RAILGUN is advancing private DeFi with RAILGUN_connect, a universal connector that lets users interact with existing Ethereum DeFi apps from private 0zk addresses. Built with Gnosis Guild, it’s already been tested on CoWSwap and brings near-full DeFi functionality to private capital without bridges or new chains.

RAILGUN has introduced RAILGUN_connect, a “universal connector” that lets users interact with existing Ethereum DeFi applications from private 0zk addresses, extending the project’s zero‑knowledge privacy system beyond simple shielded transfers into near full DeFi functionality. The feature has been built using Gnosis Guild’s Zodiac Pilot middleware and has already been successfully tested on the CoWSwap frontend, allowing private capital to trade and use DeFi without moving to new chains or relying on bridges. RAILGUN is a privacy infrastructure deployed directly on Ethereum and other EVM chains that uses zk-SNARKs and smart contracts to conceal transaction details such as sender, recipient, token, and amount while remaining compatible with standard DeFi protocols. RAILGUN_connect sits on top of this system as a plug‑and‑play integration layer: it “injects” a user’s private 0zk address into existing Ethereum DeFi frontends so protocols can be used from shielded balances without changing their contracts or liquidity pools. Technically, the design relies on two components: Mechs, NFT-based 0x addresses that hold tokens and DeFi positions and behave like normal addresses from the protocol’s perspective, and Zodiac Pilot, which simulates and routes calls from frontends while a RAILGUN Adapt Relay contract executes them without revealing the private balance. The launch of RAILGUNconnect matters because it aims to make private addresses as functional as public ones, addressing a long‑standing gap where on-chain privacy tools typically forced users to unshield funds before interacting with DeFi. By avoiding separate privacy chains, layer‑2s, or bridges and instead operating entirely on Ethereum’s security layer, the system targets use cases such as private swaps, borrowing, lending, stablecoin and liquid staking, and complex non‑atomic strategies from confidential capital pools. As of early 2026, RAILGUN’s private system reportedly manages around $100 million in assets, and RAILGUNconnect is live in prototype form (for example in Terminal Wallet via CLI), with broader frontend integrations planned to make private DeFi more accessible to end users.

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