# Starknet

> Starknet is a public blockchain network. Confidentiality on Starknet: Native shielded tokens.

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: Native shielded tokens
- Tags: native privacy, ZK, confidential tokens
- Canonical page: https://www.sodalabs.xyz/privacy-hub/chain-starknet

## Overview

Starknet is the clearest counterexample to the idea that ZK rollups are private by default. It built privacy deliberately: the STRK20 note-based framework reached mainnet in June 2026, shielding balances and hiding sender, receiver and amount for any ERC-20, with client-side STARK proofs and encrypted viewing keys for disclosure. Private swaps went live on AVNU in July. The constraint is the anonymity set, thin enough that timing and amount correlation remain plausible.

## Sources

- [Privacy on Starknet](https://www.starknet.io/blog/privacy-live-on-starknet/)

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