Documentation
What stays private
Robinhood Chain is a public ledger. Gloam adds a vault on top. Here is what that does and does not hide.
At a glance
While in the vault
Your open wallet no longer shows that amount. Harder to read your full bag from the street.
Private send (live)
Pay someone inside the vault with a payment code. The chain sees a transfer proof — not “Alice paid Bob 0.01 ETH”.
When you enter / exit
Shield and cash out touch the public chain. Someone can see that the vault was used.
Vault trade adapter (live)
Cash out → swap → re-shield. Your bag can leave and re-enter the vault; the swap size is still public on that edge.
Not yet
Sealed-size private trade — swap without broadcasting full size — is not shipped.
- ✓
While in the vault
Your open wallet no longer shows that amount. Harder to read your full bag from the street.
- ✓
Private send (live)
Pay someone inside the vault with a payment code. The chain sees a transfer proof — not “Alice paid Bob 0.01 ETH”.
- !
When you enter / exit
Shield and cash out touch the public chain. Someone can see that the vault was used.
- ½
Vault trade adapter (live)
Cash out → swap → re-shield. Your bag can leave and re-enter the vault; the swap size is still public on that edge.
- →
Not yet
Sealed-size private trade — swap without broadcasting full size — is not shipped.
We aim to hide
- How much you hold while it is in the vault
- Who paid whom inside the vault (private send — live on testnet)
- (Later) trade size during private execution
The public can still see
- That someone used Gloam
- When money went in or out of the vault
- Timing clues if very few people use the system
We will not promise
- Invisibility from law or courts
- Safety if your phone is compromised
- Privacy if you clear the browser note and lose the secret
- Strong anonymity with almost no users
More detail: How shield works · Whitepaper. Token status: $GLOAM (not launched).