Privacy protocol Nocturne has deployed its v1 on the Ethereum mainnet, introducing the concept of on-chain private accounts to Ethereum.

The protocol functions as another account rather than a distinct tool or ecosystem, according to a statement. Unlike existing blockchain privacy tools, which often exist as separate entities, Nocturne integrates privacy directly into the account layer, functioning similarly to a smart contract wallet.

Nocturne is compatible with any DeFi protocol that represents state via output tokens, such as Uniswap swap tokens, Aave aTokens and Compound cTokens, the team said. It plans to extend this compatibility to a broader range of decentralized applications over time, creating private user accounts on Layer 1 and Layer 2 that are fully compatible with existing …