Paladin: Programmable Privacy for EVM

Paladin enables composable finance and programmable privacy on an open source framework allowing financial institutions to securely issue and settle assets confidentially.

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Enabling composable finance and programmable privacy to accelerate blockchain innovation

Paladin, a LF Decentralized Trust project, provides programmable privacy for EVM. It gives enterprises control of sensitive information without compromising transparency or scalability.

The Paladin code base is open source, Apache 2.0 licensed, and maintained in an open source community that provides open governance and open development.

Programmable privacy

Define granular privacy rules within smart contracts to mask transaction details and business logic while maintaining a single source of truth.

Atomic cross-domain settlement

Unify sensitive private data and public ledger state in a single, trustless transaction enabling atomic, cross-domain workflows.

Flexible confidential asset transfer models

Leverage ready-to-use privacy models for confidential transfers, including Zeto (ZK-based), Noto (notary-based), and Pente (private EVM execution).

Native EVM compatibility

Deploy on any unmodified EVM-compatible chain. Protect existing investments by adding a privacy layer without refactoring your core ledger.

Why Kaleido for Paladin

As the creators and lead maintainers of Paladin, Kaleido provides the technical depth and battle-tested experience required by the world's most regulated institutions.

Original creators & lead maintainers

Kaleido drives the Paladin codebase and led its graduation into the Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust.

Deep privacy domain expertise

We lead the industry in implementing privacy for regulated financial use cases.

Integrated full stack

Paladin runs natively on the Kaleido platform, seamlessly integrating with our Digital Asset, Web3 Middleware, and Chain Infrastructure products.

Expert support

As the original creators, we provide the 24/7 expertise with support down to the lines of code.

How Paladin addresses key privacy challenges

Pain points

Global state visibility of blockchain is too broad for many enterprise use cases.

Existing solutions sacrifice programmability, limiting their ability to create custom workflows while protecting sensitive data.

Existing solutions are inefficient and struggle with scalability with large volumes of transactions.

Existing solutions are often fragmented or limited in integrating with blockchain ecosystems.

Existing solutions are rigid and customized to fit for particular use cases.

Existing solutions often delayed addressing privacy, leading to partial solutions.

Paladin’s solution

Paladin enables confidential transactions and selective disclosure of data.

Paladin enables programmable privacy through privacy-preserving smart contracts.

Paladin's UTXO model enhances scalability, parallel processing, and efficient private state management for privacy-preserving tokens.

Paladin works with any unmodified EVM as its base layer ensuring compatibility with existing Ethereum ecosystems.

Paladin supports various privacy preserving technologies and separates value & business logic.

Paladin is a complete privacy preserving framework that is pluggable with multiple privacy technologies for any EVM network.

Paladin's features make programmable privacy accessible to the enterprise

Paladin offers enterprises enhanced privacy, scalability, and flexibility in blockchain transactions. With features built to meet demanding use cases, Paladin supports custom workflows and integrates seamlessly into existing blockchain ecosystems.

Programmable privacy

Create custom, flexible privacy rules within smart contracts.

Atomic interoperability

Ensure all-or-nothing transaction completion.

Composable workflows

Link private and public smart contracts for seamless processes.

EVM compatibility

Run on any EVM chain without modification.

Centralized notary

Centralize validation for efficient private transactions.

Isolated environments

Only authorized parties can execute and verify transactions.

Private transfers

Leverage ZKP for privacy in token transfers.

High throughput

Designed for high performance and scalability.

“Paladin provides privacy by design, allowing enterprises the flexibility they need to unlock new markets and revenue streams in digital assets, tokenization, and beyond.”

Steve Cerveny, CEO, Kaleido

Paladin enables programmable privacy for complex use cases

Stablecoins

Issue and manage stablecoins with sophisticated, privacy-preserving controls.

Asset management

Protect identities and data in fund launches, asset servicing, and transfers.

Capital markets

Safeguard confidential data in issuance, trading, and custody processes.

Tokenized deposits

Safeguard confidential information about cash holders, transactions, and account data.

CBDCs

Enable a secure framework for issuing and distributing CBDCs with granular privacy.

Payments

Ensure privacy in cross-border, peer to peer payments, and DvP transactions.

Paladin: Programmable Privacy for EVM

Enabling composable finance and programmable privacy to accelerate blockchain innovation

Why Kaleido for Paladin

How Paladin works