8.3 Optional MWEB Privacy

Privacy in PTERI is optional and explicit, not forced.

Litecoin’s MWEB (MimbleWimble Extension Block) allows:

• Confidential transaction amounts

• Improved on-chain privacy

• Reduced metadata leakage

PTERI treats privacy as a transaction-level choice.

This means:

• Developers decide when privacy is required

• Users explicitly approve privacy usage

• Settlement remains verifiable

MWEB is used when:

• Transaction confidentiality matters

• Metadata minimization is required

And avoided when:

• Full transparency is desired

• Public auditability is required

Privacy is a tool — not a blanket policy.

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