Brief History
Aztec launched with a focus on enabling smart contract developers to seamlessly incorporate private state into their applications. To achieve this vision, our team has trailblazed new technologies that have reshaped the possibilities for building privacy-preserving applications.
The history of Aztec
2017
Aztec Formed
Aztec launches to build privacy-enabled smart contracts
2019
Plonk
Plonk paper is published by Zac Williamson (Aztec Co-founder & CEO) and Ariel Gabizon (Aztec Chief Scientist).
2022
Noir
Rust-like zkDSL to write zk programs in an intuitive way without needing to know cryptography.
2023
Aztec Connect
Protocol to privately pool funds into your favorite DeFi apps on Ethereum
Future
Aztec Network
Fully decentralized network for building privacy-preserving applications on Ethereum
