what's Inco Network?
Inco Network is a modular Layer-1 blockchain designed as the confidentiality layer for Web3, enabling smart contracts to process encrypted data without decryption through fully homomorphic encryption (FHE). This allows developers to build privacy-preserving applications directly onchain, addressing key limitations in public blockchains where transaction details are transparent. Secured by Ethereum, Inco integrates seamlessly with existing ecosystems, supporting use cases like confidential DeFi, private voting, and secure data sharing while maintaining verifiability and compliance. The project's architecture includes tools like Inco Lightning, which facilitates confidential app development on compatible chains without requiring a full migration. By leveraging FHE, computations on encrypted inputs yield encrypted outputs that can be decrypted only by authorized parties, ensuring end-to-end privacy. Inco aims to make confidentiality accessible and developer-friendly, with no need for new languages or steep learning curves, fostering broader adoption of privacy tech in blockchain.
Inco Lightning projects won DeFy'26 hackathon prizes on Base Sepolia.
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x.com/inconetworkPartnered with Para to integrate confidential computing with wallet-as-a-service infrastructure for developers.
CEO participated in an interview or discussion with Tectonic regarding onchain encryption and post-quantum security.
Used as a privacy solution in Bagel, a private payroll application built for the Solana Privacy Hack and deployed on Solana devnet.
Won two prizes at the DeFy'26 hackathon for projects built using Inco Lightning on Base Sepolia testnet.
Hosted hackathon on Solana starting January 12, 2026, for confidential applications using Inco Lightning across DeFi, gaming, payments.
Collaborates with 0xPredicate to publish a research report surveying onchain privacy tools and their compliance/threat-resistance measures.
Inco collaborates with 0xPredicate to release a research report titled "Navigating Privacy and Compliance in Blockchain Systems," reviewing privacy and compliance solutions across nine major blockchain projects including Aleo, Avalanche, Solana, zkSync, and RAILGUN.
Inco collaborates with Confidential Token Association, OpenZeppelin, and Zama on ERC-7984, the confidential token standard EIP.
Furkan Akal presents at Fenbushi DeFi Workshop in Buenos Aires, covering PETs and private compute capabilities.
Teams up with Circle to propose confidential ERC20 standard for stablecoins including USDC.
Appears on speculative list of projects targeting Q4 Token Generation Events in the Layer 1/2 category.
New confidential game 'Mines' developed by external builders using confidentiality stack
New Comfy feature enables conversion of regular tokens into confidential versions.
Confidential stablecoins development announced as next major product focus.
Launches first playable confidential onchain game application 'Hangman'
Secured $10M funding round led by a16z CSX and Circle
Deployed confidential smart contract solution on Base Sepolia; released create-inco-app for full-stack confidential dApps.
Technology integration launches on Monad testnet through partnership with Melee Game, demonstrating live onchain confidentiality features.
Secures minimum $500k investment and acceptance into a16z's CSX accelerator program for Spring 2025 cohort.
Building privacy solutions using FHE technology, integrating with EigenLayer.