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Summary

  • Adds approaches/approach-privacy-standards-survey.md (~250 lines) documenting 7 core Ethereum standards for institutional privacy
  • Includes standards catalog with implementation status, gap analysis, use case mapping, and decision tree
  • Updates GLOSSARY.md with ERC-7945, ERC-8065, and EIP-7805 definitions

Standards Covered

Standard Purpose Status
ERC-3643 Permissioned tokenized securities Final
ERC-7573 Cross-chain DvP coordination Draft
EIP-5564 Stealth addresses Draft
EIP-6123 Derivatives lifecycle Draft
EIP-7805 FOCIL censorship resistance Draft
ERC-7945 Confidential token transfers Draft
ERC-8065 ZK token wrapper Draft

PRD Reference

Implements PR-012 from PRD-IPTF-PUBLIC-Q1-2026.md

Test Plan

  • CI passes (frontmatter, links validation)
  • All 7 core standards documented with accurate status
  • Gap analysis identifies actionable missing standards
  • Decision tree provides clear guidance
  • Cross-references to existing patterns work
  • Glossary definitions link correctly

@oskarth oskarth force-pushed the pr-012-standards-survey branch from a07b10b to 5c6f941 Compare January 28, 2026 05:32
The space-separated paths were treated as a single invalid string,
causing Vale to fall back to linting all files including CHANGELOG.md.
Disable E-Prime and TooWordy (flags common technical terms).
Set Passive to suggestion level instead of warning.
Fix weasel word and marketing language flags in survey approach.
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oskarth commented Jan 28, 2026

Ping @Meyanis95

|----------|---------|--------|-------------------|
| **ERC-3643** | Permissioned tokenized securities | Final | High |
| **ERC-7573** | Cross-chain DvP coordination | Draft | High |
| **EIP-5564** | Stealth addresses | Draft | Medium |
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Not a draft anymore; status Final

| **ERC-7573** | Cross-chain DvP coordination | Draft | High |
| **EIP-5564** | Stealth addresses | Draft | Medium |
| **EIP-6123** | Derivatives lifecycle | Draft | High |
| **EIP-7805** | Fork Choice Inclusion Lists (FOCIL) | Draft | Medium |
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EIP-7805 will be the header for Glamsterdam hardfork -- should happen later this year;


| Aspect | Details |
|--------|---------|
| **Purpose** | Standard for permissioned tokens with built-in compliance (KYC, transfer restrictions, eligibility rules) |
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We should rephrase this;
The ERC itself doesn't provide rules; it facilitates compliance by enforcing rules on standard ERC-20 functions.

| **Status** | Final |
| **Key Features** | On-chain identity (ONCHAINID), modular compliance rules, transfer agent controls, forced transfers for recovery |
| **Institutional Fit** | High - designed specifically for regulated securities |
| **Vendor Support** | [Tokeny](../vendors/tokeny.md), multiple custodians |
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Vendor card doesn't exist

| **Institutional Fit** | High - designed specifically for regulated securities |
| **Vendor Support** | [Tokeny](../vendors/tokeny.md), multiple custodians |
| **Pattern Support** | [ERC-3643 RWA Tokenization](../patterns/pattern-erc3643-rwa.md) |
| **Limitations** | Privacy limited to access control (not cryptographic); all transactions visible to permissioned parties |
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interop with other smart contracts e.g., DeFi protocols.
Needs dedicated protocol deployment like: https://aave.com/docs/aave-v3/horizon

| Aspect | Details |
|--------|---------|
| **Purpose** | Enable unlinkable payments by generating fresh addresses per transaction |
| **Status** | Draft |
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Final

| **Purpose** | Censorship resistance through inclusion lists that proposers must respect |
| **Status** | Draft |
| **Key Features** | Committee-based inclusion lists, forced transaction inclusion, censorship detection |
| **Institutional Fit** | Medium - addresses censorship concerns for compliant transactions |
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A higher impact for banking risk assessment. Give them higher confidence in maintaining the state of their contract, for example;

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This is good!
We should also add EIP-7701, which, from latest Vitalik's artifacts seems to be the path for full account abstraction;
Native AA is a big step forward in institutional key management with the ability to create custom rules for controlling an account, including privacy systems with ZK. It could also pave the path for new private transfer constructions on L1.

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