the more you use DeFi, the more obvious the privacy problem becomes you swap into a position, LP somewhere, bridge to another chain, rotate into something else and every single move becomes another piece of information sitting there forever at some point, people aren’t just watching the tx. they’re watching you your balance, your timing, your size, your behavior, even the way you move capital between protocols can start painting a pretty clear picture of your strategy. that’s why i find Shielded Balances from @FlutonIO interesting especially when it’s combined with encrypted intents, confidential execution, zero MEV and confidential settlement the goal isn’t to disappear from onchain completely it’s more like having the freedom to use DeFi without giving the entire timeline a front row seat to your financial life imo, that’s the kind of privacy crypto should’ve been building toward from the start transparent when it needs to be private when it should be