SCRT)

The digital, global currency of Secret Network apps

SCRT is the native coin of the Secret Network blockchain used as “gas fees” across all Secret Apps. It is also used for staking and governance on the Secret Network. SCRT can be purchased on exchanges and stored on wallets that support Secret Tokens.

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Choose Privacy

Take control of your data

As large data monopolies and an overly centralized internet continue to put our privacy, security, and society at risk, it’s important that privacy be protected and supported by all the technologies and services we used. Secret Network is dedicated to building solutions with privacy at its core to empower people to take and keep control of their personal data and sensitive information.