what's Opal?
Opal is a privacy-first perpetuals decentralized exchange (perp DEX) designed to protect traders from MEV, front-running, and predatory exploits through sealed blind orders and native house-blind architecture. It employs ZK-proofs to ensure order fairness at the protocol level, with all trading fees directed entirely to users in ETH. Built for Ethereum and Base, Opal encrypts the DEX engine to shield trading details from on-chain exposure, enabling truly anonymous perpetuals trading. The protocol routes orders via privacy networks like AnyoneFDN, prioritizing user sovereignty and economic alignment by distributing 100% of revenue to token holders.
Opal co-hosts SXSW crypto happy hour for Base builders & investors with HydrexFi.
Opal co-hosts a rooftop crypto happy hour at SXSW starting on March 9, 2026, bringing together Base builders and investors alongside HydrexFi.
Accumulated $8,000 in net Smart Money inflows on Solana over the past 24 hours as of February 9, 2026.
Placed in top 5 at an OpenAI hackathon, won multiple other hackathons, and received recognition from OpenAI via repost.
Participating in Pump.fun hackathon scheduled for 2026-02-18.
Presents at 2:30pm Thursday at EFDevcon's Base booth as part of Base Batches builders schedule.