Namada Mainnet Launch is Complete!
As one chapter of the Namada adventure comes to a close, another begins.
With the successful rollout of Namada's core features and the full transferability of NAM now enabled, Namada’s mainnet launch is complete!
This is a huge milestone for the Namada community and for the mission to bring true privacy to blockchains—but it’s only the beginning. Today the real journey begins, as Namada sets out on its post-launch roadmap to becoming the composable privacy layer for all Web3.
A new era for privacy in Web3 begins
In conventional blockchains, transparency is a double-edged sword. It ensures trust and immutability, but comes at the cost of exposing users’ personal financial data—wallet addresses, transaction histories, and asset holdings. This lack of privacy leaves users vulnerable to surveillance, profiling, and even targeted attacks, and also represents a serious barrier to adoption by more privacy-conscious users and organizations. Namada ends this dilemma by giving people the ability to protect themselves, while still being able to disclose their data to third parties as necessary (e.g., for compliance or audits).
Leveraging advanced zero-knowledge cryptography and a Multi-Asset Shielded Pool (MASP), Namada enables private cross-chain transactions and shielded interactions across multiple blockchain networks. Whether you’re transferring assets between Ethereum, Cosmos, or other IBC-compatible chains, Namada will ensure that your sensitive financial data remains shielded. This balance of privacy and flexibility is what makes Namada a game-changer.
The completion of Namada’s mainnet launch means that Namada’s core privacy-enhancing features are now live, and the network will enter into a period of expansion following its proposed roadmap.
A journey of epic proportions
Namada’s mainnet launch has been 3 years in the making and is thanks to a collaborative effort by several contributing teams, a decentralized network of validators, and a strong community of supporters. Since beginning the 5-phase launch process in December 2024, Namada has grown to support the shielding of 10 IBC assets, with a total value shielded of nearly $6 million so far, demonstrating a strong demand for multi-asset data protection.
Namada’s phased launch approach helped to ensure a decentralized and secure rollout for the network. As bleeding edge technology, Namada needed to be thoroughly battle tested in phases to ensure security for users. Developing privacy-preserving technology has been one of the hardest problems to solve in the blockchain space, and Namada required several completely new technical innovations to be developed, making the network a true feat of engineering accomplishment.
From the network’s inception in 2022 to (what was at the time) the largest trusted setup in history, the massively multi-player Shielded Expedition, the publication of the mainnet release candidate, and the start of the 5-phase launch, the road was long and not always straight, but together we made it as a community.
And this is just the beginning; the community is already looking forward to what comes next for Namada, with v1 as a springboard to even greater things. From here, Namada will expand privacy protections to one blockchain, dApp, and asset after another. The community has its sights on ecosystems like Ethereum, Solana, and Base for starters, as well as DeFi integrations across a range of applications, starting with shielded swaps on Osmosis.
Namada’s roadmap is ambitious, but a decentralized, community-driven ethos ensures the network will move forward collaboratively.
Help shape the shielded multichain future
The launch of Namada’s mainnet marks a pivotal moment for Web3 privacy, but it’s your participation that will shape its future. Whether you’re a crypto user looking for greater control over your data, a developer building the next killer dapp, or a validator securing the network, you’re invited to join the mission of giving people control over their on-chain financial destinies.
Together we can make sure the future of crypto is one where people are safe and secure, with the freedom to choose how, when, and with whom they share their most sensitive data.
Stay connected and follow the latest updates on X, start shielding your assets, shape Namada’s future by engaging in governance, and join community discussions on Discord and the Namada Forum.