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Private Transfers (Research)

Four-track Q2/Q3 2026 program: L1 Privacy (PQ-secure private ETH transfers), Lean Staking (EIP-8222), Sonobe folding library, and Plasmablind (maintenance).

Active R&D
Roadmap Completion: 25%
L1 Privacy
Lean Staking
Sonobe
Plasmablind
Folding
Post-quantum
Now

L1 Privacy writeup

End-of-June capstone bundling OMR, PIR, PQ signatures, hardware wallets and smart accounts.

End of June · Critical path

Lean Staking EIP iteration

Bring EIP-8222 to an ACDE call and refine open issues.

In progress

AI vs human audit publication

ethresearch post comparing AI and human Sonobe audit findings.

In progress

Intmax Sonobe migration

Bring Intmax's zERC20 stack onto the audited Sonobe by end of May.

End of May
Next

Sonobe ZK layer for folding

Port BlindFold to Nova and ship to `main` by end of June.

End of June · Critical

PQ signature circuits

Hash-based PQ signature R1CS/AIR circuits + cross-zkVM benchmarks (XMSS lead).

Q2–Q3 2026

Sonobe PQ folding + aggregation

Generic PQ folding design plus folded PQ signature aggregation by end of September.

End of September

Lean Staking Devcon package

Presentation + project website + `0x03` withdrawal credential extension.

Through Devconnect
Later

Plasma Fold + Plasma Blind merged paper

Submit a single reframed paper for reviewer feedback.

End of Q3 2026

L1 Privacy → Devcon Mumbai

Lock sub-track implementation roadmap after the end-of-June review.

Devcon Mumbai