I've been looking into @0xMiden lately, and I feel like it's quite different from the typical L2s in the market.

It's not just an "improved" product with "faster speed" and "lower costs"—it's taking a whole new direction.
To me, it feels more like
the chain acts as a verifier, while computation is left to the users themselves.

This approach is pretty interesting.

01. What most L2s are doing:
Squeezing out performance

Take a look at current L2s—their paths are basically the same:
rollup, data availability, compression, reducing fees, adding sequencers.

Everyone is squeezing in the same direction, making things as fast as possible.

Miden:
"I'm not squeezing anymore, I'm moving out."

Computation runs locally, and the chain only verifies the result.
If your phone is more powerful, in theory, your on-chain experience can be faster.

It kind of feels like turning Web3’s execution layer into a "personal computing power network."

02. Default privacy is a clever touch

It's not using ZK for privacy per se, but because execution is local, privacy just comes "included."

So a lot of things you do on Miden

others can't see

and the chain doesn’t record the details

But you can still prove that "everything follows the rules."

This "verifiable but unreadable" model is great for scenarios that are annoyed by on-chain noise.
For example, gaming, bidding, trading strategies, or even enterprise adoption.

Privacy isn't a product feature—it's a native property, which is pretty nice.

03. Non-EVM is a barrier, but not a bad thing

Non-EVM is a real barrier.
But precisely because it's not compatible, it can do things EVM chains can't.

If you see it as "just another Solidity chain," it will definitely feel odd;
but if you see it as "a system built ground-up for ZK and privacy," it makes perfect sense.

It’s more like a new company building toolchains and runtimes, not just another "TPS-chasing L2."

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Miden doesn't seem like the kind of project that will blow up in the short term.
Its pace is more mid- to long-term, more like Polygon's experimental bet for the next 3–5 years.

But its direction is truly independent—it doesn’t follow the crowd.
If on-chain privacy really becomes a necessity in the future (especially for enterprise adoption),
its model will be ahead of the game.
@KaitoAI