Confidential Assets: Private Tokens by Design
Confidential Assets in TOS Network represent a revolutionary approach to token creation and management. Unlike traditional blockchain tokens that are merely smart contract variables, TOS Confidential Assets are native blockchain assets that inherit the complete privacy, security, and scalability features of the TOS ecosystem.
What are Confidential Assets?
Confidential Assets are first-class blockchain citizens in TOS Network that provide:
- Complete Privacy: All balances and transaction amounts are encrypted by default
- Native Integration: No smart contract overhead or gas complexity
- Full Compatibility: Work seamlessly with all TOS features and services
- Mathematical Security: Protected by the same cryptographic guarantees as TOS
- Scalable Performance: Benefit from TOS’s 2,500+ TPS capabilities
Traditional Tokens vs TOS Confidential Assets
Traditional Blockchain Tokens (ERC-20 Style)
// Traditional approach - everything is public
contract Token {
mapping(address => uint256) public balances; // ❌ Public balances
function transfer(address to, uint256 amount) public {
require(balances[msg.sender] >= amount); // ❌ Public amounts
balances[msg.sender] -= amount; // ❌ Public operations
balances[to] += amount; // ❌ All visible on-chain
}
}
Problems with Traditional Tokens:
- ❌ All balances visible to everyone
- ❌ All transaction amounts public
- ❌ High gas fees for operations
- ❌ Complex smart contract dependencies
- ❌ Limited privacy options
- ❌ Vulnerable to front-running
TOS Confidential Assets
// TOS native asset - everything is private by default
struct ConfidentialAsset {
asset_id: Hash,
encrypted_supply: ElGamalCiphertext, // ✅ Hidden total supply
encrypted_balances: Map<Address, ElGamalCiphertext>, // ✅ Hidden balances
privacy_settings: PrivacyConfiguration // ✅ Configurable privacy
}
// Transfer operation
fn transfer(from: Address, to: Address, encrypted_amount: ElGamalCiphertext) {
// ✅ Amount remains encrypted throughout
// ✅ Zero-knowledge proof validates without revealing
// ✅ Homomorphic operations preserve privacy
// ✅ Native blockchain execution (no smart contract)
}
Benefits of TOS Confidential Assets:
- ✅ Complete privacy by default
- ✅ Zero knowledge required from users
- ✅ Native blockchain integration
- ✅ Minimal transaction fees
- ✅ Full ecosystem compatibility
- ✅ Mathematical security guarantees
Key Features
1. Native Privacy Integration
Confidential Assets automatically inherit TOS Network’s privacy features:
Privacy Features Applied to Every Asset:
├── Homomorphic Encryption: Encrypted balances and amounts
├── Zero-Knowledge Proofs: Transaction validity without revelation
├── Range Proofs: Prevent negative amounts and overflow
├── Balance Proofs: Ensure sufficient funds without disclosure
└── Bulletproof Optimization: Fast verification and small proofs
2. Multi-Asset Privacy
TOS supports private transactions across multiple assets simultaneously:
Single Transaction Example:
- Send 100 USDT (encrypted) → Alice
- Send 50 TOS (encrypted) → Bob
- Send 25 GOLD tokens (encrypted) → Charlie
All amounts remain completely private
3. Atomic Operations
All multi-asset operations are atomic - they either all succeed or all fail:
// Atomic multi-asset transfer
Transaction {
transfers: vec![
Transfer { asset: USDT, from: user, to: alice, amount: Encrypt(100) },
Transfer { asset: TOS, from: user, to: bob, amount: Encrypt(50) },
Transfer { asset: GOLD, from: user, to: charlie, amount: Encrypt(25) }
],
// Single zero-knowledge proof validates all transfers
proof: MultiAssetZKProof::generate(transfers)
}
Asset Creation Process
1. Asset Registration
// Create a new confidential asset
const assetConfig = {
name: "Privacy Coin",
symbol: "PRIV",
decimals: 8,
totalSupply: 1000000, // Will be encrypted
privacyLevel: "Maximum",
governance: {
canMint: true,
canBurn: true,
canFreeze: false
}
}
const asset = await tosNetwork.createConfidentialAsset(assetConfig)
2. Privacy Configuration
Assets can be configured with different privacy levels:
Privacy Level | Balance Privacy | Amount Privacy | Supply Privacy | Metadata Privacy |
---|---|---|---|---|
Maximum | ✅ Full | ✅ Full | ✅ Full | ✅ Full |
High | ✅ Full | ✅ Full | ✅ Full | ❌ Public |
Medium | ✅ Full | ✅ Full | ❌ Public | ❌ Public |
Selective | ⚙️ Configurable | ⚙️ Configurable | ⚙️ Configurable | ⚙️ Configurable |
3. Asset Distribution
// Private asset distribution
const distribution = await asset.distributeTokens({
recipients: [
{ address: "tos1abc...", amount: 10000 }, // Amount encrypted automatically
{ address: "tos1def...", amount: 15000 }, // Recipient only knows their amount
