SHIELD is PIVX’s custom implementation of the popular zK-SNARKs privacy protocol. As the name suggests, it offers complete transaction privacy, instantly hiding the financial details of both the sender and receiver. In this guide, I’ll walk you through how to use SHIELD for private transactions on the PIVX blockchain. Fun fact: Did you know that PIVX gives you the power to choose your privacy level? Depending on your privacy needs, you can easily turn SHIELD on or off for each transaction
source: https://medium.com/pivx/a-practical-guide-to-using-shield-for-private-transactions-c7210e5a9f0a?source=rss----430d9242e45e---4