Aztec @aztecnetwork Twitter profile

Last Seen Profiles

@mi_workingmama

@speciallky

@NeoBoneGirl

@Yuki_cZ7Sl288

@NavoSchmavo

@mei_gbp

@SigmaEleMent

@Matt_Martin50

@DBolton76874

@zhullyyy_

@nooshkapoor

@_kindatoxic

@Merlindoges

@raccoonsrrad

@googlehonesty

@UT_GradCollege

@GriffAldrich

@NavjeetChohan

@runningdmc

@seplpadome

@code_star

@MeghanRodeheave

@WeaverBask

@safe_dorareko

@kpertiwi29

@_markgallagher

@asirisenpai

@AfricanPrize

@Jotafme

@convergent_so

@JedKendray

@AlphaBVA

@_vihkie_

@skyfetao

@CoachLoganHicks

@naoko1369699975

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

1 year

Aztec is proud to announce $100 million in Series B funding, led by @a16zcrypto .

274

1K

4K

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

2 years

You’ve heard of zero-knowledge proofs. You’ve heard of SNARKs and PLONK and zkRollups. But you haven't gotten started, because you don’t have a spare brain dedicated to learning cryptography. That all changes today. Introducing Noir, the universal language of zero knowledge.

103

486

2K

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

1 year

Today we're proud to announce the next generation of our encrypted zkRollup with the same name that started it all: Aztec. Aztec is the first ever hybrid zkRollup, enabling both public and private smart contract execution in one environment. It's Ethereum, encrypted. 👇

122

854

2K

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

2 years

Aztec Connect is live on mainnet! Private DeFi comes to Ethereum for the first time ever, enabled by Aztec's private zkRollup:

176

523

2K

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

2 years

Aztec Connect, the first private bridge for Ethereum DeFi, is live on testnet. Up to 100x gas savings with fully private transactions by default. Private DeFi is here.

92

369

2K

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

8 months

Today we're announcing Aztec Sandbox, a local developer testnet for smart contract privacy. Aztec Sandbox is the most ambitious software release in Aztec Labs history and the first major step toward Aztec's endgame: A fully decentralized, privacy-preserving Layer 2.

134

346

1K

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

2 years

We're thrilled to announce that Aztec Network has raised a $17 million Series A led by @paradigm to bring programmable privacy to Web3.

47

176

1K

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

2 years

Privacy is a human right. We believe consumer privacy can be protected while also deterring illicit activity. In light of recent OFAC actions, we will be releasing an official statement next week explaining our approach to programmable privacy. Privacy summer is just starting.

30

173

1K

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

1 year

Aztec Connect developers, rejoice! Aztec Connect has launched a stable developer testnet. Here's everything you need to know about Aztec Connect Testnet v1:

42

363

820

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

2 years

Big announcement coming tomorrow 👀

58

60

753

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

3 years

So, it seems you noticed🔍... Yes, Private Layer 2 ZK-Rollup has arrived on Ethereum🚀|

Launching Aztec 2.0 Rollup

Layer 2 Privacy Beta on Ethereum Mainnet

medium.com

26

184

710

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

8 months

We're decentralizing Aztec's sequencers. We've released a private smart contract framework. And we haven't even dropped our biggest news yet. Start paying attention.

40

66

630

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

7 months

🌐 The next version of Aztec will be launched as a fully decentralized network.

64

74

552

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

2 years

We are aware of reports that FTX is warning users not to interact with Aztec. As a result, we want to underscore our current and ongoing risk-reduction framework: 1) Implement practical deterrents 2) Measure their effectiveness Privacy is legitimate:

40

148

567

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

2 years

1/ Aztec's New Look Today, we are excited to share a comprehensive new visual identity for Aztec's privacy ecosystem:

11

99

567

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

4 years

Today, we're very excited to release Aztec 2.0, our Layer 2 zkRollup network 🚀 Aztec is building the infrastructure for scalable and programmable private payments on Ethereum, running off the DeFi capital system💸

Aztec: zkRollup Layer 2 + Privacy

TL;DR : We’re scaling Ethereum

medium.com

17

127

548

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

1 year

Bears in disbelief as encrypted blockchains become the narrative catalyst of 2023:

25

88

511

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

2 years

The official Aztec Connect Launch countdown has begun. On June 6th, our system supporting cheap, private transactions on Ethereum mainnet goes live. But a lot has to happen before then. Here's the 3-2-1-go for Private DeFi:

36

144

499

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

2 years

$ETH TVL on Aztec. Probably nothing.

