Aleo is a decentralized platform that brings privacy and scalability to blockchain applications through the use of zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs). Launched in September 2024, Aleo empowers developers to create and deploy decentralized applications (dApps) that prioritize privacy without compromising performance or security.

Aleo's core innovation lies in its use of zero-knowledge proofs, allowing for the verification of transactions and computations without revealing sensitive data, thereby ensuring strong privacy guarantees for users. Its architecture offloads computation off-chain while verifying results on-chain, achieving high scalability and efficiently handling large transaction volumes without compromising decentralization or security.

To facilitate the development of privacy-focused dApps, Aleo offers Leo, a Rust-based domain-specific language (DSL) that abstracts away low-level cryptography, enabling developers to build private, innovative applications.

Aleo's tokenomics are designed to fuel the network by providing incentives for validators and provers, allowing for staking, and enabling decentralized governance. The Aleo token is used to access blockspace and computational resources on the network, with users paying tokens to submit transactions and have them processed.