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Built on @AleoHQ by @ProvableHQ, Shield is a self-custodial wallet for holding and moving crypto without exposing balances, counterparties, or transaction details by default.
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Shield
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Shield
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Joined December 2021
- A clear breakdown of why privacy belongs at the protocol level, not bolted on after the fact. @AleoHQ is the chain that makes this possible. Shield is the wallet that puts it in your hands.Most blockchains are transparent by default, so every salary, balance, and trading strategy you put onchain is permanently public. @AleoHQ is a Layer 1 that flips that, making privacy the foundation and enforcing it with math instead of trust.
- If you're still on Leo Wallet, now is the time to make the move to Shield. A formal sunset is coming, and migrating ahead of it means doing it on your own schedule rather than against a deadline. The process takes less than two minutes, and your accounts and balances carryLeo Wallet is being deprecated. Shield is what comes next 🛡️ Provable acquired Leo Wallet in 2025, and since then, the team has been building Shield as the primary wallet for Aleo. Shield is now live on iOS, Android, and Chrome and migrating is simple.
- Someone receiving aid in a displaced community. A small business paying vendors. A freelancer accepting stablecoin payments. A family transferring money across borders. None of those people need their financial activity on a public ledger. Shield was built for them.
- The infrastructure under private crypto keeps getting faster and more reliable. That's what makes wallets like Shield possible.🌐 Announcing Aleo Stack v4.7.0 A release focused on making Aleo easier to run, easier to observe, and easier to build on. ✅ View-only functions in Leo ✅ Real-time data streaming ✅ 30-50% client-side proving speedup Let's dive in 👇
- Privacy is having its moment in crypto. Hardware wallets, stablecoins, and major chains are all moving toward confidential transactions, and the case for private finance keeps getting stronger. Shield was built for exactly this. Private stablecoins and private transactions,
- Migrating from Leo to Shield is not a process you need to plan around. Open Shield, import your seed phrase, and your accounts and balances are there. No bridging, no token swaps, no waiting. Shield is where all new development is happening, and the migration is open right now.Leo Wallet is being deprecated. Shield is what comes next 🛡️ Provable acquired Leo Wallet in 2025, and since then, the team has been building Shield as the primary wallet for Aleo. Shield is now live on iOS, Android, and Chrome and migrating is simple.
- Shield extension v1.19.0 is live, and this one brings a big addition. ▸ On-Ramps are now available, letting you bring fiat into Shield directly ▸ Cleaner wallet add flow with separate Import and New options ▸ Stronger guardrails when unshielding Update in the Chrome Web Store
- Replying to @ShieldAppThis isn't a roadmap item or a future promise. USDCx and USAD are live in Shield right now, and Shield is the only wallet where you can hold, send, and receive them on Aleo. Bring your dollars onchain, privately.
- Replying to @ShieldAppUSDCx and USAD on @AleoHQ were built to solve this. Both are dollar-pegged, backed by regulated reserves, and encrypt your transaction data using zero-knowledge proofs. The stability of a dollar-denominated asset with the privacy your financial activity deserves. That's what
- Replying to @ShieldAppThat's not a hypothetical risk. It's how public ledgers work by design. And as stablecoin adoption grows into payroll, vendor payments, and personal spending, the amount of financial data being broadcast only increases. Traditional finance doesn't work this way. So why should