17

48

483

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

8 months

Aztec will have decentralized sequencers. Today we're excited to announce that after significant debate we have selected a final design from Aztec’s Sequencer Selection Request for Proposals (RFP). "Fernet”: a fully permissionless random leader election protocol. Read on:

12

74

433

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

1 year

Aave is live on Aztec. The leading open source protocol for non-custodial liquidity markets, now with full privacy and 12x lower gas fees than L1:

15

95

446

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

3 months

WEN

106

39

439

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

2 years

We're not shipping Aztec Connect today. It's been a tough day in the office, and we wanted to offer a quick post-mortem and timeline for getting Private DeFi out the door:

31

57

420

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

1 year

There is no token. There is no airdrop. We will not DM you. There are only scammers. Be careful. Stay safe.

32

41

356

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

2 years

2022 | 6 | 9

43

58

386

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

2 years

We just published a 441 transaction rollup on Ethereum mainnet.

15

32

383

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

3 months

Privacy is not a crime.

23

60

383

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

2 years

Not everyone needs to know what you’re doing on Ethereum.

6

38

380

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

2 years

2020: DeFi Summer 2021: NFT Summer 2022: Privacy Summer 🕶️

30

41

365

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

8 months

Aztec now has a smart contract framework. Today we're announcing , Aztec's framework for smart contract privacy. extends @NoirLang with smart contract syntax, enabling developers to write private applications on Aztec:

22

65

365

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

7 months

Everyone else is working on making Ethereum cheaper. We're making it private.

19

31

354

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

1 year

Welcome to all 90,000 encryption enthusiasts following us on Twitter! Next stop: 100,000 👀

17

42

342

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

6 months

Aztec is a privacy-first Layer 2 on Ethereum.

35

27

346

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

9 months

Bitcoin : zCash Ethereum : Aztec

36

72

354

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

2 years

Private DeFi is coming to Ethereum. Aztec Connect launches in 1 week. See you on 6/9.

18

60

353

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

1 year

Ethereum, encrypted.

17

26

350

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

1 year

Fully decentralized borrowing is live on Aztec, with: - 26x cheaper gas fees than Layer 1 - no borrow minimums - no interest And of course, full privacy. How? Introducing the @LiquityProtocol x Aztec integration:

11

80

340

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

1 year

Aztec Connect has crossed the $20 million mark for $DAI deposited since launch. Private decentralized stablecoins are a game-changer.

13

70

330

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

1 year

A new grants season means new requests for proposal. Here are a few Aztec Connect use-cases Aztec Grants is funding this year: - Wallets - Tooling - Front-ends - Aztec Connect Bridges - and full-fledged Aztec-native applications ↓

15

79

315

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

1 year

As we sunset our Aztec Connect product and build toward a next-gen encrypted zkRollup, there are some questions. What's next for Aztec? Rest assured--we aren't going anywhere. Here is an FAQ addressing the most common questions:

18

76

333

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

2 years

The world will see the great result from our hands. Okay?

36

17

349

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

1 year

New year, new look: Aztec's DeFi aggregator zk money now has a flatter, cleaner, more responsive design. ↓

10

59

324

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

3 months

WTF is Aztec? Aztec is a privacy-first Layer 2 on Ethereum. But on-chain privacy is hard. A huge number of features must be designed from scratch to bring privacy to the Ethereum blockchain:

22

42

335

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

1 year

Today we’re announcing the sunset of Aztec Connect. 1 week from today, deposits into the Aztec Connect contract will be disabled. Users will be able to withdraw funds with no fees for one year. All code is open source. Read the full announcement here:

