Aztec

Aztec is the leading privacy-first Layer 2 on Ethereum.
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[Aztec @aztecnetwork]

Privacy on Ethereum is already here.

Aztec is the L2 that allows developers with no prior cryptography background to build smart contracts with private identity, data, and compute.

Read how Aztec delivers granular programmable privacy to Ethereum: https://t.co/2V41eT9rPU

[Aztec @aztecnetwork]

@0xdavid Looking SO fine

[Aztec @aztecnetwork]

In summary:

- Public = shared, visible, sequencer execution
- Private = encrypted notes stored locally, execution runs on your device and generates a proof
- Private executes first and can enqueue public calls; public can never read private

[Aztec @aztecnetwork]

One thing to know about Aztec if you're coming from Ethereum is that Aztec has both private and public state. Here's how it works 🧵

[Aztec @aztecnetwork]

Private functions run client-side, so they can't read the live chain.

Since they generate proofs, you can prove facts about any historic state, private or public (e.g. a note existed, a nullifier didn't, public value at block N).

[Aztec @aztecnetwork]

Privacy Sessions are back this Thursday at 6PM UTC!

@CiaraNightingal and @jp4g_ break down how Aztec, Canton, Starknet, Tempo, and zkSync actually handle selective disclosure.

Every privacy network claims it, but who really holds the keys?

RSVP: https://t.co/zYQh3cNang

[Aztec @aztecnetwork]

@bajpaiharsh244 Like the article says, there's valid uses for many of the current privacy networks, but there's currently only one that keeps control of data in the hands of the individual user: Aztec.

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@Franacc_

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@harishmelwanii LET AZTEC COOK

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Every privacy network claims selective disclosure. What they don’t say is who holds the keys.

Canton, Tempo, zkSync, and Starknet all put that control with an operator, a node, or a standing key.

On Aztec, control stays with you. Full breakdown here: https://t.co/xMivI5g8aw

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@0xdavid Lots of good options out there, but only one network that keeps control of that information solely with YOU

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@ItsTymo People simply don't know how much Aztec has in the works (and already live)

[Aztec @aztecnetwork]

GPU proving. Multi-asset fee payments. A wallet. Developer tooling. 34 audit findings closed.

Our partners @Nethermind released their Q1 report last week, covering six active workstreams across protocol, research, and tooling.

Read the full report here: https://t.co/C9whkvi3km

[Nethermind @Nethermind]

Aztec Alpha went live last quarter. The first privacy ZK rollup with full private smart contract execution on Ethereum mainnet.

We shipped a multi-asset fee payment contract (FPC) to testnet. FPCs are native to @aztecnetwork. What was missing was a version that supports non-native assets. With ours, users bridge USDC and pay fees in it directly, with no separate fee token to acquire first. One less wall between a new user and their first transaction.

Our Aztec Governance Dashboard went live. Our AztecNodes explorer added mainnet support. Plus developer tools: a faucet, a linter, an installable set of agent skills. And underneath, the protocol kept getting harder to break. 34 audit findings closed. Incident response through three post-launch events.

Privacy on Ethereum was a research direction for a decade. Last quarter, it became a working stack.

[Aztec @aztecnetwork]

@0xdavid Always 🫡