Aptos introduces three layers of confidentiality on mainnet

Public blockchains have always had an awkward relationship with privacy. Every transfer, balance and pending trade sits in the open, like a bank statement taped to a lamppost. Aptos is trying to fix that without tearing down the lamppost. The network has rolled out three opt-in confidentiality layers on mainnet, covering who you are, how much you send and what you intend to do before your transaction lands. The three features are Keyless Accounts, Confidential APT and an Encrypted Mempool. Together they were announced on October 13, 2026, and they mostly reach users through the Petra Wallet and related tools. Three layers, three different problems Layer one: identity. Keyless Accounts let people create a wallet using Google or Apple credentials. The point is that users can manage an identity on-chain without that identity being directly tied to their blockchain address. Layer two: amounts. Confidential APT encrypts balances and transfer amounts using zero-knowledge proofs. Addresses stay visible, so the network can still verify that a transfer happened between two parties. Layer three: intent. The Encrypted Mempool keeps transaction payloads encrypted until they are finalized into ...