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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