NEAR Futures Platform Goes Private with Default Confidentiality

The NEAR blockchain's futures platform has introduced default confidentiality for trades, allowing users to conduct perpetual futures transactions without linking their positions to their on-chain accounts.

This feature means traders can open perpetual futures positions through their accounts while keeping the connection between the trade and their identity private on-chain.

The change addresses the visibility of trading activity on public blockchains, where transaction records can generally be examined and linked to blockchain addresses.