Aptos has launched Confidential APT on its mainnet, introducing an optional privacy layer for APT transactions that hides token balances and transaction amounts while keeping sender and receiver addresses visible. The feature uses zero-knowledge proofs to verify private transactions and supports selective disclosure for auditors. Designed for enterprise use cases like payroll and B2B payments, the upgrade aims to make Aptos more suitable for business use. However, the announcement has not boosted the native token’s price, with APT trading near $0.573 and showing minimal buying pressure.
Aptos has launched Confidential APT on its mainnet, introducing an optional privacy layer for APT transactions. The feature allows users to hide their token balances and transaction amounts, while keeping the sender and receiver addresses visible on the blockchain.
In simple terms, people can still see who is involved in a transaction, but they cannot see how much APT was transferred or how much a wallet holds. Confidential APT uses zero-knowledge proofs to verify that private transactions are valid without revealing the underlying figures.
The feature also supports selective disclosure, as users can choose to share private transaction details with specific parties such as auditors, regulators, or business partners. The idea is to mainly service enterprise use cases like payroll, treasury operations, corporate transfers, and B2B payments.
These are areas where businesses may want to use blockchain infrastructure without publicly exposing salaries, account balances, or payment sizes. Importantly, the feature is not mandatory, and users who prefer fully transparent transactions can continue using Aptos as before.
The update will certainly add to Aptos’ enterprise story, but it does not seem to be doing much for the native token’s price. APT was trading near $0.573 on the one-hour chart at press time, briefly after testing the $0.58 area.
The Relative Strength Index showed balanced pace with minimal buying pressure. On-balance volume was also weak, so the recent rise was not backed by a clear increase in demand.