{ address: "tos1ghi...", amount: 25000 } // Network verifies without seeing amounts
],
proof: await generateDistributionProof(recipients)
})
Use Cases and Applications
1. Privacy-Preserving Stablecoins
// Create a private USDT equivalent
const privateUSDT = await tosNetwork.createConfidentialAsset({
name: "Private USD Tether",
symbol: "pUSDT",
decimals: 6,
privacyLevel: "Maximum",
oracle: "chainlink-usd",
compliance: {
kycRequired: false,
geographicRestrictions: [],
reportingLevel: "privacy-preserving"
}
})
Benefits:
- ✅ Private transaction amounts
- ✅ Hidden wallet balances
- ✅ Confidential business transactions
- ✅ Regulatory compliance through ZK proofs
- ✅ Cross-border privacy
2. Corporate Tokens
// Company equity tokens with complete privacy
const equityToken = await tosNetwork.createConfidentialAsset({
name: "TechCorp Equity",
symbol: "TECH",
decimals: 0, // Whole shares only
privacyLevel: "Maximum",
governance: {
votingRights: true,
dividendRights: true,
transferRestrictions: "accredited-investors-only"
}
})
Benefits:
- ✅ Private shareholding amounts
- ✅ Confidential dividend distributions
- ✅ Anonymous voting (with proof of holdings)
- ✅ Private secondary market trading
3. Gaming and NFT Tokens
// Gaming currency with privacy
const gameToken = await tosNetwork.createConfidentialAsset({
name: "Game Gold",
symbol: "GGOLD",
decimals: 2,
privacyLevel: "High",
gaming: {
inGameUtility: true,
crossGameCompatible: true,
antiBot: true
}
})
Benefits:
- ✅ Private in-game wealth
- ✅ Hidden trading strategies
- ✅ Anti-bot protection through privacy
- ✅ Cross-game asset portability
4. Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)
// Privacy-preserving CBDC
const digitalEuro = await tosNetwork.createConfidentialAsset({
name: "Digital Euro",
symbol: "DEUR",
decimals: 2,
privacyLevel: "Selective",
governance: {
centralBankControl: true,
programmableMoney: true,
complianceIntegration: true
},
privacy: {
citizenPrivacy: "maximum",
governmentVisibility: "compliance-only",
auditTrail: "encrypted"
}
})
Benefits:
- ✅ Citizen financial privacy
- ✅ Regulatory compliance capability
- ✅ Programmable monetary policy
- ✅ Anti-money laundering through ZK proofs
Technical Implementation
Asset Storage Structure
pub struct ConfidentialAsset {
// Asset identification
pub asset_id: Hash,
pub name: String,
pub symbol: String,
pub decimals: u8,
// Privacy-preserving supply management
pub encrypted_total_supply: ElGamalCiphertext,
pub supply_proof: SupplyZKProof,
// Account balances (all encrypted)
pub balances: BTreeMap<PublicKey, ElGamalCiphertext>,
// Governance and permissions
pub creator: PublicKey,
pub governance_rules: GovernanceConfiguration,
pub privacy_settings: PrivacyConfiguration,
// Metadata (can be encrypted based on privacy level)
pub metadata: AssetMetadata,
}
Transaction Processing
// Multi-asset transaction processing
pub fn process_confidential_transfer(
transaction: MultiAssetTransaction
) -> Result<(), TransactionError> {
// Verify zero-knowledge proofs for all assets
for transfer in &transaction.transfers {
verify_asset_transfer_proof(
&transfer.asset_id,
&transfer.encrypted_amount,
&transfer.balance_proof,
&transfer.range_proof
)?;
}
// Update all balances atomically
for transfer in transaction.transfers {
update_encrypted_balance(
&transfer.asset_id,
&transfer.from,
&transfer.to,
&transfer.encrypted_amount
)?;
}
Ok(())
}
Cross-Asset Operations
// Atomic cross-asset swaps
pub struct ConfidentialSwap {
pub asset_a: Hash,
pub asset_b: Hash,
pub encrypted_amount_a: ElGamalCiphertext,
pub encrypted_amount_b: ElGamalCiphertext,
pub swap_proof: CrossAssetZKProof, // Proves fair exchange without revealing amounts
}
Privacy Guarantees
What Remains Private:
✅ Individual Balances: Your asset holdings are never visible to others ✅ Transaction Amounts: Transfer amounts remain encrypted ✅ Trading Patterns: No correlation analysis possible ✅ Asset Accumulation: Portfolio building remains confidential ✅ Business Operations: Commercial asset flows stay private
What Can Be Verified:
✅ Transaction Validity: All transfers are cryptographically proven valid ✅ Supply Integrity: Total supply constraints are mathematically enforced ✅ No Double Spending: Prevents invalid transactions without revealing amounts ✅ Compliance: Regulatory requirements can be proven without privacy loss ✅ Audit Capability: Selective disclosure for authorized parties
Compliance and Regulatory Features
Selective Disclosure
Asset creators and users can provide compliance information without compromising privacy:
// Generate compliance proof without revealing amounts
