# What is Seismic network ?

*Do you need Zcash-like privacy with Ethereum-like flexibility?! Seismic is here!*

By [xtrex.eth](https://paragraph.com/@xtrex.eth) · 2025-05-23

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When you make a transaction on blockchains, your account balance or transferred amount or even your destination wallet is transparent to everyone.

You don’t like this ?!

**Seismic network** as an **encrypted blockchain** is here to help your privacy.

**Seismic** is a Layer 1 blockchain project launched in 2024, focused on privacy through end-to-end encryption. Unlike traditional blockchains where transactions and wallets are public, SeismicSys keeps them private

But how does it keep transactions private?! We already had privacy blockchains so whats unique about Seismic?

Let me Introduce you **TEEs** or **trusted execution environments**. It’s an advanced encryption technique that Seismic uses for encrypting transactions.

TEEs use hardware-based mechanisms, like encryption and isolation, to ensure that data and code remain confidential and intact. This isolation means that even the operating system or other software cannot interfere, making TEEs highly resistant to external attacks.

It allows developers to create encrypted DeFi protocols with standard Solidity smart contracts, combining **Zcash**\-like privacy with **Ethereum**\-like flexibility. The project raised **$7M** in seed funding led by **a16z** crypto and **Polychain Capital**.

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*Originally published on [xtrex.eth](https://paragraph.com/@xtrex.eth/what-is-seismic-network)*