Zatoshi is a cryptographer and software engineer who co-founded Aztec Network, a privacy-focused Ethereum L2 built on zero-knowledge technology. Zatoshi's Twitter Score is 219 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of July 2026, ranking #2,220 (top 1%) among 389,626 tracked accounts.
Zatoshi co-founded Aztec Network and also co-founded the Aztec Foundation. Aztec Network raised a $17M Series A led by Paradigm and a $100M Series B led by Andreessen Horowitz, and has since launched the Ignition Chain on Ethereum mainnet as a fully decentralized L2. The network's native token, $AZTEC, is an ERC-20 with a total supply of 10,350,000,000.
Zatoshi is also credited as a co-author of PLONK, a widely adopted zero-knowledge proof system, and as the inventor of Huff, a low-level language for writing highly optimized Ethereum smart contracts. His background spans cryptography, software engineering, and particle physics.
Zatoshi's account has 17,965 followers as of July 2026 and has published 6,294 posts. The account has been mentioned by 187 accounts, with 444 total mentions.
Zatoshi's portfolio includes Axiom, Rarimo, NEBRA, Vlayer and Rena Labs.
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