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Privacy Initiatives - Privacy Stewards of Ethereum (PSE) is prioritizing privacy solutions to prevent Ethereum from becoming a surveillance network [1] - The roadmap focuses on private writes, private reads, and private proving to enhance Ethereum's privacy [1] - PSE will maintain a problem radar, execution map, and open communication to engage the Ethereum community [1] - Initiatives include Plasma Fold, Kohaku, Private Governance, Confidential DeFi, Network Privacy, Private Identity, and Client-side Proving [2] Technological Focus - Plasma Fold is an experimental Layer 2 design using zero-knowledge folding for private transfers [2] - Confidential DeFi involves an Institutional Privacy Task Force with the Ethereum Foundation's EcoDev Enterprise group [2] - Network Privacy includes a Private RPC working group, Oblivious RAM solutions, and mixnet-style transaction routing experiments [2] - Client-side Proving focuses on efficient proving systems for mobile devices to enable new privacy apps [2] Strategic Importance - Improved privacy ensures Ethereum remains transparent yet protective, strengthening it as a foundation for the internet of value [2][3] - The Ethereum Foundation is treating privacy as a critical issue [3]