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Veil

Own Anything. Reveal Nothing. Prove Everything.

Veil is a privacy and compliance infrastructure layer for NFTs on Starknet. It uses STWO zero-knowledge proofs to enable private NFT transfers with selective disclosure — without sacrificing auditability.

The Problem​

Public blockchains expose everything. For NFTs specifically:

  • Every transfer reveals sender, receiver, and asset ID publicly
  • Existing privacy solutions (Tornado Cash et al.) are sanctioned or provide zero auditability
  • No existing solution is built natively for NFTs — they're all retrofitted from fungible token logic

The macro forcing function: $16T+ in RWAs tokenizing. Institutions won't move sensitive financial positions onto a public ledger.

The Solution​

Veil wraps NFT transfers with ZK proofs that:

  1. Hide the asset, sender, and receiver from public view
  2. Prove ownership to authorized parties via encrypted viewing keys
  3. Comply — selective disclosure for regulators and auditors without exposing data publicly

Competitive Landscape​

ProtocolPrivate NFTsComplianceSub-5s Proofs
Veil✅✅✅
STRK20❌✅✅
Aztec❌❌❌
Railgun❌❌Partial

How It Works (Simple Version)​

Veil wraps any NFT with a zero-knowledge proof layer:

  1. Asset owner locks their NFT (invoice, RWA, collectible) into Veil
  2. Encrypted viewing key is generated — only designated parties can see the underlying data
  3. ZK proof confirms the asset exists and is valid — without revealing what it is
  4. Selective disclosure — the owner decides who sees what, when

To an outside observer on the public blockchain: the transaction happened. The asset moved. That's it.

Why Starknet?​

  • STWO prover: sub-5 second proof generation (mobile-ready by late 2026)
  • Post-quantum security: STARK proofs require no trusted setup
  • Native NFT support: not retrofitted from fungible token logic
  • Already processing $1.38T in cumulative volume via StarkEx

Status​

Active Development

Veil is in active development. Full documentation coming soon. Meetings with institutional partners underway April 2026.

→ veil.aircade.xyz