Unshielding Tokens (Unwrapping)

Unshielding (or unwrapping) is the process of converting confidential tokens back into their regular, non-confidential form. This is necessary when you want to:

• Withdraw to a CEX

• Interact with protocols that don't support confidential tokens

• Off-ramp to fiat

• Make payments where privacy isn't required

Unlike shielding (which is instant), unshielding is a two-phase asynchronous process due to the need to decrypt your encrypted balance. Total time from start to finish: Usually under 1 minute.