We are excited to announce the launch of a new on-chain privacy dApp, the Nata Router. With Nata Router, users can seamlessly bridge assets between chains privately, made possible by LayerZero’s cross-chain communication protocol.

Get Started: Nata Router

Nata Router is a private bridge. Users can deposit assets from multiple chains directly into Nata Network, receiving either zkDAI or zkETH. zkTokens are fully private assets stored securely in Nata Network’s zero-knowledge rollup. Starting today, users can withdraw zkETH or zkDAI from Nata Network to any of the following chains below.

• Optimism

• Arbitrum

• Base

• Ethereum

• Avalanche

• Fantom

• Polygon

When other privacy protocols decide to redeploy onto additional chains, it tends to be less successful than the first because the privacy set would be split between the two deployments. This is similar to the problem of liquidity fragmentation that DEXs struggle with. User fragmentation is even more detrimental with privacy dApps because the goal is to provide users with the best privacy set possible. Consequently, privacy users end up continuing to use the first deployment because of its large, established, privacy set and the second deployment never takes off. What if both deployments were connected together instead?

Integrating LayerZero’s cross-chain communication protocol allows users to access Nata Network’s established privacy set from any chain, creating one unified global privacy set. When LayerZero adds support for additional chains, it is trivial to integrate them into Nata Router. New chains instantly inherit the global privacy set of the whole Nata Network, eliminating the cold start problem. This design will allow Nata Network’s privacy set to scale right alongside LayerZero and the rest of the crypto ecosystem, becoming the go-to privacy dApp for crypto users.

Many crypto users have decided to forgo their privacy for fear of “tainting” or “blacklisting” their address by interacting with privacy dApps. This is not the case with Nata Router. In the example screenshot below, the funds are transferred from Stargate’s smart contracts to the user’s address, not from Nata Network’s smart contract.

LayerZero primarily uses USDC as the asset to bridge back and forth between chains. This means DAI, ETH, zkDAI, and zkETH must be swapped into USDC for all deposits and withdrawals. DEX swap support for deposits are live today and DEX swaps for withdrawals are coming soon. Connecting a DEX into the withdrawal system will open up more cross-chain routes, such as deposits and withdrawals to BNB chain via USDT, and zkETH to ETH on all chains. Supporting the most common pairs and chains is a top priority to attract users, further growing the privacy set.

Deploying the NATA token with the xERC20 standard would allow cross-chain minting and burning, with the potential to become the dominant privacy token used with Nata Network. Currently, users experience DEX swap fees and LayerZero fees during cross-chain deposits and withdrawals. For example, a user depositing $1000 on Optimism can pay as much as ~$5 in fees. Creating NATA as a native cross-chain token would eliminate these additional fees, providing users with significantly less, or even free deposits and withdrawals.

The Nata Router is live today!

eNATA token rewards for cross-chain deposits start on December 17th and must be claimed using NataNetwork.io. The new reward allocation was chosen by the community’s snapshot vote and can be seen below. Additionally, a Galxe campaign is being launched to track all early Nata Router depositors.

Check out the full walkthrough guide in Nata Network’s documentation. Review the guide here.If you still have questions, jump into the Discord.

We are excited to announce the launch of a new on-chain privacy dApp, the Nata Router. With Nata Router, users can seamlessly bridge assets between chains privately, made possible by LayerZero’s cross-chain communication protocol.

Get Started: Nata Router

Nata Router is a private bridge. Users can deposit assets from multiple chains directly into Nata Network, receiving either zkDAI or zkETH. zkTokens are fully private assets stored securely in Nata Network’s zero-knowledge rollup. Starting today, users can withdraw zkETH or zkDAI from Nata Network to any of the following chains below.

• Optimism

• Arbitrum

• Base

• Ethereum

• Avalanche

• Fantom

• Polygon

When other privacy protocols decide to redeploy onto additional chains, it tends to be less successful than the first because the privacy set would be split between the two deployments. This is similar to the problem of liquidity fragmentation that DEXs struggle with. User fragmentation is even more detrimental with privacy dApps because the goal is to provide users with the best privacy set possible. Consequently, privacy users end up continuing to use the first deployment because of its large, established, privacy set and the second deployment never takes off. What if both deployments were connected together instead?

Integrating LayerZero’s cross-chain communication protocol allows users to access Nata Network’s established privacy set from any chain, creating one unified global privacy set. When LayerZero adds support for additional chains, it is trivial to integrate them into Nata Router. New chains instantly inherit the global privacy set of the whole Nata Network, eliminating the cold start problem. This design will allow Nata Network’s privacy set to scale right alongside LayerZero and the rest of the crypto ecosystem, becoming the go-to privacy dApp for crypto users.

Many crypto users have decided to forgo their privacy for fear of “tainting” or “blacklisting” their address by interacting with privacy dApps. This is not the case with Nata Router. In the example screenshot below, the funds are transferred from Stargate’s smart contracts to the user’s address, not from Nata Network’s smart contract.

LayerZero primarily uses USDC as the asset to bridge back and forth between chains. This means DAI, ETH, zkDAI, and zkETH must be swapped into USDC for all deposits and withdrawals. DEX swap support for deposits are live today and DEX swaps for withdrawals are coming soon. Connecting a DEX into the withdrawal system will open up more cross-chain routes, such as deposits and withdrawals to BNB chain via USDT, and zkETH to ETH on all chains. Supporting the most common pairs and chains is a top priority to attract users, further growing the privacy set.

Deploying the NATA token with the xERC20 standard would allow cross-chain minting and burning, with the potential to become the dominant privacy token used with Nata Network. Currently, users experience DEX swap fees and LayerZero fees during cross-chain deposits and withdrawals. For example, a user depositing $1000 on Optimism can pay as much as ~$5 in fees. Creating NATA as a native cross-chain token would eliminate these additional fees, providing users with significantly less, or even free deposits and withdrawals.

The Nata Router is live today!

eNATA token rewards for cross-chain deposits start on December 17th and must be claimed using NataNetwork.io. The new reward allocation was chosen by the community’s snapshot vote and can be seen below. Additionally, a Galxe campaign is being launched to track all early Nata Router depositors.

Check out the full walkthrough guide in Nata Network’s documentation. Review the guide here.If you still have questions, jump into the Discord.