42

76

322

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

1 year

Aztec Connect on Ethereum has been sunset. But a version of Aztec Connect on @Scroll_ZKP may yet rise! See @zkmattwyatt 's hackathon-winning implementation of Aztec Connect on Scroll's zkEVM Alpha Testnet:

Scroll 📜

@Scroll_ZKP

1 year

@__zkhack__ @OrestTa @guelowrd_ @madztheo "ZK-ZK-zk-EVM" finished in second place with the most perfect project name. Congrats! This allows @aztecnetwork Connect's privacy layer to settle proofs on Scroll. This is uniquely possible on Scroll because of our bytecode-level support for precompiles. built by @zkmattwyatt

5

14

158

17

55

292

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

1 year

Aztec and @AragonProject are proud to co-author a proposal to enable @nounsdao holders to vote in on-chain governance privately. Private DAO voting has long been a holy grail. Our @NoirLang implementation is a massive step toward achieving it for the Nouns community: ↓

17

83

305

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

2 years

It’s been just over one month since launching Aztec Connect, the VPN for Ethereum. Here are the highlights so far:

16

45

301

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

1 year

99K on Twitter. Thank you all for being here with us and helping make blockchain encryption a reality 🙏

25

50

288

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

3 years

Privacy has finally arrived to #BTC . Aztec is excited to partner with Ren and introduce zkrenBTC into the Aztec Private Rollup. Users can now transact with BTC in a decentralized, private and scalable way on . More here:

Introducing private Bitcoin

TLDR: Aztec has partnered with Ren to bring private Bitcoin to Ethereum

medium.com

30

54

283

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

2 years

We're excited to announce that we will be co-funding Aztec Connect bridges alongside @BalancerLabs to support private swaps and liquidity provision:

13

47

286

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

6 months

Privacy.

32

28

273

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

2 years

We're thrilled to announce @eulerfinance as the first yield protocol supported on Aztec's 4626 bridge. What is Euler? How do you earn yield? How do we achieve private lending at 7.5x lower gas fees than mainnet Ethereum? ↓

10

48

290

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

7 months

We invented Noir for developers to write powerful zero knowledge applications with intuitive, Rust-based syntax. But browser support has been a major missing feature. That changes today, with the release of NoirJS: a Javascript package for ZK applications in the browser. ↓

8

52

282

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

10 months

They can incentivize exposing your privacy all they want. But on Aztec it's not that you won't be doxxed. It's that you can't be.

16

32

269

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

5 months

For every 10 likes, we'll make this narwhal even more focused on privacy.

6

8

295

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

4 months

Banks: ✅private ❌trusted ❌not programmable Ethereum: ❌not private ✅trustless ✅programmable Aztec: ✅trustless ✅programmable ✅private

22

34

288

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

7 months

Ethereum is one of the greatest inventions of all time. It just has two problems: it's expensive, and it's public. Aztec fixes both.

19

31

263

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

1 year

We're excited to issue an Aztec Grant to @mean_fi to build a generalizable dollar cost averaging integration on Aztec Connect. What is dollar cost averaging and why is it important? ↓

13

52

261

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

1 year

We are delighted to announce that @eulerfinance users on Aztec Connect can now redeem funds. Head to , click on the "Earn Positions" tab, and then select "Claim & Exit". Exits are free and available until 21st March 2024 per the sunset. Read for more🧵

23

68

252

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

2 months

Yesterday we submitted a response to the Bank of England (BoE) and HM Treasury’s request for information on how to ensure privacy for users of a digital pound while maximising its benefits and use cases. We're grateful to @a16zcrypto for collaborating on this response.

9

31

276

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

7 months

Privacy is your right, anon.