const complianceProof = await asset.generateComplianceProof({
transactionId: "tx123",
regulatoryFramework: "EU-MiCA",
disclosureLevel: "transaction-validity-only",
authorizedParty: "financial-intelligence-unit"
})
// Proof demonstrates:
// ✅ Transaction follows all rules
// ✅ No money laundering patterns
// ✅ Proper KYC/AML compliance
// ❌ Does not reveal actual amounts
// ❌ Does not expose trading patterns
Audit Trails
// Encrypted audit trail for regulatory review
const auditTrail = await asset.generateAuditTrail({
timeRange: { start: "2024-01-01", end: "2024-12-31" },
scope: "all-transactions",
encryption: "regulator-public-key",
proofLevel: "zero-knowledge"
})
Performance and Scalability
Benchmarks
Operation | TOS Confidential Assets | Traditional Tokens | Improvement |
---|---|---|---|
Transfer Speed | 0.4ms verification | 100-1000ms | 250-2500x faster |
Transaction Size | ~1KB | ~200 bytes | 5x larger (privacy cost) |
Privacy Level | Complete | None | Infinite improvement |
Gas Fees | Native (minimal) | Smart contract (high) | 10-100x cheaper |
Throughput | 2,500+ TPS | 15 TPS | 165x more scalable |
Storage Efficiency
Storage per Asset:
├── Asset Definition: ~1KB
├── Per-Account Balance: ~64 bytes (encrypted)
├── Transaction History: ~1KB per transaction
└── Total Overhead: Minimal compared to smart contracts
Developer Integration
Creating Confidential Assets
const TOS = require('@tos-network/sdk')
// Initialize TOS Network connection
const tos = new TOS.Network('mainnet')
// Create asset with full privacy
const myAsset = await tos.assets.create({
name: "My Private Token",
symbol: "MPT",
decimals: 8,
initialSupply: 1000000,
privacyLevel: "maximum",
distributionStrategy: "private-sale"
})
console.log(`Asset created: ${myAsset.id}`)
Working with Confidential Assets
// Get encrypted balance (only visible to owner)
const encryptedBalance = await myAsset.getBalance(userAddress)
const actualBalance = await tos.crypto.decrypt(encryptedBalance, privateKey)
// Send private transaction
const transaction = await myAsset.transfer({
from: senderAddress,
to: recipientAddress,
amount: 100, // Will be encrypted automatically
privacy: "maximum"
})
// Verify transaction without seeing amounts
const isValid = await tos.verify.transaction(transaction)
Multi-Asset Operations
// Atomic multi-asset transfer
const multiTransfer = await tos.assets.atomicTransfer([
{ asset: "TOS", to: alice, amount: 50 },
{ asset: "USDT", to: bob, amount: 100 },
{ asset: "GOLD", to: charlie, amount: 25 }
])
// All transfers execute together or none execute
await multiTransfer.execute()
Future Enhancements
Upcoming Features
- Cross-Chain Confidential Assets: Private tokens across multiple blockchains
- Confidential DeFi: Private lending, borrowing, and trading protocols
- Smart Contract Integration: Confidential assets with RVM programmability
- Mobile Optimization: Lightweight privacy for mobile applications
Research Areas
- Post-Quantum Security: Quantum-resistant confidential assets
- Regulatory Innovation: Advanced compliance frameworks
- Privacy-Preserving Analytics: Insights without compromising privacy
- Interoperability Protocols: Cross-chain privacy preservation
Comparison with Other Privacy Tokens
Feature | TOS Confidential Assets | Monero | Zcash Shielded | Ethereum Privacy Tokens |
---|---|---|---|---|
Privacy by Default | ✅ Always | ✅ Always | ❌ Optional | ❌ Requires setup |
Multi-Asset Support | ✅ Native | ❌ Single | ❌ Single | ✅ Contract-based |
Transaction Speed | ⚡ 2500+ TPS | 🐌 1.7 TPS | 🐌 6 TPS | 🐌 15 TPS |
Smart Contracts | ✅ RVM | ❌ Limited | ❌ Limited | ✅ EVM |
Regulatory Compliance | ✅ Selective disclosure | ❌ Difficult | ⚠️ Limited | ⚠️ Depends |
Trusted Setup | ❌ None | ❌ None | ⚠️ Required | ❌ None |
Conclusion
TOS Confidential Assets represent the next evolution of digital tokens, combining complete privacy, regulatory compliance, and enterprise scalability in a single solution. By making privacy the default rather than an option, TOS enables the creation of truly confidential economies that respect user privacy while maintaining system integrity.
Whether you’re building a privacy-preserving stablecoin, corporate equity tokens, or the next generation of gaming currencies, TOS Confidential Assets provide the foundation for trustless, private, and scalable digital assets.
“Don’t Trust, Verify it” - Your financial privacy is protected by mathematics, not promises.
Learn More
- Homomorphic Encryption - The cryptographic foundation
- Zero-Knowledge Proofs - Verification without revelation
- Smart Contracts - Programmable confidential assets
- Getting Started - Create your first private token