Provable is pleased to announce the launch of Shield, a privacy-focused crypto wallet built for the next phase of digital asset adoption. As the industry confronts the limits of transparent-by-design blockchains, Shield delivers the first complete infrastructure for fully private transactions on Aleo: a private vault for storing and moving wealth without exposure.
Shield arrives at a critical moment. Stablecoins processed nearly $9 trillion in adjusted transaction volume over the past year, yet most of that activity still runs on public blockchains where balances, counterparties, and transaction histories remain permanently exposed. For individuals seeking to protect their wealth and enterprises managing payroll, treasury operations, and cross-border settlement, full onchain visibility is not just impractical. It is untenable.
This tension between transparency and privacy has reached the highest levels of the industry. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently convened a public roundtable on financial surveillance and privacy, signaling growing recognition that crypto cannot scale into mainstream finance without stronger confidentiality guarantees. Shield is Provable's direct response to this moment.
The Definitive Wallet for Private Finance
Shield is a fully self-custodial wallet engineered by the architects of the Aleo blockchain. It is purpose-built for private stablecoins and confidential digital asset management at any scale, offering users a secure vault where wealth remains invisible to outside observers.
By leveraging zero-knowledge technology, Shield encrypts balances, transaction amounts, sender and receiver details, and fees by default. Users do not opt into privacy. Privacy is the starting point. This architecture delivers the strongest privacy experience available from any wallet, ensuring that financial activity remains confidential without sacrificing the verifiability that blockchain technology provides.
Shield is designed for users who refuse to compromise. Individuals gain a private vault for their wealth, with the financial privacy that traditional banking has always provided but that public blockchains have failed to deliver. Institutions gain the confidentiality required for payroll, vendor payments, and treasury operations without exposing sensitive business data onchain. Both can transact knowing their assets are protected by the same zero-knowledge cryptography that powers the Aleo network.
The wallet's self-custodial design means users maintain full control of their funds and private keys at all times. Provable cannot access user assets, freeze accounts, or view transaction history. This is private finance with no intermediaries and no compromises.
Built on 18 Months of Infrastructure
Shield is the final piece of an intensive strategic initiative. While much of the industry has continued to discuss the theory of privacy, Provable has been building the reality: a fully operational, privacy-first wallet backed by the Aleo ecosystem's maturing infrastructure.
Shield launches with integrations already in place. Users can access private stablecoins from Circle and Paxos Labs, with built-in risk mitigation and analytics from TRM Labs providing compliance infrastructure from day one. Fiat on-ramps and off-ramps through Coinbase, Binance Alpha, Kraken, and Revolut connect Shield to traditional finance. Cross-chain bridges from Near Intents, Hyperlane and HoudiniSwap enable interoperability. The network itself is secured by validators including Google Cloud, Blockdaemon, and NTT Digital.
This is not a beta or a testnet preview. Shield launches with the full stack operational. Private stablecoin payments are a present capability, not a future goal.
Key Takeaways
Shield is now live. The first privacy-focused wallet purpose-built for private stablecoins on Aleo.
Privacy by default. Zero-knowledge technology encrypts balances, transaction amounts, sender and receiver details, and transaction fees.
Self-custodial. Users maintain full control of their funds and private keys. Provable cannot access, or view user assets.
Ecosystem ready. Integrations with leading stablecoin issuers, exchanges, bridges, and compliance providers are already in place.
Download now. Private and simple stablecoin payments are available today.
Download Shield: shield.app
About Provable
Provable is the Labs company within the Aleo ecosystem, focused on developing products for compliant, confidential payments and creating tools for developers to deploy and manage applications on the Aleo blockchain. As the core research and development lab, Provable drives the technical evolution of the Aleo network through cutting-edge cryptographic research, protocol engineering, and the creation of advanced development tools.
Shield™ is a trademark of Provable Inc.
Nothing herein is intended as investment or any other advice.