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Sudden SpikeSnapshot Window: 2026-09-24 19:10 UTC · ← Back to Crypto Overview
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New bitcoin privacy protocol just dropped Shielded Bitcoin uses “shielded notes” and “PIPEs” to make larger private payments. Not meant to compete with L2s such as Lightning and Ark for frequent, smaller payments.
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AI visual note: The image shows the title page of an academic paper titled "Shielded Bitcoin: Private Transfers on the Bitcoin L1," authored by Clara Shikhelman, Mikhail Komarov, and Aleksei Moskvin from alloc/init, dated September 24, 2026. The paper introduces a protocol for private Bitcoin transfers using encrypted notes and PIPEs (as referenced in the accompanying post about shielded notes and the new privacy protocol for larger private payments on Bitcoin's base layer).