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<a href="https://www.thestreet.com/crypto/tag/aptos" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Aptos</a> has activated Confidential APT on its mainnet, giving users the option to keep their APT balances and transaction amounts private while leaving wallet addresses visible onchain.
The Aptos Foundation announced the launch on Sept. 18, several months after it first outlined the feature in a <a href="https://aptosnetwork.com/currents/confidential-apt--privacy-features-on-aptos" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">March blog post</a>. At the time, Aptos said Confidential APT was awaiting a software release and governance vote.
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 Confidential <a href="https://x.com/search?q=%24APT&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$APT</a> is LIVE on Aptos mainnet. What that means: Encrypted balances. Encrypted transfer amounts. Addresses remain visible. Fully opt-in by design. Validators verify a transaction is valid while those amounts stay confidential. <a href="https://t.co/tq8RBpYDQi" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">pic.twitter.com/tq8RBpYDQi</a>— Aptos (@Aptos) <a href="https://x.com/Aptos/status/2101023544369148106?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">September 18, 2026</a>
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<h2 id="how-confidential-apt-works">How Confidential APT works</h2>
Confidential APT is designed to hide how much APT a user holds or transfers, rather than hiding who is involved in the transaction.
Addresses remain visible on the Aptos <a href="https://www.thestreet.com/crypto/tag/blockchain" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">blockchain</a>, allowing the sender and recipient to be identified. However, the amounts are encrypted. Zero-knowledge proofs allow validators to verify that a transaction is valid without seeing the underlying transfer amount or confidential balances.
The feature is also opt-in, meaning users who want their transactions to remain fully transparent can continue using Aptos normally. Aptos also described selective disclosure as an option, allowing users to share transaction details or balances with trusted parties when needed.
Aptos' documentation says APT is currently the only asset allow-listed for confidential transfers on mainnet and testnet.
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<h2 id="aptos-targets-payroll-and-treasury-use">Aptos targets payroll and treasury use</h2>
Aptos said the feature could support use cases where publishing transaction amounts would expose sensitive financial information.
These include payroll without publicly revealing salaries, treasury transactions that do not disclose a company's moves, and <a href="https://www.thestreet.com/crypto/tag/payments" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">payments</a> where users do not want their balances publicly visible. The network has positioned the feature for compliant financial use while retaining visible wallet addresses.
Users can access Confidential APT through Petra Wallet on Android, iOS and its browser extension, as well as Confidential Assets Web from Aptos Labs.
The launch marks a shift from Aptos' March proposal for confidential transactions to a live mainnet feature, adding an optional privacy layer to the network's native APT token.
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