TL;DR

• COTI V2 unlocks programmable privacy using Garbled Circuits — a game-changer for many protocols.
• Some major crypto projects could gain from integrating COTI, but haven’t made the move (yet).
• We explore five standout projects that could benefit the most from DAOs to lending protocols.
• Each one would gain new capabilities: confidential voting, private loans, sealed auctions, and more.
• This list is a wishlist, not a critique showing how far privacy design could reach across Web3.

Every crypto project says it values privacy. Very few actually implement it. Even fewer support programmable privacy where smart contracts run on encrypted data, revealing only the output. That’s what COTI V2 makes possible, thanks to its use of Garbled Circuits.

But despite launching one of the most usable privacy stacks in Web3, COTI hasn’t yet been integrated by many top-tier protocols. Below are five well-known crypto projects that could unlock powerful new use cases by plugging into COTI’s privacy layer. Think of this as a wishlist for Web3’s next evolution.

1. Gitcoin – Grants Without Doxxing Donors

What it does: Gitcoin funds public goods through community-led grants and quadratic voting.

Where it needs COTI: Today, most Gitcoin rounds are public. While transparency builds trust, it can also discourage participation, especially when donors don’t want affiliations made public. Confidentiality could:

• Enable anonymous grant contributions
• Allow private voting on community-led funding
• Prevent sybil attacks using COTI’s private computation models

How COTI helps: Gitcoin could use COTI’s Garbled Circuits to privately verify donor identity or intent — without revealing wallet history. Matching logic could also be run privately, preserving fairness without exposure.

2. ENS (Ethereum Name Service) – Domain Ownership With Discretion

What it does: ENS maps human-readable names to Ethereum addresses.

Where it needs COTI: ENS data is permanently visible, who registered what, and when. But what if you want an ENS domain, but don’t want that tied publicly to your wallet?

How COTI helps:

1. Allow users to register ENS names via confidential transactions
2. Let registrants shield identity or use hidden wallet addresses
3. Enable private transfers of names (with logic governed by private contracts)

This wouldn’t change ENS’s function but it would give users a privacy-preserving way to interact with the service. It’s the difference between listing your domain on a billboard and securing it behind a locked drawer.

3. Aave – Lending With Confidential Credit Models

What it does: Aave is a leading decentralized lending platform, offering collateralized loans and yield strategies.

Where it needs COTI: Aave is limited to on-chain data for credit logic. This restricts real-world credit modeling. If Aave ever wants to move toward:

• Private credit scoring
• Under-collateralized lending
• Confidential borrower assessments

…it needs a way to evaluate and act on private data. 

How COTI helps: Garbled Circuits could allow credit checks using encrypted data, returning a loan approval or rejection without exposing user financials.

Even better, the logic itself (loan terms, risk models) could be confidential. Aave’s vaults could remain open and secure, while privacy protects borrowers and algorithms alike.

4. Uniswap – Sealed Auctions for New Token Listings

What it does: Uniswap is the leading decentralized exchange. It lets users trade tokens and provide liquidity.

Where it needs COTI: Liquidity mining and token launches on Uniswap are prone to frontrunning and manipulation. COTI could change that.

How COTI helps:

1. Run sealed-bid auctions for new token listings
2. Enable liquidity providers to submit private liquidity schedules
3. Reduce manipulation and bots using private logic enforcement

Uniswap V3 introduced concentrated liquidity. The next step could be confidential liquidity logic giving protocols and LPs new control without public exposure.

5. Snapshot – Private Voting Without Centralization

What it does: Snapshot lets DAOs vote off-chain but still secure governance.

Where it needs COTI: Votes are visible to all. That’s fine for some communities, not so much for those voting on sensitive treasury issues or personnel changes.

How COTI helps:

• Private DAO voting with auditable outcomes
• Weighted votes calculated confidentially
• Sensitive decisions protected from social pressure or retaliation

With COTI, Snapshot wouldn’t need to give up transparency, just offer the option of confidentiality. That’s critical as DAOs mature and decisions become more impactful.

Bonus Picks: Other Integrations That Could Work

There are other candidates worth mentioning:

• Chainlink – Private oracle logic (e.g., hidden conditions on feeds)
• Gnosis Safe – Confidential multi-sig actions
• Worldcoin – Private identity checks with encrypted validation
• Zora – Private auctions or curated drops

Each of these has some privacy element that could benefit from COTI’s Garbled Circuit execution engine.

Why None of These Have Integrated Yet (And Why That Could Change)

Most teams avoid privacy for three reasons:

1. It’s hard to implement
2. It’s hard to audit
3. It complicates UX

But COTI V2 is changing that. It offers:

• Familiar dev languages (Python, TypeScript)
• Simple SDKs
• Fast performance benchmarks

And maybe most important? It doesn’t require migrating away from Ethereum. COTI is EVM-compatible and designed to plug into existing stacks. That’s why this wishlist is realistic and getting more relevant each cycle.

Final Thought

Privacy is all about choice, safety, and programmability. COTI V2 quietly enables all three. And while the crypto space chases the next narrative, the smart builders will start integrating tools that make their systems more usable and more secure.

None of the five projects in this article are lacking. But all of them could do more if they tapped into the confidential logic COTI enables. 2025 might be early. 2030 might be late.