# Inco

> Inco is a full-stack privacy layer for blockchains. It powers programmable confidentiality for smart contracts, protecting address and transaction details across payments, DeFi, onchain finance, gaming, governance, and more. Inco is not a new blockchain; it integrates with existing networks, similar to how TLS/SSL added encryption to the internet.

Developers build with Inco using familiar tooling: Solidity on EVM, Rust on SVM, with support for Hardhat, Foundry, Anchor, and standard wallets (MetaMask, Coinbase Wallet, Phantom, and others). The architecture is TEE-based, non-custodial, verifiable end-to-end, and post-quantum secure, with a force-exit path so users retain full control of their funds.

Inco Lightning is live on Base Sepolia testnet and on Solana Devnet (beta), with Base mainnet launching soon. 

## Products

- [Inco Lightning](https://www.inco.org/lightning): smart contract library for confidential payments, DeFi, gaming, governance, prediction markets, and identity, at the native speed of the host chain
- [Demos](https://experiences.inco.org/): interactive walkthroughs of Inco use cases

## Documentation

- [Docs home](https://docs.inco.org/): main entry point for builders
- [Introduction](https://docs.inco.org/introduction): overview of Inco for EVM developers
- [Quickstart](https://docs.inco.org/quickstart): build and deploy a confidential contract in minutes
- [Build a dApp](https://docs.inco.org/quickstart/build-a-dapp): scaffold a full-stack confidential dApp with create-inco-app
- [Library reference](https://docs.inco.org/quickstart/lib-reference): all functions exposed by the Inco library
- [Cheatcodes reference](https://docs.inco.org/quickstart/cheatcodes-reference): simulate the Inco environment in Solidity tests
- [Fees](https://docs.inco.org/quickstart/fees): which operations require fees and how they work
- [JavaScript SDK (incoJs)](https://docs.inco.org/js-sdk): interact with the Inco protocol from frontends and backends
- [Encrypting values](https://docs.inco.org/js-sdk/encryption): encrypt supported types (euint256, ebool, eaddress) with incoJS
- [NextJS starter](https://docs.inco.org/js-sdk/nextjs-starter): template for building dApps with Inco
- [Use IncoJS in an existing project](https://docs.inco.org/js-sdk/existing-project): drop incoJS into a JS/TS codebase
- [Architecture overview](https://docs.inco.org/architecture/overview): how Inco works under the hood
- [Components](https://docs.inco.org/architecture/components): protocol components and their roles
- [Decryption mechanisms](https://docs.inco.org/architecture/decryption-mechanisms): how encrypted state is revealed
- [Concepts guide](https://docs.inco.org/guide/intro): the core concepts to understand before building
- [Access control](https://docs.inco.org/guide/guide-access-control): programmable access control over encrypted data
- [Handles](https://docs.inco.org/guide/handles): unique identifiers for immutable encrypted values
- [Inputs](https://docs.inco.org/guide/input): how to convert external values into handles
- [Operations](https://docs.inco.org/guide/operations): compute over private state
- [Control flow](https://docs.inco.org/guide/control-flow): the select and multiplexer pattern
- [Decryption](https://docs.inco.org/guide/decryption): decryption flows and access control
- [Verifying attestations](https://docs.inco.org/guide/verifying-attestations): verify attested decrypt, reveal, and compute responses in Solidity
- [Best practices](https://docs.inco.org/guide/best-practices): avoid pitfalls and write secure dApps
- [Preview features](https://docs.inco.org/guide/preview/intro): early access to experimental SDK features
- [Confidential token tutorial](https://docs.inco.org/tutorials/confidential-token): build and deploy a confidential fungible token
- [SVM docs (Solana)](https://docs.inco.org/svm/home): Rust SDK and Anchor program guides for Solana
- [SVM introduction](https://docs.inco.org/svm/introduction): overview of Inco on Solana

## Wallet integrations

- [Dynamic](https://docs.inco.org/quickstart/wallets/dynamic)
- [Privy](https://docs.inco.org/quickstart/wallets/privy)
- [Para](https://docs.inco.org/quickstart/wallets/para)
- [RainbowKit](https://docs.inco.org/quickstart/wallets/rainbowkit)
- [Reown (AppKit)](https://docs.inco.org/quickstart/wallets/reown)

## Research

- [Confidential ERC20 Framework whitepaper](https://github.com/Inco-fhevm/confidential-erc20-framework/blob/main/whitepaper.pdf): co-developed with Circle Research
- [Navigating Privacy and Compliance in Blockchain Systems](https://www.inco.org/privacy-and-compliance-report): joint report with Predicate on privacy-compliance trade-offs

## Company

- [About Inco](https://www.inco.org/about-inco): team, investors, and mission
- [Blog](https://www.inco.org/blog): product updates, education, and research
- [Brand kit](https://www.inco.org/brand-guide): logos, colors, and brand assets
- [Events](https://www.inco.org/inco-events): conferences, hackathons, and community gatherings
- [Careers](https://inco.bamboohr.com/careers): open roles
- [Contact](https://taglg1ysk8z.typeform.com/to/oNILUqzU): get in touch

## Community

- [Discord](https://discord.com/invite/inco): primary developer and community hub
- [X (@inconetwork)](https://x.com/inconetwork)
- [GitHub (Inco-fhevm)](https://github.com/Inco-fhevm)
- [Telegram](https://t.me/inconetwork)
- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@Inco_Network)
- [Builders Office Hours](https://forms.gle/eEjJNZKPxu2E3j5U9): direct technical support from the Inco team

## Featured posts

- [Crypto Neobanks and the Rebuilding of the Financial Stack](https://www.inco.org/blog/crypto-neobanks-stablecoin-stack)
- [Crypto Card Architecture: Custody, Settlement, and Privacy Trade-Offs](https://www.inco.org/blog/crypto-card-architecture-custody-settlement-privacy)
- [Programmable View Access: The Institutional Privacy Unlock](https://www.inco.org/blog/programmable-view-access)
- [Inco Lightning (Beta) Launches on Solana Devnet](https://www.inco.org/blog/inco-lightning-beta-launches-on-solana-devnet)

## Optional

- [Terms of Service](https://www.inco.org/terms-of-services)
- [Privacy Policy](https://www.inco.org/privacy)