I am an ordinary white-collar worker, constantly thinking about how to preserve and increase the value of idle funds, while also paying more attention to the security of personal financial information. Last January, I came across news about a price anomaly of a certain cryptocurrency, which prompted me to delve deeper into a project. I decided to personally experience it and want to share this journey today.

Why choose it?

After exploring many blockchain projects, this project's approach caught my eye. It doesn't blindly pursue absolute anonymity; instead, it finds a balance between privacy protection and compliance with financial regulations—this "pragmatic" attitude, I believe, has a better chance of gaining mainstream acceptance. Importantly, it collaborates with a reputable European exchange, directly involving real security tokenization applications, not just theoretical concepts. This made me see the possibility of technological implementation.

My experience process

First is the learning phase. I spent several evenings studying the official documentation, focusing on understanding zero-knowledge proofs and selective disclosure mechanisms. To be honest, these concepts sound quite complex, but the official explanations are relatively straightforward and understandable without a professional background in cryptography.

Next is small-scale involvement. I used part of my idle funds to buy some tokens on mainstream exchanges, with the price around $0.22 at the time. I always insist on investing only with money I can afford to lose, and this time was no exception.

Afterward, I tried staking. I transferred tokens from the exchange to a MetaMask wallet, configured the appropriate network, and began exploring the staking feature to experience the project's ecosystem participation.