How Lethe works, in plain words.
How shielding, private transfers, receipts and withdrawals work on Elysium: what stays public, what it costs, and how to check the contracts.
Lethe is a privacy protocol for managing crypto assets on Elysium. You shield HYPE or a supported stablecoin into a shared pool, organise it into vaults, send it without the chain showing who paid whom, and share only the records you choose. These docs explain how it works, what stays public, and what comes later.
Lethe is live on Elysium Testnet. You can shield, send and withdraw test HYPE, which has no value. Nothing is deployed on Elysium mainnet yet. Every address is on Network and contracts.
Start here
Key facts
- Status
- In preparationNothing deployed yet. The app runs as a demo
- Host chain
- ElysiumMainnet chain ID 99901, testnet 99801
- Admin
- MultisigWill only turn deposits of a token on or off. Can’t replace the verifier, block withdrawals or upgrade the pool
- Keys
- YoursCreated on your device. Spending authority never leaves you
- Deposits and withdrawals
- PublicVisible on Elysium
- Token
- NoneBasic use never depends on a token
Official addresses are listed only on the Network and contracts page. A plain-text summary for scripts is at /llms.txt.
Start to finish
Every shielded asset follows the same path. The two ends touch the public chain. Everything in between is designed to stay inside the pool.
- 01ShieldPublic
Deposit a supported token. It becomes an encrypted note only your keys can read.
- 02OrganisePrivate
Sort shielded balances into vaults. Names stay on your device.
- 03SendPrivate
Pay another shielded account. The chain does not show who paid whom, or how much.
- 04WithdrawPublic
Release tokens to any address. The destination, token and amount are public.
All docs
Get started
- Project statusWhat exists today, what does not, and how to tell a real Lethe release from an imitation.
- Check it yourselfHow you will confirm the pool's admin powers, tell shields, private transfers and withdrawals apart, and re-check every proof, using only the public chain.
- Key ideasPools, notes, proofs and nullifiers, explained without the maths.
Using Lethe
- ShieldMove a supported token from your wallet into the shielded pool.
- Private vaultsOrganize shielded balances by purpose, such as trading, savings or payroll.
- Send and receivePay another shielded account, or ask to be paid with a payment request.
- Share a recordProve one payment with a receipt, without exposing the rest of your history.
- WithdrawMove assets out of the pool to any address, and what becomes public when you do.
Later phases
Privacy and safety
- What stays privateWhat anyone can see, what stays hidden, and what can still give you away.
- Keys and recoverySpending keys, viewing keys, backups, and what happens if you lose them.
- Security modelWhat has to be secure, who can change the system, and how to report a problem.
- RisksWhat can go wrong, and what Lethe's design does not protect you from.