The plan includes confidential balances, encrypted smart contract computation, and selective disclosure for authorized audits and compliance.
Shiba Inu developers are preparing to add encrypted transaction support across the ecosystem by integrating Fully Homomorphic Encryption, or FHE, through a collaboration with cryptography firm Zama. Zama CEO Rand Hindi said the SHIB BLT token suite is on the roadmap for privacy tooling, setting a target delivery window in the second quarter of 2026.
The plan covers four core assets used across Shibarium and its related applications: SHIB, BONE, LEASH, and TREAT. Zama CEO’s confirmation followed a public community discussion on X in which Shiba Inu developer Kaal Dhairya asked for a total suite rollout rather than enabling a single shielded asset. Hindi responded that the broad integration is already included in the current project plans.
The upgrade is designed to reduce on-chain exposure of balances and transaction details while preserving settlement on a public network. Based on the described approach, the data would be encrypted and, despite being inaccessible to ordinary people, authorized parties would be able to obtain the necessary information by controlled disclosure.
Most blockchains publish sender, receiver, and value data in a way that can be indexed by services. The proposed FHE layer aims to keep those fields encrypted while transactions still finalize on-chain, and while smart contracts can execute without decrypting the state.
Zama describes shielded assets as tokens protected using FHE, a method that allows computation on encrypted data without revealing the underlying values. In a smart contract setting, this can support transfers and program logic that operate on ciphertext while keeping amounts and ownership details concealed from the broader network view.
According to the project outline, the shielded model is built around three functions. Confidential ownership keeps wallet balances and transfer amounts encrypted, private computation allows contracts to process protected inputs, and selective disclosure enables a verified viewer to reveal specific information using credentials.
The announcement extends technical cooperation between Shiba Inu and Zama that began in early 2024, when the parties started discussing a confidentiality layer for Shibarium. The latest roadmap positions the SHIB BLT assets as priority targets for integration as the privacy layer matures.
If delivered on the stated timeline, the Q2 2026 rollout would place encryption features alongside existing Shibarium tooling for decentralized applications, payments, and on-chain services.
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