Hinkal launches private cross-chain bridging via LiFi

Private bridging is live on Hinkal, powered by Lififi Protocol. The same private balance users send, swap, and pay from can now move across chains. The feature is available in Hinkal Pay and Hinkal Prime and lets users bridge privately across Ethereum, Polygon, Arbitrum, and other chains.
Hinkal releases a Go SDK for backend integration

Hinkal is now available as a Go SDK, letting Go developers add Hinkal to a backend service with a single go get. Written in Go, the SDK needs no Node.js runtime or WebAssembly in the process and handles the privacy proofs, private balance records, and transaction logic itself.
Hinkal Pay launches on BNB Chain

Hinkal Pay is now live on BNB Chain. Users can hold $BNB and stablecoins in a private balance, send and receive payments with sender, recipient, and amount kept confidential, pay multiple recipients at once with multisend, and keep custody of their funds.
Hinkal ships iOS and Android native SDK integrations

Hinkal can now be integrated directly into iOS and Android apps, removing the need to run a JavaScript SDK or hide a WebView in the background. iOS developers can add Hinkal to a Swift project, while Android developers get drop-in support.
Hinkal launches the $HINK token community presale
Per third-party token trackers, Hinkal launched a community presale of its native $HINK token, allocating up to 5% of total supply (verified via aggregators, not an official Hinkal channel).
Hinkal announces its Shared Privacy Protocol ('EigenLayer for Privacy')
Hinkal announced the upcoming launch of the Shared Privacy Protocol to enable cross-chain privacy via anonymity staking, the framework underlying its V2 dApp and the hETH liquid privacy token.
Hinkal closes $1.4M strategic round at a $70M valuation
The strategic round was led by SALT Fund (AJ Scaramucci's fund), with Draper Associates, SNZ Capital, and Peer VC, structured as a SAFE plus token warrants.
Hinkal closes $4.1M seed round and deploys mainnet on six EVM chains
Hinkal announced a $4.1M seed round led by Draper Associates (with Psalion, NGC Ventures, Aquanow, No Limit Holdings, Orange DAO, and DraperDragon) alongside deployment of the protocol to mainnet on six EVM chains.