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# User guide

The Privacy Portal is COTI V2's user-facing `dApp` for interacting with tokens on COTI, letting you bridge between Public tokens and [PrivateERC20](/coti-documentation/coti-privacy-portal/developer-guide/privateerc20.sol.md) tokens.

It allows you to work with two types of tokens:

## Public Tokens

Public Tokens behave like standard blockchain tokens:

* balances are visible on-chain
* transactions are transparent

## Private Tokens

Private Tokens add an extra layer of privacy:

* balances are stored encrypted on-chain
* you decrypt and view them locally using your wallet and the COTI MetaMask Snap

This helps keep your financial data confidential.

## What you’ll learn

This guide will walk you through how to:

* connect your wallet to the Privacy Portal
* [onboard](/coti-documentation/build-on-coti/core-concepts/what-is-onboarding.md) so private features can unlock
* bridge public tokens into private tokens
* send and receive private transactions
* view your balances securely

## Why use the Privacy Portal?

The Privacy Portal lets you move your tokens into a private state, giving you more control over what information is visible on-chain while keeping sensitive data confidential.


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