# Monad

> Monad is a public blockchain network. Confidentiality on Monad: Third-party privacy pool.

Part of the Soda Labs Privacy Hub, a neutral directory of the on-chain privacy
landscape: https://www.sodalabs.xyz/privacy-hub

## Key facts

- Entry type: Privacy on this network
- Category: Third-party privacy pool
- Tags: third-party layers, ZK
- Canonical page: https://www.sodalabs.xyz/privacy-hub/chain-monad

## Overview

Monad launched in November 2025 as a transparent parallel EVM. Privacy arrived in June 2026 through Unlink, a third-party pool where balances are held encrypted and moved with ZK proofs. It is portable EVM infrastructure rather than anything chain specific, and it is still measured in weeks rather than years.

## Sources

- [Unlink on Monad](https://blog.monad.xyz/blog/privacy-comes-to-monad-with-unlink)

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