Imagine This...

You just got paid. Your salary hits your account. Normally, that's private—between you, your employer, and your bank.

But what if everyone could see it?

🔓 public-blockchain.log

✓Salary: $75,000/year

✓Payment: $1,200 to landlord

✓Balance: $8,543.21

✓Coffee: $4.50

✓Every transaction ever

All visible to everyone, forever

🔒 private-normal.log

✗Hidden from public

✗Only you see details

✗Bank keeps it private

✗No one tracks you

✓Your financial life is yours

This is how it should be

Sounds insane, right?

That's How Most Blockchains Work

Every Bitcoin transaction is public. Every Ethereum payment is visible to the world. Forever.

📢 public-ledger.log

Anyone can view your entire financial life:

→0xABC... → 0xDEF... $500

→0xABC... → 0x123... $1,200

→0xABC... → 0x456... $4.50

Current Balance: $8,543.21

Total Received: $75,000

All transaction history visible forever

⚠try it yourself

Go to any blockchain explorer (like Etherscan). Pick any wallet. You can see their entire financial life. Every transaction. Every balance. Everything.

Why this is a problem:

problems.txt

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Companies:Can't do payroll (everyone sees salaries)

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Banks:Won't use it (privacy laws)

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You:Don't want finances exposed

Privacy isn't a luxury. It's a requirement.

Enter Aleo

Aleo is different. It's a blockchain where privacy is the default.

aleo-benefits.txt

With Aleo, you get:

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Private Balance— Nobody sees it

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Hidden Transactions— Amounts stay secret

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Still Verifiable— Math proves correctness

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Compliant— Share only what's needed

quiz.zk

> Why don't companies use traditional blockchains for payroll?

💡but wait...

How can a blockchain verify transactions if they're private? That's where the magic happens. Let's dive in...