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BTE offers epochless, constant-size decryption shares (as small as 48 bytes) that can help layer-2 rollups to achieve pending transaction privacy.
Kyrian Alex
Kyrian Alex is a Cointelegraph staff writer and research analyst at Cointelegraph Research, where he focuses on core DeFi infrastructure and related products. He has over six years of experience in the crypto industry and has worked with Cointelegraph Research since 2024. Kyrian has an academic background in mechatronics and control systems engineering, which informs his analytical approach to blockchain research. He holds BTC, BNB, and SUI in amounts exceeding Cointelegraph’s disclosure threshold of $1,000.
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