# Ligero

> Private by default. Compliant by design.

Ligero provides private payments infrastructure for businesses moving money onchain, using zero-knowledge proofs to shield transaction details while maintaining regulatory compliance.

Ligero enables transaction amounts and recipient identities to remain confidential while designated compliance managers hold cryptographic decryption keys for regulatory access for enterprises handling payroll, cross-border settlements, and treasury operations. Its Ligetron zkVM generates proofs client-side in under two seconds, working across multiple blockchain networks without modifications to existing enterprise workflows or employee wallets.

- Type: Company
- Sector: Privacy & Confidentiality
- Status: Active
- Founded: 2018-01-01
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/ligero

## Products

- [Ligero](https://thegrid.id/profiles/ligero): Ligero is private payments infrastructure for enterprises conducting stablecoin transactions on public blockchain networks. Zero-knowledge proofs shield transaction details including sender, recipient, amount, and payment type from public on-chain visibility. Compliance managers hold multi-signature cryptographic keys enabling selective decryption of transaction data for regulatory audits. The system integrates with existing payroll and treasury platforms without requiring workflow changes or new employee wallets. (Payments Infrastructure & Orchestration, Live, Main Product)
- [Ligetron](https://thegrid.id/profiles/ligero): Ligetron is a zero-knowledge virtual machine that generates proofs client-side, running directly in a web browser or on standard hardware without dedicated proving servers. It uses a memory-efficient, hash-based proof system derived from the MPC-in-the-head paradigm, enabling the prover to operate within the memory footprint of the underlying computation. Developers write ZK applications in C++ or Rust compiled to WebAssembly for execution across devices. The system supports zkValidium deployments and integrates identity tools including zkEmail, zkTLS, and ZKPassport. No trusted setup is required. (Developer Tooling, Live)

## Links

- [Main](https://ligero-inc.com)
- [Blog](https://pages.ligero-inc.com/blog)
- [Documentation](https://docs.ligetron.com)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/ligero_inc)
- [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/company/ligero-inc)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/ligeroinc)
- [Telegram](https://t.me/+4wP_vBTuoKwyYzgx)
- [Discord](https://discord.com/invite/SPJQuyzX3e)

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