Vision

Since Aztec's launch seven years ago, we’ve been on a mission to solve one of the biggest barriers to mass blockchain adoption – privacy. Imagine a world where developers can write programs that protect user data but take full advantage of a trustless, permissionless system – all backed by the security. This is what we’re working towards, and this product roadmap is how we get there. 

Ariel Gabizon, a distinguished cryptographer, coauthor of PLONK, and pioneer of zero-knowledge (ZK) technology, has rejoined Aztec Labs as its Chief Scientist. With Devnet now live and private, client-side smart contract execution with public verifiability possible, Ariel is rejoining us at a pivotal moment for Aztec, our upcoming privacy-first L2 on Ethereum.

Worldwide, the average person’s daily screen time is 6 hours and 58 minutes. This is approximately 41% of waking time. Does it mean that a modern human is 41% digital?

What do we mean by “decentralization”? Why Aztec takes decentralization seriously? In this post, we explore Aztec’s efforts around protocol decentralization: sequencer, prover, and upgrade mechanism.

This piece, written by Zac Williamson with insights from Arnaud Schenk, delves into the evolving landscape of blockchain technology and its impact on societal structures.

Blockchains like Bitcoin and Ethereum provide humanity with programmable digital money. Aztec is a privacy-first Layer 2 on Ethereum. It enables a critical dimension of programmable digital money that has heretofore been ignored: privacy.

Aztec Labs shares their response to the Bank of England's consultation on the digital pound, offering insights into the future of digital currencies.

Aztec's Hybrid ZkRollup combines the best of Ethereum smart contracts and encrypted execution for enhanced blockchain privacy and efficiency.

Aztec Labs responds to His Majesty's Treasury about blockchain's role in financial systems, emphasizing privacy and innovation.

Learn how how Aztec's ZkRollup achieves scalable blockchain privacy at a minimal cost, enhancing both efficiency and security.

Today we announce that all future releases of code from Aztec will be under the Apache 2.0 license to increase scrutiny and collaboration on our code.

Cuban shared a piece of NFT artwork with his followers. Gain insights from his perspective on Ethereum privacy, offering valuable lessons and inspiration.

Today we’re proud to announce Aztec 2.0,  a scaling solution with privacy at its core, blending efficiency and security in blockchain transactions.

Examine the crucial role of hashes in SNARKs, essential to cryptographic proofs in blockchain technology.

Aztec is revolutionizing private transactions on the blockchain, and this is how we're doing it.