# Panther Protocol

> Panther Protocol: Compliant private DeFi. Technology: zero-knowledge proofs.

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## Key facts

- Entry type: Privacy project
- Category: Compliant private DeFi
- Technology: Zero-knowledge proofs (ZK)
- Website: https://www.pantherprotocol.io
- Tags: ZK, shielded pool, Polygon
- Canonical page: https://www.sodalabs.xyz/privacy-hub/panther

## Overview

Panther shipped its shielded pool on Polygon in May 2026 with disclosure designed into the protocol rather than bolted on afterwards. A user can prove what a counterparty or a regulator needs proven without opening the rest of their position. It got there after years of research and a deliberately capped 2,000-user beta, which is a careful way to open a pool that handles other people's money. It runs on one chain today, and as with every shielded pool, the privacy deepens as the anonymity set grows.

## 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

- [Docs](https://docs.pantherprotocol.io)
- [Launch coverage](https://news.bitcoin.com/programmable-privacy-is-live-panther-protocol-deploys-on-polygon/)

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