34

23

256

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

1 year

We're grateful to all 100,000 members of Aztec's Twitter community! Thanks for being here. We've got a lot to bring you in 2023. Welcome aboard. 💪

35

24

247

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

2 years

Integrating with yield protocols on Aztec Connect is about to get a whole lot easier. Prior to EIP-4626, each integration required its own bridge. 4626 is the One Bridge to Rule Them All. Introducing the ERC-4626 bridge:

11

42

261

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

7 months

Aztec Labs will be paying our largest-ever bug bounty: A $450,000 bounty will be paid through @immunefi to a white hat who uncovered a vulnerability in Aztec Connect. User funds are safe. However, we urge users to withdraw funds by clicking below:

7

50

245

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

1 year

Pleased to announce that Aztec Connect has crossed 50,000 $ETH shielded since launch. That's $60m+ of $ETH now being sent and earning yield privately.

8

34

245

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

2 years

We just launched a proposal to integrate @compoundfinance with Aztec. zkRollups are here. - 10x cheaper than L1 - L1 liquidity and smart contracts - Best in class privacy guarantees Here's how the partnership transforms lending on Ethereum:

6

46

251

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

3 months

Aztec Labs is building towards a blockchain-based internet where privacy is your right. The laws around crypto and privacy tech are evolving and we're actively participating in the key conversations guided by 4 core principles: -Privacy -Decentralization -Security -Open source

15

30

254

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

1 year

Thrilled to announce Aztec Connect has crossed 1 million network transactions since launch. Here's how it works:

6

42

238

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

1 year

Privacy isn't dangerous. It's so normal it should be boring. And smart contract privacy is a must if crypto is to be broadly accepted and adopted. That's what Aztec is working on.

CoinDesk

@CoinDesk

1 year

There "is an attempt to establish a precedent that on-chain privacy is somehow dangerous.... But we had not been largely affected by that – we have not been approached by the regulators,” @Zac_Aztec told @baidakova

12

5

62

14

31

234

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

7 months

◈

46

18

232

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

2 years

Aztec's zkRollup has scaled 11x just in the last year. To understand how, we need to explore the economics of Ethereum rollups--both optimistic and zero-knowledge. Privacy for Pennies: Scaling Aztec’s zkRollup:

8

53

249

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

5 years

On Friday we released the Confidential Token Standard, backed by the AZTEC cryptography engine. This is the equivalent of the ERC20 token standard but in zero knowledge. 🎉

zkERC20: Confidential Token Standard · Issue #1724 · ethereum/EIPs

eip: 1724 title: Confidential Token Standard author: AZTEC discussions-to: https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/issues/1724 status: Draft type: Standards Track category: ERC created: 2019-01-25 require...

github.com

2

78

253

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

8 months

A Nintendo emulator is being built with @NoirLang . Dappicom by @tonk_gg will allow you to play your favorite Nintendo games and *prove gameplay outcomes on-chain.* Prove that you beat Zelda without revealing how. Gamers, read on to learn more ⬇️

12

35

241

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

4 years

After our network launch last Friday, today we put $10k of zkDAI into the Aztec network:

The First 10,000 zkDAI

Aztec funds the private Dai contract

medium.com

11

126

241

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

2 years

Aztec is excited to announce the launch of our integration with @iearnfinance , the leading yield aggregation platform on Ethereum. Integrating Yearn allows Aztec users to earn yield in vaults managed by some of the best strategists in crypto:

6

37

244

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

2 years

Aztec Connect crossed 2,000 $ETH shielded today. Privacy summer has begun 😎

8

30

234

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

5 years

We’re excited to announce PLONK, a new, efficient universal ZK-SNARK construction!

6

71

228

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

5 months

Aztec Sandbox is now in Alpha. Over the last few months we've worked with a hardcore group of developers to improve the Sandbox. We're now ready to expand that opportunity to all developers. Want to be early to Aztec? Join the Aztec Sandbox Alpha Program:

14

37

234

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

1 year

Aztec is coming to @EthereumDenver ! And we're participating in ~over a dozen~ events and speaking opportunities. Make sure you register early, because these events will sell out! Here's how encryption is coming to the rockies:

6

54

200

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

2 years

Aztec Connect just crossed 10,000 $ETH shielded. That's more $ETH in the system over 4 weeks than our first private payments product had over 8 months. 😱

14

27

230

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

8 months

Privacy is a human right.

