Taurus Unveils Game-Changer: World’s First Private Smart Contract for Stablecoins
Breaking the mold in decentralized finance, Taurus just dropped a bombshell—launching the first private smart contract platform exclusively for stablecoins. Finally, institutional players get the confidentiality they crave without sacrificing blockchain's transparency.
Why this matters: Privacy meets compliance
While DeFi purists scream about anonymity, Taurus weaponizes zero-knowledge proofs to let regulated entities transact off-radar. No more exposing treasury movements to competitors—or Twitter sleuths.
The fine print they won't highlight
Sure, it's 'private,' but every transaction still leaves forensic breadcrumbs for auditors. Because let's face it—banks won't touch crypto unless they can still narc on clients to regulators.
Bottom line: A Swiss-regulated gateway drug for TradFi to finally dive into stablecoins. Now watch as hedge funds use this to hide leverage while retail gets front-run... again.
Taurus Makes “Major Step Forward for Stablecoins”
The team notes that the private stablecoin contract complements their open-source private security token. Taurus launched this token in February 2025. The announcement describes it as a confidential token standard for debt and equity tokenization, which allows financial institutions to issue tokenized versions of financial instruments on public blockchains while maintaining privacy.
This latest MOVE “marks a major step forward for stablecoins,” said JP Aumasson, Chief Security Officer at Taurus. “We showed that it’s possible to protect the privacy and security of stablecoin users while retaining the features of industry-standard stablecoins. This addresses concerns that we’ve repeatedly heard from banks looking at issuing stablecoins, central banks, and regulators.”
How do you ensure that a token transfer only proceeds after human approval?
Our latest article explores how to perform such a conditional transfer in Taurus-CAPITAL, when using the CMTA token, suitable for tokenized securities and stablecoins.https://t.co/pDOZHUo5jd pic.twitter.com/LscL0W7QoI
Moreover, Taurus’ latest launch follows the news of the US Senate passing the GENIUS Act in mid-June. The Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins Act requires issuers to fully back their stablecoins with US dollars, makes licensing dependent on the total market capitalization of their digital assets, provides safeguards for consumers (who WOULD be paid first in the event of a bankruptcy), and tightens rules to prevent money laundering and terror financing.
On Wednesday, Senator Cynthia Lummis urged US lawmakers to advance both the GENIUS Act and broader crypto market structure asap. “I’m not saying combine them, but they both need to pass this year,” she said.
We needed to pass market legislation yesterday. The time is NOW! pic.twitter.com/4s6v8KeL3i
— Senator Cynthia Lummis (@SenLummis) June 25, 2025Moreover, Taurus noted that stablecoin supply has surpassed $250 billion with a 1,200% increase since 2020.
Taurus “expects the total stablecoin supply to reach $1 trillion-$2 trillion by 2030 as demand increases across institutional and consumer markets, pushed by favorable regulation,” it concluded.
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