> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.unyfy.xyz/unyfy/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.unyfy.xyz/unyfy/unyfy-protocol/dark-pool/price-shielding.md).

# Price Shielding

We've streamlined our construction to shield prices of open orders, and not a single bit more. Total buy and sell side liquidity, depth at the best bid / ask, exchange paths, and filled orders are all public by design.

This aligns with Elliptic's goals of building maximally transparent systems with the minimal shielding mechanics that people needed to build interesting applications. Our design philosophy yields the following benefits for Unyfy:

1. Fast client-side proving. We've removed all instances of merkle trees (`600 constraints` per hash on top of an average tree depth of 32), non-native field aritmetic (`4000 constraints` per mul), and group operations (`2000 constraints` per point mul). Our circuits are simple, and that's reflected in our proving times. The UX benefit is significant.
2. Information equity. Efforts to shield on-chain state are commonly thwarted with statistical analyses. Many protocols are theoretically hiding, but fall short in practice. The small subset of the population able to compile heuristics and develop effective models reap all of the benefits of knowing what they shouldn't. Even worse, users of the protocol operate under the assumption of complete information asymmetry when it is seldom the case. Actively shielding as little information as possible mitigates these inequities in knowledge.
3. Compliance. Providing anonymity brings unwanted illicit activity and regulatory risk. We do not provide anonymity.


---

# Agent Instructions
This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com.

## Querying This Documentation
If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter, and the optional `goal` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.unyfy.xyz/unyfy/unyfy-protocol/dark-pool/price-shielding.md?ask=<question>&goal=<endgoal>
```

`ask` is the immediate question: it should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
`goal` is optional and describes the broader end goal you are ultimately trying to accomplish on behalf of the user. GitBook uses it to tailor the answer towards what is most useful for that goal.

The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.