Monday Workshop : Confidential DeFi 101 with NOX Protocol

​DeFi has always had a transparency problem hiding in plain sight: every balance, every position, and every trade is visible to the entire world. In 2026, that's finally changing. This hands-on workshop introduces Confidential DeFi — a new design pattern where your assets stay private while your protocol stays fully auditable.

​We'll explore NOX Protocol, iExec's newly launched confidential execution layer on Arbitrum (Testnet live since May 2026), and show you why "auditable confidentiality" is becoming the prerequisite for institutional-scale on-chain finance.

​What you'll learn:

• ​Why full transparency is a liability in DeFi — front-running, MEV, and doxxed balances

• ​The core primitives of NOX Protocol: confidential tokens (ERC-7984), TEE-based confidential compute (Intel TDX), and on-chain access control lists (ACLs)

• ​How privacy-preserving tech compares — TEE vs. ZK vs. FHE

• ​A live look at building and interacting with a confidential token: hidden balances and private transfers in action

• ​Real-world momentum: the iExec × Real Finance partnership bringing confidential infrastructure to tokenized RWAs

​Who should attend:
Developers, DeFi builders, and Web3 enthusiasts who want to get ahead of the privacy shift reshaping on-chain finance. No prior confidential-computing experience required — just basic familiarity with Ethereum and smart contracts.