# Namada

> Namada: Multi-asset shielded L1. Technology: zero-knowledge proofs.

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## Key facts

- Entry type: Privacy project
- Category: Multi-asset shielded L1
- Technology: Zero-knowledge proofs (ZK)
- Website: https://namada.net
- Tags: ZK, shielded pool, Cosmos
- Canonical page: https://www.sodalabs.xyz/privacy-hub/namada

## Overview

Namada runs a single shielded pool that works for any asset, native or bridged, so every token shares one anonymity set instead of each having its own thin one. That is a real cryptographic and economic insight, since privacy in a shielded pool is a function of how many people are in it, and pooling assets makes the set far larger than it would otherwise be. It also pays shielding rewards to keep the set populated. The network launched relatively recently and its bridged asset coverage is still expanding.

## About Zero-knowledge proofs

One party proves a statement about hidden data is true without revealing the data the statement is about. Compared side by side with the other approaches at https://www.sodalabs.xyz/taxonomy.

## Sources

- [Website](https://namada.net)
- [Docs](https://docs.namada.net/)
- [Whitepaper](https://specs.namada.net/)
- [Source](https://github.com/namada-net)
- [Explorer](https://namada.valopers.com/)

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