2025-12-27 14:22:23

Privacy chains have never truly taken off among mainstream users, not because there is no market demand, but because the experience barrier is set too high.

Existing privacy solutions impose a bunch of strict rules: having to switch wallets, jumping to small public chains, or sacrificing liquidity. These restrictions directly discourage ordinary users.

Genuine reliable privacy protection should be like this — naturally integrated into major public chain ecosystems, no need for forced tool switching, and users can use it directly in familiar environments. Only by achieving this can privacy no longer be a niche demand.

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GateUser-afe07a92

· 19h ago

To be honest, the issue with privacy chains is that the thinking is too complicated; users just want a seamless experience. The whole wallet switching approach indeed discourages most people; it's better to just build directly within the Ethereum ecosystem. This idea is definitely worth trying; integration rather than division is the way forward.

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rekt_but_vibing

· 19h ago

Basically, privacy chains have now shot themselves in the foot. Blaming users for the hassle. Changing wallets, jumping chains, losing liquidity... who can handle all these hurdles? It's better to just give up on privacy altogether. If you really want to succeed, you need to make it seamless like some major projects, so people use it without even noticing. But now, privacy has become a burden. They simply don't understand that affordability and ease of use will always come first. If this is to really work, the entire design approach needs to change; otherwise, it's just self-indulgence.

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MysteryBoxAddict

· 19h ago

That's a great point. Currently, privacy chains are just shooting themselves in the foot. You have to tinker with them to use privacy features, so ordinary people will naturally avoid them. Integrating into the mainstream ecosystem is the way to go; otherwise, it's always just a small circle of self-amusement.

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ChainDoctor

· 19h ago

Exactly, but the current privacy projects are all over the place, forcing users to jump around. That wallet switching process really discourages people; ordinary users just want to transfer funds peacefully, why should they have to learn so much? If you ask me, privacy should be as smooth as Uniswap, not complicated like trying to jailbreak for a transfer.

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MEVSupportGroup

· 20h ago

To be honest, current privacy projects are just killing themselves by overcomplicating things. Switching wallets, jumping chains, and sacrificing liquidity? Ordinary people won't bother with these; they'll just be discouraged. To truly break into the mainstream, as mentioned in the article, integration into the existing ecosystem is essential—no need for so many tricks. It's really just poor UX; having great technology doesn't help. The key is to lower the barrier to entry, or else it will always be just a small group of believers supporting it. This is the real core issue with privacy chains.

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