Web3 Privacy Emerges as the Defining Trend of 2025

In 2025, privacy solidified its role as a non-negotiable foundation for the future of digital assets. As institutions, enterprises, and governments increasingly move on-chain, confidentiality has become essential for payments, data protection, voting systems, and real-world asset tokenization. The rise of AI has further blurred the lines between digital and physical worlds, amplifying the demand for robust privacy infrastructure.

COTI Delivers Its Largest Milestone With V2 Mainnet

COTI reached a major turning point in 2025 with the launch of its V2 mainnet and the first on-chain implementation of Garbled Circuits. This marked the transition from research and development into live, production-ready privacy infrastructure supporting real-world use cases across decentralized finance and applications.

Network Growth Accelerates Across Ecosystem and Liquidity

Ecosystem expansion surged throughout the year, with more than 80 new projects and partnerships joining COTI. Network usage reached all-time highs, including over $250 million in daily perpetual trading volume and multiple privacy-enabled applications live in production environments.

Institutional Momentum Strengthens Global Credibility

COTI significantly deepened its institutional presence in 2025 through active collaboration with banks, enterprises, governments, and international forums. Participation in organizations such as the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance and appearances at central bank and regulatory discussions reinforced COTI’s positioning as a credible privacy provider for regulated markets.

From Infrastructure to Adoption in a Single Year

The year marked a shift from infrastructure deployment to real adoption. Liquidity expanded rapidly, privacy-first DeFi platforms gained traction, and consumer-facing tools brought private transactions to mainstream wallets. COTI’s narrative evolved from experimental privacy tech to essential Web3 infrastructure.

2026 Marks the Push to Take Privacy Mainstream

In 2026, COTI’s focus shifts to scaling privacy across the broader blockchain ecosystem. The goal is to deliver Privacy-on-Demand across multiple major blockchains, positioning COTI as a universal, chain-agnostic privacy layer that developers can integrate seamlessly into any application.

Private DeFi Positioned for Market Leadership

COTI aims to become a leader in private DeFi by on-chain volume, building on momentum from privacy-enabled decentralized exchanges and perpetual markets. By providing compliant privacy infrastructure, COTI expects to unlock institutional capital flows that require confidentiality without sacrificing transparency for regulators.

Unlocking the $30 Trillion RWA Opportunity

Real-world assets represent one of the largest untapped opportunities in Web3, yet institutions remain hesitant to adopt fully transparent ledgers. In 2026, COTI plans to integrate with leading RWA infrastructure providers to launch the world’s first private real-world asset, opening access to a market projected to exceed $30 trillion.

Community-Led Scaling With Node V2

COTI’s upcoming Node V2 ecosystem is designed to decentralize and scale private computation by enabling thousands of community-run nodes. This upgrade is expected to improve resilience, performance, and decentralization while directly rewarding participants who help secure the network.

Treasury Evolution Toward Decentralized Governance

With Node V2 in place, COTI plans to roll out a major treasury upgrade that shifts control toward node operators and community governance. The new model is intended to improve stability, align incentives, and make staking more accessible and rewarding, ultimately reducing circulating supply.

Maintaining Performance Leadership in Privacy Tech

COTI positions itself as the fastest and lightest privacy stack currently live in Web3. Ongoing protocol upgrades in 2026 aim to further enhance speed, efficiency, and scalability, ensuring Garbled Circuits remain competitive and capable of supporting enterprise-scale demand.

Expanding Rewards for Builders and Contributors

In 2026, COTI plans to expand its reward ecosystem to better support builders, node operators, and token holders. AI-powered tools will lower the barrier to entry for development and node operation, while new incentive programs will encourage participation, governance, and ecosystem growth.

Privacy as the Foundation for the Next Web3 Era

COTI describes 2025 as the year privacy infrastructure was launched and proven, while 2026 is positioned as the year it scales globally. With live technology, institutional traction, and a growing ecosystem, COTI aims to make privacy a standard component of Web3 rather than an optional feature.