17

37

221

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

1 year

This afternoon at 4pm: The largest privacy event at @EthereumDenver : Privacy is Normal. Featuring speakers from: - @aztecnetwork - @0xpolygon - @OasisProtocol - @nymproject - @AleoHQ - @SecretNetwork - @reserveprotocol - @FilFoundation Organized by @michlai007

15

34

216

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

8 months

Privacy isn't a request, it's a right.

17

29

210

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

7 months

As a result of Aztec Labs' investigation into an Aztec Connect vulnerability, we have paid $450,000 to independent security researcher lucash-dev. This represents our largest ever bug bounty award. ↓

10

17

212

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

2 years

We're psyched to support Nucleo in enabling private multisigs on Ethereum. Currently in beta, Nucleo enables privacy across transactions, DeFi, and fundraising, while providing auditability via shared viewing keys. A huge step toward on-chain privacy for DAOs and organizations.

5

40

219

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

2 years

Private networks have the potential to be endlessly more anonymous than simple mixers. Why? In addition to deposits, Aztec enables internal transfers and Defi transactions--dramatically expanding the anonymity set. Infinite Privacy: New Anonymity Paradigms with Aztec Network

5

44

222

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

1 year

We just deployed a new signup flow for zkmoney that vastly improves on the user experience. Aliases have been demoted. Long live aliases! 👇

17

50

223

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

1 year

Today we're launching a local dev environment for Aztec Connect builders. The Aztec Connect Local Developer Testnet lets you to run a fork of Ethereum mainnet on your own machine, with: - more control - higher configurability - faster testing cycles Here's how to install it:

7

46

210

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

2 years

Testing something important for Aztec Connect today. 👀

17

15

214

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

4 months

Happy New Year 🎉

10

17

208

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

7 months

🌐 Aztec will be a fully decentralized network. Next on the path to decentralization... Decentralized prover coordination! TLDR: Help us determine which nodes (provers) are working on a block. Additional context and how to get involved below:

10

30

207

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

2 years

Aztec is proud to be a sponsor of Gitcoin Grants Round 15, backing advocacy groups at the forefront of the fight for private, decentralized systems. Advocacy in crypto is more important than ever. Here's why we're participating:

6

35

212

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

2 years

Programmable privacy is for everyone. That's why at Aztec we're committed to funding community-developed applications. Introducing: Aztec Grants.

4

26

212

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

2 years

Thank you to the 50,000 registered users accessing Ethereum privately using Aztec Network!

23

33

207

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

5 months

Today we're dropping Noir Beta, a follow-up to our hit debut Noir Alpha (2022). Noir Beta returns to Noir's signature sound with: - better stability - hand-in-glove UltraPlonk integration - browser compatibility Parental advisory: this product includes explicit ZK proofs: 🧵

6

39

213

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

1 year

Aztec is proud to announce its support for the Gitcoin Grants Beta Round! It's clearer than ever that our industry will rely on mutual collaboration and public goods to succeed. @gitcoin is enabling public goods coordination around ZK, and we're here to help:

6

36

190

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

1 year

ConstitutionDAO attempted to purchase a copy of the US Constitution. They educated millions on the power of web3. It fell short partly because of 1 small problem: Privacy. This year, @The_PeopleDAO and @juiceboxETH are trying again in partnership with @gonucleo and Aztec. 👇

10

34

202

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

2 years

Aztec Connect. 6 / 9. It's coming.

14

19

196

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

1 year

Decentralizing Ethereum rollups is one of the biggest open questions right now in the development of Layer 2's. Without it, Ethereum scaling will be no better than side chains. That's why we're issuing an open request for proposals for our decentralized sequencer design:

5

35

200

Aztec

@aztecnetwork

5 years

Our CTO Zac 🧙‍♂️has written Weierstrudel; a smart-contract written in Huff that enables cheaper zero-knowledge cryptography on Ethereum. This cuts the cost of verifying zero knowledge cryptography by up to 45%! More info on Huff to come…💫 @ZacCreditMint

Huffing for crypto with Weierstrudel

Hello there! Time for a little show and tell.

medium.com

5

48

201